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    December, 2017

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- Something different, a beautiful, and fascinating, slow-motion video of lightning strikes filmed at 1000fps. (Try it full-screen, and then adjust settings for HD.) (12/31/17)



- Nationally, new home sales in November made their biggest monthly jump in 25 years. (12/30/17)

- U.S. existing home sales reach 11-year high. (12/29/17)

- Merry Christmas! (12/25/17)

- Nationally, home builder confidence hits 18-year high. (12/22/17)

- In depth analysis, of the relationship, and trade-off, between government regulation and higher housing prices. And, a related piece from the Bay Area. (12/20/17)

- The Pali Highway is finally going to be repaved, and new lighting installed. The project began mid-month and will take over a year to complete. Project overview, maps, and construction updates are available here. Information regarding other highway projects around the state can be found in this HDOT update. (12/17/17)

- HBR has released the November neighborhood data here. (12/16/17)

- The November sales numbers 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. It was a generally positive month. Sales volume was quite active for this time of year. Median prices for both property types were higher than last month, and one-year ago. Inventory stayed flat, as it has for several months, and pending sales volume looks extremely high. Here are the full HBR stats for Oahu. Individual neighborhood data will be released in the middle of the month. (12/7/17)





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    Buyer Rebate

Purchase price
Rebate
$400,000
$6,000*
$500,000
$7,500*
$600,000
$9,000*
$700,000
$10,500*
$800,000
$12,000*
$900,000
$13,500*
$1,000,000
$15,000*
$1,500,000
$22,500*
$2,000,000
$30,000*
(*savings based on a 3% co-op
fee commission offered by seller)

    Seller Savings

Sale price
Savings
$400,000
$7,000*
$500,000
$10,000*
$600,000
$12,000*
$700,000
$14,000*
$800,000
$16,000*
$900,000
$18,000*
$1,000,000
$20,000*
$1,500,000
$30,000*
$2,000,000
$40,000*
(*savings based on comparison
  to 3% listing fee + co-op fee)