Hawaiian Second Homes

On SecondShelters.com: In Honolulu, Marco Polo Spells Opportunity

By Jon Anderson / December 13, 2017 /

There’s an old investment adage: Buy when people are selling and sell when people are buying. On July 14, 2017, there was a fire at the Marco Polo high-rise in Honolulu that damaged some 200 units and will cost approximately $100 million to repair.  It wasn’t the first. There was also a fire just four…

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Berkshire Hathaway Hawai’i Starts from Scratch and Offers Praise

By Jon Anderson / November 24, 2015 /

Out on a morning walk, I saw a sign for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Hawai’i and decided to give them a call. I wanted to get the insight into what Allie Beth Allman’s crew have gotten themselves into. A few days later, I met local president Tracy Bradley at that first-seen home’s open house. The…

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