Category: Hawaii Real Estate by Jason Wong

Recently, there is a surge of inquiries from my Far East clients who are looking to relocate to America, to be more specific, they are looking for San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City properties. If a foreign buyer can purchase a piece of decent property in any of those cities, why not thinking…

Before buying a Hawaii vacation property, you may want to know the potential upkeeping effort and the pros and cons between houses vs. condos. In this segment, I am going to share my 2 cents for this topic. Thank you for watching Jason Wong Hawaii Real Estate Channel. Please leave your comment below or drop…

Are we heading the right direction in Metro Oahu to have more high-density, high-rise projects? Are our existing infrastructure capable to handle the surge of traffic, waste water? In this segment, let me dissect the issue to learn more the growing pains of high-density development in Metro Oahu. Thank you for watching Jason Wong Hawaii…

In Honolulu, are all parks protected from development? Can private interest group make changes to protected park land? In this segment, we are going to find out some recent development on this hot topic in Metro Oahu. Thank you for watching Jason Wong Hawaii Real Estate Channel. Please leave your comment below or drop me…

Most homeowners vest their fortune in up keeping the properties. However, if you are planning to resell your property in not-too-distant future, you may want to know what renovation project will give you more resale value vs. other renovation projects will bleed your bank account with little or zero actual financial return. Watch this segment…

The old saying was, Spring is always the best time to market a property. In Hawaii real estate, are we constrained to such seasonal mentality in marketing a Hawaii property? Watch this segment to find out the answer. Thank you for watching Jason Wong Hawaii Real Estate Channel. Please leave your comment below or drop…

Ever wonder those wonderful flipping houses heavily-edited and scripted TV shows about buy-low, flip-high-for-profit are for real?! In Hawaii, especially in Honolulu, flipping houses (aka. speculation activity) may be quite different from what you see from the TV shows. Can one re-apply the same flipping formula to make a quick-profit in Oahu? Watch this segment…

In this segment, we are going to explore the advantages and disadvantages in acquiring turnkey properties. I will also share my personal take-on what I think it’s the best type of property to purchase out of personal experience. Thank you for watching Jason Wong Hawaii Real Estate Channel. Please leave your comment below or drop…

Most homeowners who are in the market of shopping for commission rates and brokerage firms to represent them for putting their properties for sale, may not know the behind-the-scene pros and cons of various brokerage business models. In this segment, we are going to apply “reality-check” on various business models. As a homeowner, you have…

Ever wonder how accurate the so-called resale statistics published online by various platforms? How accurate were they? Did the figure/percentage (increase/decrease) really told general public what the reality of the resale marketplace was truly performing? In this segment, I, Jason Wong, will share my insight how to read these numbers and talk about the hidden…