Vacation Rental Homes Surveys

Recent surveys have suggested people who have evaluated vacation rental homes online have resulted in only a 60% conversion. Many people it seems have chosen to stay at a hotel or Bed & Breakfast because they could not find suitable acommodation.

What you may ask were the major factors in this survey.It could be a lack in network efficiency or central inventory search within the vacation rental market. Having said this, consumers do have a healthy appetite to stay in a vacation rental Vs a hotel. The need to efficiently increase occupancy rates is more to do with providing help in finding the right properties.

HOME INSPECTIONS

Home inspections can save you time and money. What may on first appearances be a good buy could turn out to be just the opposite as one doesn't and cannot always notice what defects there are on the initial visits.So it's always advisable to hire a professional home inspector.

If there are any concerns you wish to be drawn attention to then it is advisable to let them know before the inspection takes place.

Always contact a liscensed real estate agent or REALTOR at all times.It will surely pay you to do so!

Some Fact & Figures on Hawaii Real Estate


The majority of houses ,condos and apartments were buit in Hawaii after 1974.

Census data for Hawaii in the year 2000 show there were 460,542 housing units which represents 18.1% from 389,810 in 1990.

Home ownership rates are around 56.5%.

Currency rate is about 12.4% inclusive of seasonal lodging.

Average household size in Hawaii is 2.92 people.