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What a 50-Year Mortgage Could Mean for Hawai‘i Buyers & Investors

50-Year Mortgages: What Hawai‘i Buyers & Investors Need to Know Emil Knysh | Dec 2025 A practical and balanced breakdown for first-time buyers, second-home owners, and investors. As affordability continues to challenge homebuyers...

December 2, 2025

Hawai‘i County Long-Term Rental Tax Class Explained: What Big Island Property Owners Need to Know

Kai Ioh | Nov 2025 Hawai‘i County is moving toward one of the most significant updates to rental-related property taxation in years. If you - or someone you know - owns a long-term rental on the Big Island, this is a meaningful shift worth u...

December 1, 2025

How Hawai‘i County Assesses Real Property Taxes: What Every Property Owner Should Know and New Changes

Kai Ioh | Nov 2025 (Based on the 2025 Mass Appraisal Report) Understanding how Hawai‘i County evaluates your property each year is one of the simplest ways to protect your investment - and avoid surprises on your annual tax bill. We sometime...

November 30, 2025

When Kona Becomes the Center of the (Ironman) Universe

It’s that time of year again, when the normally laid-back town of Kailua-Kona transforms into a global stage of grit, glory, and Spandex/Lycra. While I’ve been preoccupied riding the emotional rollercoaster of the Dodgers’ postseason (ca...

October 9, 2025

New Big Island STVR Law: What Homeowners Need to Know

Kai and Emil | Updated October 1, 2025 Hawaii County has taken a decisive step in reshaping the rules for short-term vacation rentals (STVRs). With Bill 47 signed into law on June 23, 2025, homeowners across the Big Island need to prepare fo...

October 1, 2025

Compass Is About to Become the World’s Largest Brokerage: What This Pending Merger Means for You

Kai and Emil | September 2025 Big things are on the horizon, and if you’re a client, friend, or follower of Compass, you’ll want to pay attention. Compass recently announced its plan to acquire Anywhere Real Estate in an all-stock deal. T...

September 30, 2025

Hawaii Insurance Crisis: September 2025 Update

By Kai Ioh | September 2025 September Update: Programs Making a Difference On September 9, Sue Savio, one of Hawaii’s most respected insurance experts, shared something we haven’t heard often during this crisis: real optimism. According...

September 16, 2025

Hawaii County Real Property Tax Guide (2025) What Big Island Homeowners Need to Know Before August 20

By Kai Ioh | August 2025 Why August 20 Matters for Every Big Island Property Owner If you own property on the Big Island, August 20 - yes, just around the corner- is the next due date for Hawaii County real property taxes. For many, it’s ...

August 7, 2025

Hawaii Condo Insurance Crisis: New Law Brings Relief—But Not a Miracle Cure

By Kai Ioh | July 2025 Not Our First Rodeo: An Ongoing Crisis If you’ve followed my updates—starting in August 2024 and again in early 2025—you know Hawaii’s condo insurance crisis didn’t arrive overnight. Since last summer, we�...

July 19, 2025

Could Compass’ Antitrust Lawsuit Shatter Zillow’s Empire?

Why do we Stand With Compass? What the Zillow Lawsuit Means for You as a Seller. On June 30th Zillow started the so called ZILLOW BAN. Zillow will bar noncompliant listings from appearing on Zillow.com and Zillow Group-owned Trulia.com. Redf...

July 5, 2025

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