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May 11th, 2008 by admin

O'ahu home prices took their biggest hit of the year last month to upset what previously had been a mild downturn, as frightened consumers and battered credit markets appeared to shatter stability in Hawai'i's largest housing market.
Median sale prices of previously owned single-family homes and condominiums each dropped about 10 percent in September, according to the latest data from the Honolulu Board of Realtors.
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November 29th, 2007 by admin

At some point in the past 10 years, lots of people in my part of town went from driving Hondas and Fords to driving brand-new BMWs and Porsches.
I like cars, and I pay attention to them. I always wondered how all these folks managed to make enough money to properly afford $60,000 cars. I didn't get to know many of them very well, but the ones I did meet at soccer practice or Little League games seemed to have the kinds of jobs that paid about what Read the rest of this entry »