Hope you and your ohana have been safe and doing good during this pandemic.
I felt the urge to post this with cheesy title...!! As most people already know, this year has been very challenging and unprecedented with the COVID-19 situation. Who would've thought that the world gets shut down!? Although with all the challenges, there are some good news during this time.
コロナバイラスで世界中が大変な状況ですが、そんな中でもハワイの不動産市場はとても良くなってきています。住宅ローン利率の低下でローンの組み換え及び、不動産の買いが増えてきています。
Because of the recent super low interest rate that we had only seen in the past during the 2006-2008 recession, people are out and about, buying homes! The low interest rate generated the high demands/needs for both re-financing, and purchase. Even though conditions are very good for both buying and selling homes in our Oahu real estate market, not everything sells. It's a careful planning and execution that actually makes the successful transaction. I would like to list the few things that you can start with if you are planning on selling or buying in this current market.
Are you planning on selling your home?
お家を売る
First and foremost, consult with your agent how the comparable sales are in your neighborhood. If you are selling, just like anything else, you need to know your competition and what you are dealing with. What you want for your cherished home doesn't mean much to buyers, it's the hard cold facts and how you can reason better than others, that adds value in $$$. Once you study and mentally ready, then you are ready as a successful seller!
お家を売る準備。まずは不動産エージェントにご自分のお家のご近所市場はどうなのか調べましょう。そのデータ及び詳細を元にどのくらいの値段を設定するか決めましょう。
Be and stay flexible. So much road blocks to overcome during the actual sale process. Good agents are always looking out for your interest, stay connected, inform you every step of the way (Unless you would only like the pin point summary...).
常にフレキシブルな対応を心がけ、エージェントの方とこまめに連絡を取り合いましょう。
Fix a problem early on. Almost all the re-sale homes are sold AS IS. Unless it's a brand new construction. If you are selling home, not as a developer, it will be AS IS sale, however be reminded that lots of buyers use home loans for purchase. If your home has serious structural damage that no lender would want, then you need to fix that problem first. Otherwise you will be waiting for the all cash offer for a long time.
お家に修理が必要な場合は、早めに治しておくことをお勧めします。
Review every two weeks of listing period. If you don't see much result from the first 2 weeks of period of listing and marketing your home, most likely, it's over priced or too unique. In Hawaii, home price may not be priced too high, yet some of the buildings and projects have higher maintenance or special assessment that raise the total maintenance fee, which discourage some buyers.
お家を売りに出して２週間ごとにエージェントとのメーティングをお勧めします。その時点で買い手がつかない場合は、何かおかしいと考えて間違いないです。
Be frank and open. Assumption and guessing creates further problem. Always disclose material facts as no one wants the cancellation during escrow process.
常にオープンマインドでいること及び、出せる情報は提供しましょう。後でわかった事実はその時点で提供しましょう。
Not to be afraid to address concerns. It's also in the line of where I am headed. Guessing and assuming create unnecessary drama and problems. Ask questions, address concerns whenever you have to your agents to clear your questions and wonders. I actually do the same to address to my broker as each transaction is very unique to the buyer/seller and each home.
心配ごと、質問がある場合は常にたずねましょう。何も聞かずに推測していたせいで後々問題になりましたというのはキャンセルにもつながることがあります。質問は常にクリアーにしましょう。
Don't put your guard down till actually it's recorded. Our motto is to be the most caring and knowledgeable real estate advisor in our community. I know it's a highly stressful and lengthy process, somewhere during the process, you might be discouraged/frustrated, yet as long as everybody is doing the job, it will end successfully.
不動産登記の日まで少し気を張ってがんばり続けましょう。通常は４５日間、ケースバイケースで長くなったり短くなったりしますが、根気がひつようなので、最後の最後まで詳細をチェックしつづけましょう。
Buyer's education program is also available through Hawaii Home Ownership Center.
初めて不動産売買される方必見！ 頭金補助プログラム及び購入者のための無料セミナーもございます。まずはメールにてお問い合わせください。
Hitomi Ozawa Simmons
([RA] RE Lic# RS-74864)
