Thursday, April 23, 2020

Resources that might help you during this pandemic - Mortgage Forbearance, Economic Impact Payments and more!


Hope everybody has been doing the best they can during this difficult time as that's all we can do! My motto is always, try to control what I can control. I may not be able to control your behavior, yet I can control and improve on mine. As being preached by everybody at this point, let's wash hands, be mindful about what we are touching. Clean/disinfects surfaces that we touch more often than before.

As the pressure to go back to work has been increasing rapidly ( because how else we can get money, right?), there are easy to understand posters that are available for household/businesses to share with others. Although those are easy/simple enough, what might happen at home/work is that we tend to focus on what's in front of us (=interaction with others). If it's a very small group of people(2-3 people), highly manageable, however imagine dozens of people are all going back to work and more people are interacting regardless of rules and regulations. We can easily forget what we are supposed to do. These posters will definitely help us all to remind us, if they are posted everywhere we can see.


http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/dem_imgs/Did_you_wash_your_hands.pdf


http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/dem_imgs/Preventive_Actions_Updated_24MAR20.pdf

http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/dem_imgs/Preventive_Actions_Updated_24MAR20.pdf


http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dem/dem_imgs/Where_is_your_face_covering_.pdf


As for more immediate financial helps for renters, landlords, home owners and home buyers, here are some detailed info from National Association of Realtors, which includes CARE Act and Regulatory Actions by Congress. 

NAR resources download


Because of many inquiries on what this Mortgage Forbearance is, here is a link to the video that explains what it is from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Official Government Site). 




Lastly, I am also including this link that explains a few things about stimulus check.




As scammers are also working so hard with their malicious intent, if you suspect anything, please report! 

Federal Trade Commission Fraud Report System




Please continue to stay safe, and wash and moisturize your hands often! 



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Monday, April 13, 2020

Oahu Real Estate Market March Stats and useful resources for Food, Housing, Utilities and more! オアフ島の不動産売買状況及び食べ物、住居その他のお役立ち情報


Hope you had a decent Easter weekend regardless of the challenges we are facing during this pandemic. Here is the real estate trade result from March. If it was closed in March, then most of the transactions started in January or February to be able to finalize in March. So there is a little delay that's reflected in the result just like any other month's report. As we know, up until this whole pandemic started, our economy was going strong and super favorable for buyers and exchangers.

As a Honolulu local agency, we have seen some cancellations due to this unforeseen economy and job situations, while some are on a hunt for good deals. ( Please email me if you are wondering about how your neighborhood or your property value might be affected/changed.)

皆様いかがお過ごしでしょうか？３月のハワイオアフ島の不動産売買情報の結果は以下の通りです。３月のセールとして含まれている物件は、１月、２月ですでに契約に入っていた物件です。住宅ローンの金利の良さ、市場に出ている物件の多さが、買い手に好ましい状況として反映しました。

オアフ島、ホノルルのローカルの老舗不動産屋として、様々な状況を見ていますが、今回のコロナバイラスの非常事態で突然資産状況が変わった民間の事業に携わっている人達のキャンセルが目立ち、投資家及び、エッセンシャルワーカーと呼ばれる人達は、引き続き物件探しが続いています。特に知りたい地域の詳しいデータは、メールにてお問い合わせ下さい。



As we fight for coronavirus pandemic together, I would like to also include some of the critical/helpful resources herein:

以下、コロナバイラスの非常事態を切り抜けるために役立つ情報

- For home owners: Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Information Center 808-586-2634 [8a.m. to Noon Mondays through Fridays]  They can provide you with information about Hawaii's residential Owners Code.

*Home owners are still legally required to pay all the bills(Mortgage, maintenance fee, utility bills) unless you contact your lenders for any special arrangements that you can settle the matter personally.

- For resources for Food, Housing, and Utilities: 
Aloha United Way (Call 211) https://www.auw211.org/
Hawaii Food Bank http://www.hawaiifoodbank.org/emergency-assistance
The Food Basket 808-933-6030 https://www.hawaiifoodbasket.org/

- The U.S. Small Business Association Economic Injury Disaster Advance Loan:
https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/
皆様、お身体にお気をつけいただき、お気軽にご連絡下さい。

Please feel free to reach out for any questions you might have. Thank you for hanging in there together during this pandemic. Please stay safe, practice good social distance, and God bless us all.

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 ([RA] RE Lic# RS-74864)

1585 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1533
Phone/Text: 808.554.3410



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Monday, April 6, 2020

We serve our Oahu community with the highest safety cautions!


ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SAFE PRACTICE FROM Century 21 iProperties Hawaii

To our Ohana, please kindly read the below as we continue to help our beloved locals who are in need of real estate service during this pandemic.










To all the public health workers and to researchers in the scientific community, thank you


Please feel free to reach out for any questions you might have. Thank you for hanging in there together during this pandemic. Please stay safe, practice good social distance, and God bless us all.


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1585 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 1533
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