Secrets to Megumi Nekotani's Success

Reflecting on her decades of professional achievements, Megumi credits Locations’ unmatched experience in new housing development projects for helping to get her career off the ground—and launching it to new heights!

Born and raised in Osaka, Japan, Locations Realtor and Partner Megumi Nekotani had no experience in real estate and few local ties when she joined Locations in 2003. Today, Megumi has risen to the ranks of Partner at the firm and is a highly successful agent with a large and loyal client following.

Megumi got her start at Locations as part of the sales team for Royal Garden at Waikiki and went on to sell several projects across the island for which Locations was the exclusive broker. The experience, knowledge and connections with outside brokers that she gained through working in new project sales accelerated her career so much that Megumi calls the opportunity to serve on a sales team one of the most attractive perks of working at Locations.

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New project sales are just one of the many ways Locations creates sales opportunities for its agents. While Megumi chose to carve her niche in new projects, Locations offers a variety of opportunities to help our agents grow their businesses.

Some of our most popular lead-generating programs include:

Combined with our robust marketing, technology tools and research capabilities, and complimentary, one-on-one coaching, Locations agents are set up for success—throughout every stage of the market cycle.


Whether you’re new to real estate, new to Hawaii, or both—like Megumi once was—you’ll find an array of opportunities to jumpstart your career at Locations. Give us a call today, and let’s talk strategies to boost your business in 2024!

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