Prudential Locations’ “Insider’s Guide to Smart Real Estate”

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Consumers will receive free expert advice on how to navigate Hawaii’s unique real estate market

                   
HONOLULU, HAWAII (September 27, 2007) – Prudential Locations, Hawaii’s largest locally owned and operated real estate company announced today the launch of a new guide designed to help consumers navigate the real estate market.  The “Insider’s Guide to Smart Real Estate” is a comprehensive booklet offering consumers tips, tools and techniques from experts at Prudential Locations on a variety of real estate topics including buying, selling and investing.  The guide is free and available by registering at www.prudentiallocations.com/tips

“We developed this tips guide because we felt there was a need to provide consumers with straight forward advice on how to avoid common real estate mistakes,” said Prudential Locations’ Executive Vice President of Sales, Scott Higashi. “The guide offers simple and helpful tools that buyers and sellers can use to make savvy real estate decisions.”

Prudential Locations’ created this booklet by compiling the expert knowledge of the company’s   well-seasoned agents.  The Prudential Locations’ “Insider’s Guide to Smart Real Estate” has hundreds of tips for consumers to peruse.  Highlights include:

Twelve ways to speed up the sale of your home.

• Tip #8— During the first four weeks your home is on the market, the most eyes are on your property—therefore it is essential to price your home right. Homes priced at market-value will ensure solid interest from brokers and buyers.

Five key questions every buyer should ask before making an offer.

• Tip #2—What is the neighborhood like? In addition to having good schools, well-manicured homes and thriving businesses, buyers should also look at the historical sales of the neighborhood to give them a better idea on how homes in the area have appreciated over time.

Eleven techniques for building wealth with real estate

• Tip #10— Take equity from a current property by refinancing or use a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange in order to acquire more real estate investments and further build your portfolio.

Prudential Locations’ “Insider’s Guide to Smart Real Estate” also includes several checklists for consumers to keep in mind when moving, touring a property, buying a home, applying for loans, investing and much more.

About Prudential Locations
Prudential Locations LLC is a multifaceted real estate company with a rich kama’aina tradition in the islands of Hawaii that boasts over three decades of extensive local experience and connections to offer its clients. To benefit customers, the Prudential Locations website, www.PrudentialLocations.com, shows every home, land, condo and real estate listing on Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai, with detailed property information to assist its clients. By being a leader in real estate market research and knowledge and continually training more than 250 real estate agents, Prudential Locations produced more than $1 billion in sales in 2006. Prudential Locations was established in 1969 with offices and affiliates throughout the state, and is an independently owned and operated member of the Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.