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Think Twice Before Waiting for 3% Mortgage Rates

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA Real Estate. Last year, the Federal Reserve took action to try to bring down inflation. In response to those efforts, mortgage rates jumped up rapidly from the record lows we saw in 2021, peaking at just over 7% last Octo... Read more

Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional.

If you're thinking about buying or selling a home, you probably want to know what's really happening with home prices, mortgage rates, housing supply, and more. Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) LUVA Real Estate, your local expert for the Big Island and I know that... Read more

3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA Real Estate. With all the headlines and talk in the media about the shift in the housing market, you might be thinking this is a housing bubble. It's only natural for those thoughts to creep in that make you think it coul... Read more

September Home Sales TANK by 25%​ That's What They Want You To THINK!

Aloha Lance Owens here with LUVA Real Estate bringing you "the rest of the story" Sometimes I just wake up screaming when I read the headlines, they don't tell you the rest of the story, but I am here to change that! YES - Sales are off by 25% - 25% of w... Read more

Two Questions Every Homebuyer Should Ask Themselves Right Now

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA real estate and our partners at KCM checking out the latest numbers in real estate. I will throw in some good local insight for you also. One other thing to consider as you read this, 2 major factors in purchasing a home ... Read more

How an Expert Can Help You Understand Inflation & Mortgage Rates

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA Real Estate and our partners at KCM, If you're following today's housing market, you know two of the top issues consumers face are inflation and mortgage rates. Let's take a look at each one. Inflation and the Housing Ma... Read more

The National "LTV"​ is the Lowest Since 1983.” .....Say That Again....

Aloha, Lance Owens with LUVA Real Estate and our partners at KCM bringing you the latest in real estate news and trends. The real estate market is on just about everyone's mind these days. That's because the unsustainable market of the past two years is ... Read more

Is the Real Estate Market Slowing Down, or Is This a Housing Bubble?

Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) with LUVA Real Estate and our partners at KCM. The talk of a housing bubble in the coming year seems to be at a fever pitch as rising mortgage rates continue to slow down an overheated real estate market. Over the past two years, ... Read more

Still on the Fence? See What Experts Forecast on Mortgage Rates

Expert Forecasts on Mortgage Rates If you're still sitting on the fence, thinking about buying a home, you may have been watching what's happened with mortgage rates over the past year. Aloha, Lance Owens (RS) here with LUVA Real Estate and our partners... Read more

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Lance did an amazing job providing us with videos of the properties we were looking to purchase in Kona. It is so reassuring to have a realtor with this level of competency when living on the mainland and purchasing a property in Hawaii. Everything went smoothly throughout the entire purchase. Kimi was a joy to work with as well. Thank you so much Lance and Kimi! Ann
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