Quote – Thomas Sowell

By Michael Zimmerman | Published: July 11, 2008

“Someone who is adding to the total wealth of this country is not depriving you of anything.  But someone who is consuming the nation’s wealth, without contributing anything to it, is.  Yet our tax system penalizes those who are producing wealth in order to subsidize those who are only consuming it.” – Thomas Sowell Share … Continue reading Quote – Thomas Sowell

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Hawaii Oceanfront Property Boundaries Part I

By Michael Zimmerman | Published: July 7, 2008

Property boundary questions often arise when selling or buying oceanfront property.  Julia Jones, Account Manager at First American Title, prepared two short papers explaining the basics of shoreline setbacks and shoreline property boundaries.  The first paragraph of the Shoreline Setbacks paper and a link to the complete paper is below. Shoreline Setbacks "The "shoreline" under Hawaii law means "the upper reaches of the wash of … Continue reading Hawaii Oceanfront Property Boundaries Part I

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July 2008 Harbor Court Condominium Market Report Honolulu

By Michael Zimmerman | Published: July 3, 2008

Summary There have been no sales at Harbor Court in the last six months, although one unit may close in the next few weeks.  Just two owners listed their units for sale in that same time frame, but were unable to locate a buyer.  In my opinion, price was their major sales impediment.  As I wrote in … Continue reading July 2008 Harbor Court Condominium Market Report Honolulu

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