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November 2018 Hawaii Featured Oahu Real Estate For Sale
Aloha! Our advertisement for the November 2018 Estates & Homes publication featuring Oahu real estate listings from EXIT Realty in Hawaii. EXIT Real Estate Associates is proud to have partnered with Homes & Land to market properties for sale. Homes & Lands print media compliments our online sales and marketing provided through our own ExitRealtyHonolulu.com website in addition to Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, and other third party listing providers. In addition, our listings can be found on The Wall Street Journal real estate portal, The Washington Post real estate portal, The New York Times and The International New York Times real estate portals as well as other established luxury lifestyle real estate portals.
With Homes & Land our listings get exposure with more than 2,700 targeted, quality publications mailed to Oahu homes; direct distribution to industry professionals including mortgage companies, title companies, banks, coffee houses, and real estate offices; and reaches over 190 MILLION unique visitors worldwide through Internet marketing campaigns and online syndication that target Asia, Europe, Japan, India, Canada and Latin America.
You can find our advertisements on the back cover in the current issue as well as past issues. Contact your Realtor if you have any questions about any of the properties appearing in any issue of the Estates & Homes publication.
Mortgage Bankers Association October 2018 Rate Forecast
Mortgage Bankers Association October 2018 Rate Forecast
The October 2018 Mortgage Bankers Association rate forecast for the 30 year fixed rate mortgage is showing a continual and gradual increase through the final quarter of 2018. Looking ahead the average interest rate is forecasted to plateau at 5.1 percent by the end of June 2019 and then hold a steady average through the remainder of 2019 and even through 2020. During the prolonged plateau, we can expect fluctuations in the rate as they will not remain stagnant but will slightly deviate around 5.1 percent quarterly average.
To gain some confidence in the forecast, we looked back to the 2018 forecast predictions one year earlier. The forecasted average quarterly rate was 4.9 percent which is consistent with today’s forecasted rate for the same period. One year ago the forecast prediction for the 2018 annual average rate was 4.7 percent increasing to 5.2 percent in 2019. The current forecast has surpassed the 4.7 percent annual average rate for 2018 however the 2019 annual forecast was a notch higher at 5.2 percent. A comparison of the two forecast periods supports a continual rise in the average mortagage rate and a much less aggressive rate than we have experienced thus far for 2018.
Depending on market demand, the mortgage rates can pave the way for an increase in home values as mortgage rates remain relatively stable and even flat for a prolonged periods of time in the quaters ahead. The flip side is that the real estate market becomes stagnant as buyers are not as pressured by rising mortgage interest rates to make a purchase. However keep in mind that according to Freddie Mac’s September 2017 outlook report, total home sales are expected to rise with a 4.9 percent increase in home prices in 2018. Complacent buyers may get out priced if the real estate market continues its record level upward trend.
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So what do these rates mean if you are seeking a Veteran’s Assistance or VA home loan? The rates one actually qualifies is based on several factors including the loan program, credit score and credit worthiness. The forecasted rates are only intended to provide you with insight into what the market considers as the overall average rate for the given period. You must check with your financial institution to find out what rate you qualify and in some cases that rate may be lower than what you see forecasted by Mortgage Bankers Association. VA home loan is a home loan guaranty program offered to Veterans, military service members and eligible surviving spouses.
Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device…We Bring Owners and Tenants Together
Whether you are looking for someone to take the burden of the daily demands of managing the property and the tenants, or looking for someone to make sure you are in compliance with Landlord Tenant Code, Hawaii Dream Realty LLC has a TEAM of ethical, licensed, professionals to get the job done while making your investment as profitable as possible.
The Spirit of EXIT Expanded Charitable Initiative
EXIT Realty Corp. International’s charitable pledges to-date now total $4 million. In addition, EXIT announced an expansion to our successful charitable initiative, newly dubbed The Spirit of EXIT Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program.
A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is pledged to charity. In 2004, we began a long and successful affiliation with Habitat for Humanity when we sponsored the first of many home builds. In 2016, we introduced a program to match funds raised by brokerages and agents to benefit Habitat for Humanity initiatives in your local communities. The new Spirit of EXIT Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program makes it possible for EXIT Associates to raise funds for not only Habitat for Humanity initiatives but also for other approved, registered charities and submit a proposal to EXIT Realty Corp. International for those funds to be matched dollar-for-dollar from EXIT Realty’s pledged pool of funds.
“Many of you work tirelessly to raise funds for charity in your communities,” said Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp. International. “We believe that by matching the funds you raise, we can have an even greater impact than ever before. The Spirit of EXIT Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program allows EXIT to touch more lives.”
Kuhio Village Blessing
EXIT Real Estate Associates is committed to preserving the ‘aina and Hawaiian values as well as the importance of spirituality in our everyday lives. Our company has worked hard with the Kuhio Village and neighboring communities to spread the spirit of aloha and provide for a positive and rewarding experience for all our guest, customers and clients.
The blessing of Kuhio Village by Kumu Karen Leialoha Carroll and her father was greatly appreciated by Theresa Harden, Principal Broker, and her Staff, as well as the residents of Kuhio Village. Kumu Carroll provides inner peace and guidance through her words of wisdom, her spiritual chants and prayer. Mahalo nui loa to Kumu Karen Leialoha Carroll and her father for creating an unforgettable moment and connecting us with our community.
Click on the photo to open the flickr album of pictures taken during the blessing of Kuhio Village on April 21, 2017. The blessing begins with the EXIT Real Estate Associates office and progresses through the lobby area and grounds of Kuhio Village. 
Our Product is Real Estate; Our Priority is People
Below is an excerpt by Tami Bonnell, CEO of EXIT Realty Corp International, that we wanted to share with you from Volume 4, Issue 3 of the EXIT ACHIEVER. Click Here for the latest edition.
Throughout the world of business and its varied landscape, one thing remains true, you can tell a great deal about an organization by its priorities. Here at EXIT Realty, we take this philosophy very seriously, but also one step further than the average real estate company. At EXIT, yes our product is real estate, but our absolute priority is on the people behind all the work and effort required to sell that product. The greatest way to achieve success is by always ensuring that you prioritize the person. It will inevitably deepen the meaning and the impact of what you do for yourself, your business, your community as well as your family. My favorite definition of family has absolutely nothing to do with blood relation, but everything to do with relationships and “a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation.“
The unique culture and empathy orientation that we cultivate through our EXIT Formula of residuals and our commitment to mentorship naturally fosters a family atmosphere within our corporate office all the way through to each and every one of our offices across North America. There’s a sense of belonging, a willingness to share and to lift one another up. Similar to a family, we share more than just a name, but a common goal and a unified focus on the significance of the human element. People produce more in a family environment where they feel safe, cared for and trusted. And in real estate this equates to agents not only feeling at home, but also their clients in turn as well. Simply by giving as many people as possible the atmosphere they need, we will continue to grow and prosper. So as you look forward into a New Year full of possibility, focus on prioritizing individuals to create your legacy. Do it one person at a time, by making their life and their business important and you will achieve the success you are looking for.
To learn more about your local Honolulu EXIT Realty ohana, contact Theresa Harden (R) PB via phone at 808-223-0429 or email th@808exit.com.
It’s here! New Vacation Rental Marketplace Website Announcement
What we do and where we are going
We are pleased to reveal our newly designed vacation rental marketplace website for Hawaii Dream Realty LLC, feel free to Take a Peek! We have worked hard to grow Hawaii Dream Realty LLC from a single dimension real estate brokerage operation to a franchised company more robustly able to provide for our Client’s real estate needs. The company utilizes enterprise systems for each of its business lines with the goal to maximize returns, increase property value, reduce risk and stress, save time and money, and ultimately to provide piece of mind to our Clients.
The company already employed proprietary systems for marketing and managing real estate transactions through our affiliation with EXIT Realty Corp International. Hawaii Dream Realty LLC, doing business as EXIT Real Estate Services, specializes in the procurement and exchange of investment properties.
Today, Hawaii Dream Realty LLC is comprised of a number of business lines that have been developed in direct response to the needs of our Clients. Together they provide our Clients with a total real estate investment solution. For the first time we have dedicated websites and back office support systems that reflects each service line.
The vacation rental marketplace is the consumer end of an enterprise system that expands the ability for Hawaii Dream Realty LLC to manage and market our Client’s investment properties zoned for short term accommodations. Our new website, aside from being aesthetically pleasing, provides an agile and easy to scan, read, and navigate interface for its users enabling visitors to find their accommodation wants quickly.
One of our primary objectives we wanted to achieve when designing the new site was to help visitors get to know us better and get a feel for who we are as a company and vacation services host. We employed a responsive, security-conscience design, which means that you’ll see essentially the same design and secure interface optimized for your smart phone, tablet or desktop.
We hope you will visit the new website at our new address, www.waikikistay.com and acquaint yourself with the many options we offer when it comes to vacation rental properties for Waikiki. The company has its office located in the heart of Waikiki on the beautiful Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The vacation rental accommodations are within a three block radius of the office and have immediate access to everything that is Waikiki from its dining, street entertainment, to its beautiful beaches and parks, and even a zoo and an aquarium.
We are quite proud of the site, but we know there is still work to do. In the coming months, we plan to continue to expand our online marketing to additional third party vendor sites increasing the online exposure of our Client’s properties.
Vacation Home Purchase Considerations
Craig Venezia is writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and author of Buying a Second Home: Income, Getaway or Retirement. On March 6, 2015, Craig published “The Dollars and Sense of Buying a Vacation Home” and provides some insight into what it means to own a vacation home. As with any investment be sure to do your due diligence and understand the implications of the investment as they apply to the state in which the property exists.
According to the National Association of Realtors, Americans bought 717,000 vacation homes in 2013. If you’re considering taking the plunge, take time to figure out what a vacation home purchase would really cost you. Otherwise, you may find that owning one is no holiday.
Expect Stricter Mortgage Requirements
More than 60 percent of vacation-home buyers carry a mortgage (current national average rate: 3.5 percent on a 30-year fixed-rate loan). If you plan to get one, be prepared for more scrutiny from lenders than on primary residences.
“These loans tend to have higher credit requirements because people are taking on large amounts of additional debt,” says David Gorman, Regional Sales Executive for Bank of America. “Traditionally, they are more likely to pay the mortgage on their primary homes if they run into financial issues.”
Those higher credit requirements come primarily in the form of higher down payments. Expect to put down at least 10 percent on a vacation home (compared to a 5 percent minimum, or even no down payment, for a primary residence). You may want to put down 20 percent or more, if you can, to avoid paying private mortgage insurance (PMI), which usually runs between 1/2 and 1 percent of the loan amount on an annual basis.
You’ll qualify for the best mortgage rate if your credit score is over 700. Otherwise, you could pay a rate that’s about one percent or more higher.
Know the Cost of Insurance
You’ll, of course, need homeowner’s insurance and you may have to buy flood or earthquake insurance.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, if you plan to use your vacation home exclusively for yourself, insuring it may be as simple as extending the policy you already have on your primary residence.
If you’ll be renting it out, though, you’ll need to buy a separate rental dwelling policy; that costs about 25 percent more than your primary home’s policy. Most rental dwelling policies reimburse for the loss of rental income if you can’t rent your place out while it’s being repaired due to damage from a covered loss.
Property Management
Since owning a vacation home means you won’t be there all the time, you may need to hire someone to take care of it during your absences — or when you’re in between guests, if you rent it out.
For townhouses or condominiums, you homeowner’s association dues will handle outside maintenance. No such luck for single-family homes. Regardless, the inside is your responsibility.
A property management company fee can vary depending on the level of services. The management firm can also help you find short term guests or long term renters if you want; expect to pay upwards of 20 percent or more on the daily rent you take in.
Understand Tax Implications
Be sure you’re familiar with the vacation home tax rules, too, before making a purchase. The property will still qualify for the mortgage interest deduction, assuming the combined mortgages on both your homes don’t exceed $1.1 million. And property taxes are fully deductible.
Things get trickier, taxwise, when you use the vacation home as a rental property. “If you rent out your vacation home for more than 14 days a year, you will have to report rental income,” says Jared Callister, a tax attorney in Fresno, Calif. “But you will also be able to deduct rental expenses, like repairs and depreciation.”
What you can deduct depends on how much you use the place personally versus renting it out. Also, most states expect you to pay sales taxes on rental income.
Some cities and counties impose such taxes, too; they may go by other names, such as lodging,accommodations, hotel, bed, tourist or transient occupancy taxes. Be sure to find out whether you’d owe them so you’re not hit with a nasty surprise after you become a vacation-home owner.
In Hawaii, all property owners are required to pay property taxes. If the property is rented, long term rental income (greater than six month lease) is also subject to General Excise Tax. While short term (vacation) rentals are subject to both General Excise Tax and Transient Accommodations Tax. As with all Hawaii income, the income is subject to income tax.
But wait there’s more, Hawaii may impose other taxes when it comes time to sell the property. For more information on taxes, you should consult a local accountant.
Bottom line, even with the management fees, insurance, and taxes, the right deal combined with the right management company, over time, can get you positive return on your real property investment. Just be sure to do your due diligence.
Booming Rental Market
Click Here to Download the Booming Rental Income Newsletter
- The December 2014 Booming Rental Income Newsletter includes articles on “How to Set the Right Rent” and “Booming Rental Income” by Dr. Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors. Click on image to download your copy of the newsletter.
We are an independently owned and operated EXIT Realty Corp. International real estate company serving the greater Oahu area. Our office is located on the ground floor of the Kuhio Village condo-hotel complex. We are in a unique position to advise you on Honolulu’s short term vacation rental market as well as its long term rental market. We use investment case study calculators to project investment cash flow, cap rate, and rate of return on perspective investment properties. The Booming Rental Income Newsletter shares techniques and resources to consider when assessing a fair market rent for your investment. In this newsletter also read about why Dr. Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors Chief Economist expects rents to continue to increase and even double in the next 20 years.
For more information on our real estate investment services visit www.WaikikiWalkingTours.com.
Appraisers 101
An appraiser is a professional person who provides an objective report on the estimate of value of real estate. An appraisers opinion of value is very important as the appraiser must prove to the bank that a property is with equal or more than the loan the buyer is trying to obtain.
Real Estate Advisor is an informative newsletter offered to Clients and Customers covering all aspects and facets of the real estate industry. This edition of the newsletter discusses the importance of an appraisal. Click on image to download your copy of Real Estate Advisor.
With that said, below is a MarketWatch article by Daniel Goldstein that dispels some myths associated with real estate appraisers and is appropriately titled “10 things real estate appraisers won’t tell you” published on November 22, 2014.
1. We’re working under a cloud
There are about 80,000 real estate appraisers in the U.S. and they play a key role in most home sales: Until they weigh in with a determination of a property’s value, the buyer typically can’t finalize a mortgage. (Appraisers also play roles in property-tax appeals and home-equity lending, among other transactions.)
The profession got a reputational black eye, however, during the housing boom and bust. In numerous instances, including federal lawsuits against real estate data companies, appraisers were accused of fudging their numbers so that unscrupulous lenders could approve loans for unqualified buyers. “Appraisers were no more innocent than lenders or their CEOs,” said Phil Huff, CEO of Platinum Data Solutions, a real estate appraisal data company in Aliso Viejo, Calif. “They share the blame, too.”
As a reaction to such allegations, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act of 2010 required more state and federal supervision of appraisers, and put more pressure on lenders to work through appraisal management companies, or AMCs. These independent firms are designed to keep appraisers and lenders from getting too cozy, explains Sam Heskel, manager of appraisal firm Nadlan Valuation in Brooklyn, N.Y.
But appraisers say that new rules have made the process slower and more complicated for consumers—and that they haven’t stopped some appraisers from yielding to pressure from banks.
2. We don’t know your neighborhood
One unintended consequence of the Dodd-Frank reforms: AMCs are increasingly sending out-of-county or out-of-state appraisers to calculate property values. This happens because AMCs in some cases assign homes to appraisers essentially at random, says Huff: “They may not know the area all that well, and not use the right [comparisons],” says Huff.
This matters because inaccurate appraisals can hurt consumers. An appraisal that undervalues a property may keep a seller from getting a fair price; one that’s too high could put a mortgage out of reach for a buyer.
3. We work for the bank, not for you…
The typical appraisal costs between $350 and $500, according to Zillow, and it’s paid for by the consumer (usually the buyer). But while home inspectors, real-estate agents and contractors technically work for the consumer, the appraiser’s work is owned by the bank. And in some cases, homeowners and buyers are adversely affected by appraisals they never personally see.
Consumers do have recourse: Federal law requires that a copy of any appraisal be given to consumers who request it in writing. And unlike inspectors or agents, home appraisers have to answer to Uncle Sam, which means dissatisfied customers can complain to the feds. Complaints about appraisers and their practices can be filed with the Appraisal Subcommittee, which is part of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
4.…but banks still don’t trust us
During the housing bust, many banks tried to resell homes they’d foreclosed on—only to find that their real value was far lower than the appraiser’s report had suggested. “The home wasn’t in the condition the appraiser said it was, and sometimes the home wasn’t even there,” says Greg Schroeder, president of Comergence Compliance Monitoring, a Mission Viejo, Calif., appraisal-technology company.
In part to satisfy the banks, regulations now require appraisers to fill out more paperwork, with the size of the typical appraisal record having doubled to about 30 pages. “Most of this work is defensive in nature,” says Lora Helt, director and appraiser with Bradford Technologies, an appraisal software company in San Jose. “If the deal goes bad, the first person that gets blamed is the appraiser.”
5. Get a second opinion (maybe in advance)
When an appraiser’s decision jeopardizes a deal, consumers are likely to feel aggrieved. Since the housing bubble, appraisers have typically gotten the most heat is over their work in neighborhoods with many distressed properties—since distressed sales and foreclosures create a baseline of comparable home sales (or “comps”) that tends to drive down prices. The Appraisal Institute, an industry trade group based in Chicago, says that such situations aren’t uncommon, and it encourages consumers to get a second opinion.
But some real estate pros advise consumers to get a valuation estimate of their own, even before the appraiser shows up. Buyers and sellers can ask their real-estate agents to provide a broker’s price opinion: Those estimates themselves may not always be accepted by lenders, but they can give the borrower a baseline from which to judge an official appraisal’s accuracy.
Heskel advises that buyers get at least two opinions, even if they’re paying cash. Differences in estimates can knock $10,000 to $20,000 off the final sale price of a home, he says.
6. It’s too hard to get this job
In many states, it takes relatively little training to qualify as a home inspector or real-estate agent. But for appraisers, the requirements can be very high—in large part because would-be appraisers have to be in compliance with both state and federal guidelines.
Simply becoming a trainee requires 75 hours of classroom time, according to the Appraisal Institute. To become a licensed residential appraiser (which only allows the appraiser to examine homes that have a value of $1 million or less) is another 150 hours of classroom time involving finance topics, valuation and market analysis. Qualifying as a certified residential appraiser, one of the highest levels, takes another 210 hours. Moreover, any appraiser that works with a federal agency must be certified on what’s known as a National Registry, which has more requirements. And typically, appraisers have four-year college degrees, or even postgraduate education.
The licensing and upkeep of an appraiser’s certifications is also getting tougher. Appraisers typically work with multiple AMCs, and each requires its own background checks, which appraisers must pay for out of pocket, says Schroeder, whose company is building a web portal designed to simplify the process. Given that some residential appraisers can earn only about $150 per job after the AMCs take their cut, many would-be trainees are put off by the educational and financial hurdles, says Schroeder: “There’s too much work for too little money.”
7. Our ranks are shrinking (and aging)
In 2010, there were 90,000 appraisers in the U.S. By last June, that figure had shrunk more than 10%, according to the Appraisal Institute, which says its ranks are thinning due to retirements and fewer people entering the profession. Today, more than half of appraisers are between 51 and 65 years old. And less than a third of all appraisers work in the residential sector, the institute says.
One issue is that hiring in the field has generally slowed down. In a 2013 Appraisal Institute survey, just 9% of residential appraiser firms and 21% of commercial real estate appraisal companies said they planned to hire more trainees.
When they do hire, some hope they’ll keep diversity in mind. About 90% of the 80,000 appraisers in the business are white and just over a quarter are female. The institute has formed a diversity committee to provide scholarships and training for minority appraisers.
8. We’ve got some bad news about your home makeover
Some homeowners assume that spending $50,000 on, say, a fancy new kitchen will raise the value of their house by $50,000. But that’s seldom the case: Ambitious home-improvement projects “are often not worth the price in a resale situation,” says Lance Coyle, incoming president of the Appraisal Institute.
Which renovations are more likely to raise a home’s value? A fresh coat of paint in neutral colors, or new fixtures or trim boards, can add value the fastest, Coyle says, as can Energy Star-compliant “green” renovations that pay the homeowner back in lower utility bills.
9. Don’t follow us around
Some homeowners confuse the roles of home inspectors (who assess the physical condition of a home) and appraisers (who estimate its sale value). One key way in which they differ: While many inspectors want consumers to follow them around—so they aren’t shocked when they’re presented with a multi-page fix-it list—experts say there’s no benefit for the owner or buyer in tagging along with the appraiser.
“(Following them) is a distraction,” said Platinum Data’s Huff. “Let them come in and do their jobs. If you want them to know about something, give them a list beforehand.”
10. Someday, drones could do our jobs
A typical appraisal takes about eight hours to complete, even if only an hour is spent at the property itself, says Helt, the San Jose appraiser. Behind the scenes, appraisers gather property records and data on land values and check features of the home against “comps.”
But technology is speeding up the process. “Big Data” software has eased the gathering of real estate information, while tools like Google Earth are figuring in more appraisers’ research. Even drones could soon come into play, if regulators allow their commercial use. “I don’t think there’s a replacement for boots on the ground, but the precise way a piece of collateral information is collected will change,” Huff says.
Hawaii EXIT Contingency Attends International Convention
Your local EXIT Realty Ohana joined real estate professionals from across North America recently at the EXIT Realty International Convention and Gala at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
This convention is an annual, 5-star, event that brings top real estate professionals together to interact and learn from each other and promote discussions about issues and trends in the real estate market. A high point of the event was the Gala presided over by EXIT Realty Corp. International Chairman, Steve Morris.
ANAHEIM CA (October 2, 2014) From left to right: Kaikoa Couture, Theresa Harden (R), Allen Couture, Julie Smith, Laulalani Crawford, Vhonda Lehue Crawford (R), John Fagasa, Rebecca Fagassa (RA), at the 2014 EXIT Realty Corp International Gala.
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ANAHEIM CA (September 30, 2014) EXIT’s 16th Annual Convention was a giant celebration in beautiful California. While exact attendance is not known, the event was packed with professionals taking up the entire first level of the Fantasy Tower of the Disneyland Hotel! Congratulations to all of EXIT 2014 Award Winners and we are looking forward to next year’s EXTRAVAGANZA at historic Nashville, Tennessee.
EXIT Realty is a proven real estate business model that supplies single-level residual income – for agents, security, stability and direction; for agents’ families, security in the form of beneficiary and retirement residuals. EXIT’s MIND-SET Training Systems offer the industry’s best hands-on, interactive sales training. State-of-the-art technology, including the Digital Marketing Strategy, gives EXIT Realty agents the edge in a competitive marketplace. EXIT is a by-invitation-only company focusing on the business of real estate. A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT International is applied to its charitable fund. To-date, over $2 Million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity.
The Power of Attraction
The complete EXIT Promo Shop suite includes online, email and direct mail marketing tools.
I have a story to share with you that unfolded this past weekend while I was preparing a “Labor Day Greeting“. I used EXIT’s Promo Shop services to create the greeting. While using Promo Shop I came across a “Forged for Exponential Growth 2014” flyer which caught my eye. Now this is where this story begins but first I want to give you a little more background.
Like past years, we are gearing up for the Annual EXIT Realty Convention. This year is the 16th extravaganza of its kind and is hosted at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
In preparation for the event, our associates needed to order more business cards. For the back of the business card, we wanted a custom graphic and one that focused on EXIT in Hawaii. After several drafts, its was decided to portray our Hawaii EXIT Residual Thermometer as a line graph and when we did we found that the curve resembled an exponential curve.
Over $226 MILLION PAID OUT in Sponsoring Bonuses since 2013 by EXIT Realty Corp International. PAID OUT on Top of Commissions!
We then got a little creative and provided a graphic with a timeline depicting how much EXIT Realty Corp International has paid out in sponsoring residuals generated from Hawaii EXIT brokerages. The graphic was approved and off it went to print.
There are a couple of things that make this graphic special to EXIT in Hawaii but not unique to EXIT. First the timeline depicting when the first EXIT office opened in Hawaii in 2008. The first office was converted from a then independent Kaneohe real estate brokerage referred to as Hawaii Dream Realty LLC. Hawaii Dream Realty LLC was founded on the same principals shared with EXIT Realty Corp International in that the agents are the true assets of the brokerage and the EXIT Formula had a special and unique way of making that happen. You could say I attracted EXIT Realty Corp International to me and I have been grateful ever since.
So that brings us back to today where Hawaii Dream Realty LLC is doing business as EXIT Real Estate Associates. Through the years and transformations of the Kaneohe brokerage, EXIT Realty Corp International paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in sponsoring bonuses and beneficiary bonuses right back to its associates and members in Hawaii.
Over $225 THOUSAND – Hawaii Sponsoring Bonuses Paid by Corporate! Could you do something with that?
Now the entire process of creating the original graphic for the back of the business cards took several days, during which time much thought went into what to present and how to present it. At no point was EXIT Promo Shop explored for ideas and up until today the idea was considered original. But what had really occurred was that the information being sought already existed. It was through the power of thought that the details wanted became known.
Now there are slight nuances between the use of exponential in the flyer and in the business card graphic but the use of exponential in both pieces affirms that we can attract that what we want. Some have referred to this ability as “The Secret” but it is something that I believe we all truly possess and I am thrilled to be able to share this example with you.
NAR Forecasts Modest Price Growth for Hawaii
REALTORS® Expect Modest Price Growth in Next 12 Months Based on June 2014 REALTOR® Survey
The following content was provided by Did You Know, by Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton, Research Economist, on July 31, 2014.
REALTORS® generally expect home prices to increase in all states and the District of Columbia over the next 12 months, according to the June 2014 REALTORS® Confidence Index. The median expected price increase is 3.6 percent [1].
Expected price movements depend on local conditions relating to housing demand and supply, demographics, and job growth. For more information on Hawaii’s real estate market contact a local REALTOR®.
[1] The median expected price change is the value such that 50 percent of respondents expect prices to change above this value and 50 percent of respondents expect prices to change below this value. A median expected price change is computed for each state based on the respondents for that state. The graph shows the range of these state median expected price changes. To increase sample size, the data is averaged from the last three survey months.
EXIT Realty Execs Rank Well Among the 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate
EXIT Realty Corp. International proudly congratulates Steve Morris, Tami Bonnell and Jeff Lobb for their inclusion among Stefan Swanepoel’s list of the 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate.
Congratulations to EXIT Realty’s Chairman and CEO Both Named Among the 200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate
Leading researcher on real estate trends, Stefan Swanepoel announced the Swanepoel Power 200: The Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2013 (http://www.swanepoel.com/power200/) naming EXIT Realty Corp. International’s Chairman and Founder, Steve Morris, and CEO, Tami Bonnell among them.
In describing how the list was determined, Swanepoel said, “We decided to create benchmarks and algorithms that take into account the individual’s personal influence, his/her tenure in the industry, the office he or she holds, the decision-making power of said office, the financial resources of his or her company or organization, that company or organization’s significance and contribution to the industry, the company’s geographic reach, and his or her recent activities, growth and potential.”
Morris, who founded EXIT Realty in 1996, was recognized as being “the mastermind behind the EXIT residual revenue sharing model,” and Bonnell as “a 30+ year veteran of the real estate industry.”
“It is an honor to be named among these great leaders,” said Bonnell. “I am very fortunate to work with a company that helps to bring out the best in people.”
Morris and Bonnell were also ranked among the Top 20 Most Powerful Real Estate Franchise Executives, Bonnell was included among the Top 20 Most Powerful Women in Residential Real Estate, and VP Technology and Innovation, Jeff Lobb was named among the Top 20 Most Influential People in Residential Real Estate Social Media.
About EXIT Realty: EXIT is a proven real estate business model that has to-date, paid out more than a quarter billion dollars in single-level residual income – for agents, this means security, stability and direction; for agents’ families, security in the form of beneficiary and retirement residuals. State-of-the-art technology including TORC, EXIT’s Total Office Resource Center, provides an integrated, end-to-end solution for today’s busy real estate professional. A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT International is applied to its charitable fund. To-date, more than $2 Million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com.
FMA Chapter 19 General Members Meeting 24 October 2013
The Federal Managers Association, established in 1913, is the oldest, largest, most influential association representing the interests of the 200,000 executives, managers, and supervisors serving in today’s federal government. At the October 24, 2013, FMA Chapter 19 General Members Meeting, Theresa discussed investing in Oahu’s real estate market.
FMA Chapter 19 President and Theresa Harden
Mahalo to Federal Managers Association Chapter 19 for inviting me to speak at their General Members Meeting. I really appreciated all the interest and questions. Best wishes to Chapter 19 and all Federal Workers.
EXIT Realty Featured Realtors in Hawaii Parent Magazine
Hawaii Parent Magazine is now in its 24th year of publishing and is one of Hawaii’s original, longest running, family oriented parenting magazine. Each issue is designed to help parents face the challenges of raising a family. In the current issues you will finds two of EXIT’s superstar Realtor’s reaching out to parent’s seeking the dream of homeownership. Nani and Luise have experience and training in keeping homeownership GREEN as well as being certified in short sales.
EXIT for Habitat for Humanity
A portion of every EXIT Hawaii Dream Realty commission is applied to the EXIT Realty charitable fund.
More Than $1.5 Million pledged to date in both Canada
and the US by the EXIT Realty charitable fund.
EXIT Realty Corp. International is very proud of its association with Habitat for Humanity, EXIT’s charity of choice. “EXIT Realty couldn’t be a prouder sponsor of Habitat for Humanity,”says Christine Ireborg, EXIT Realty’s liaison with Habitat. “We wanted to identify with an organization that shares our values and philosophies; an organization based on giving back, transforming lives by providing new homes and a higher standard of living to individuals in the local communities.”A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT International is applied to its charitable fund.
