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 May, 2010 « Next month - Several items for Memorial Day: A heartfelt remembrance from Ted Nugent - "Every day is Memorial Day". Which fits well with this warm tribute to WWII Vets. Next, footage from a Kodachrome 16mm film showing Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki on VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan. And lastly, something different for Memorial Day: A wonderfully creative classic piece of retro-pop that includes references to military cadences, the Andrew Sisters, USO shows, swing dancing, Rosie the Riveter and real-live nose cone art all with a great set of pipes. (5/31/10) - Honolulu called best in the US in annual quality of living survey. (5/30/10) - Hawaii again fares well in ranking of best beaches. (5/29/10) - State raises outlook for tourism this year as well as for Hawaii's gross domestic product. (5/19/10) - After several requests, here is something to balance out the dog-themed post from March: The classic "Herding Cats" commercial. (5/13/10) - Mortgage applications fell 9.5% after the deadline passes for the buyer tax credit. (5/12/10) - Hawaii has one of the lowest percentages of homeowners with negative equity (owing more than a property is worth) in the nation. According to this interesting chart that percentage is less than 10% for Hawaii. (5/10/10) - The sales figures for April for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. Once again, the buyer tax credit pushed sales upward. Median prices where down a little but within an even band of prices for the last twelve months. Inventory was fairly steady. Here are the new-format HBR stats for Oahu, individual neighborhood data is available here and local coverage of the latest data can be found here. (5/7/10) - To learn more about our 50% Oahu Buyer Rebate* and the savings it offers buyers on their real estate purchases, including Honolulu homes and Waikiki condos, properties from Honolulu to the North Shore, Kailua to Kapolei, and across all Oahu, please click here. |
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