Aloha, Kimi and I are Realtors here in Kailua Kona, and after 19 years on the Big Island, we finally built our own home. We started with buying the land and our dream spot was in Kaloko. We found an awesome parcel near the bottom - at about 1,800 foot el... Read more

It has always intrigued me to look at mainland trends vs Hawaii trends. Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) here, with LUVA Real Estate and as most of you know, Kona is a sleepy little fishing village, known for its world class Marlin fishing, Golf Courses and the B... Read more

Some Highlights: Setting up an automatic savings plan that saves a small amount of every check is one of the best ways to save without thinking too much about it. Living within a budget right now will help you save money for down payments while also p... Read more

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS), bringing you your real estate minute. Every few days we scan the news, look at sales, refer to our partners and bring you what we feel is important, and current on what is happening in today's ever changing market. We thought thi... Read more

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA Real Estate here, just bringing you our "Real Estate Minute" Many homebuyers think that saving for their down payment is enough to buy the house of their dreams, but what about the closing costs that are required to obtai... Read more

Tuesday July 18th, 2017 For Sellers If you thought about selling your house this year, now more than ever may be the time to do it! The inventory of homes for sale is well below historic norms and buyer demand is skyrocketing. We were still in high sch... Read more

Have You Saved Enough for Closing Costs? Monday January 23rd, 2017 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Move-Up Buyers Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) and Kimi Nagatoshi (RS) - AKA KonaHomeTeam bringing you your "Real Estate Minute" There are many potent... Read more

How Historically Low Interest Rates Increase Your Purchasing Power Tuesday October 18th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates, Move-Up Buyers Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) and Kimi Nagatoshi (RS) here with LUVA Real Estate, bringing you ... Read more

Lack of Existing Home Sales Inventory Impacting Sales [INFOGRAPHIC] Friday September 30th, 2016 For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) , Kimi Nagatoshi (RS) with LUVA Real Estate, lets take a look at existing home sal... Read more

76% Of US Homeowners Now Have at Least 20% Equity in Their Homes! Tuesday September 20th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Move-Up Buyers Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) and Kimi Nagatoshi (RS) with LUVA Real Es... Read more