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Set Your Intentions for the Year With This Simple Yet Powerful Activity

Locations Partner and “Hawaii’s Best Realtor” Cari Tanabe creates a vision board—a visual representation of her goals—as part of her annual business planning and refers to it throughout the year to stay engaged and on track.

How to Create a Business Plan in 5 Easy Steps

It’s Business Planning Season at Locations: A time for our agents, with the support of their coach, to identify their goals for the coming year and plot out a path to achieve them. Planning ahead empowers agents to navigate a changing market with confidence and stay on track to reach long-term objectives.

Meet Locations Coach Noa Hussey

Get to know Noa, and see if he’d be the right real estate coach for you!

Locations Prepares Agents for Changes to Homebuying and Selling in August 2024

With the deadline to implement the business practice changes the National Association of Realtors® agreed to last spring quickly approaching, Locations brokers and coaches are working overtime to ensure agents are prepared.

Spotlight on Premier Title & Escrow's Team of Local Experts

As Hawaii’s only locally owned title and escrow company, Premier Title & Escrow has been providing exceptional client service for more than 40 years. Get to know the Premier team, located on the first floor of Locations’ flagship Diamond Head office.

Locations Research on the Road: John Jacobson Briefs Leeward Regional Group

At Locations, we take pride in setting the industry standard for market research, and we’re privileged to share our knowledge with fellow professionals.

Locations Real Estate Seminars Drive Business and Boost Agent Productivity

In the competitive world of real estate, building a successful business requires innovative strategies to attract and retain clients. At Locations, we’ve developed a winning formula that not only empowers our clients but also propels our agents to new career heights, and our signature real estate seminars are a cornerstone of this strategy.

Proven Technology Tools to Empower Real Estate Agents

Our proven tech tools enable Locations agents to stand out in a competitive industry.

Life After Real Estate

Regina Mass spent her entire 28-year career in real estate at Locations, so when it came time to retire, she was apprehensive about her next steps. But thanks to the Locations Legacy Program, Regina is able to enjoy retirement, knowing that she can supplement her Social Security income by referring her friends and former clients to Locations.

How to Begin Your Real Estate Career in Hawaii

Are you a goal-oriented self-starter who’s looking for a rewarding (and lucrative!) career? If you enjoy meeting new people and helping them to meet their goals of homeownership and financial security, then real estate might be the perfect career for you!

Oahu Real Estate Report, October 2022

Locations Lead Real Estate Research Analyst John Jacobson and Taizo Braden, Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications, discuss the Oahu condominium market, including the appeal of condo living, areas of opportunity and what to expect in 2023.

Oahu Real Estate Report, September 2022

Locations Chief Operating Officer Chad Takesue and Locations Partner and Realtor® Priscilla Walthouse discuss the real estate market in Mililani.

Oahu Real Estate Report, April 2022

HI Now’s Kainoa Carlson, Locations Lead Real Estate Research Analyst John Jacobson and Locations Realtor® Carolina Cristancho deep dive on the real estate market on the North Shore of Oahu.

Oahu Real Estate Report, February 2022

HI Now’s Rachel Pacarro talks with John Jacobson, Locations Lead Real Estate Research Analyst and Chad Takesue, Realtor®, Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Locations, as well as the 2022 President of the Honolulu Board of Realtors, for Locations’ first Oahu Real Estate Report Podcast episode. They discuss Hawaii’s real estate market, current competitive market conditions, key differences between Oahu neighborhoods, and what homebuyers can look forward to as we head into spring.

Meet Locations Coach Atau Sakuma

Get to know Atau, and see if he’d be the right real estate coach for you!

Career coaches dedicated to your success

At Locations, you’re never on your own. Our team of coaches is only a knock, call or text away, ready to support our agents with the guidance, tools and encouragement needed to accelerate their business.

Brokers-in-Charge (of Making You Look Good!)

At Locations, whether you’re an experienced agent or new to the business, you’ll never be on your own. Our team of knowledgeable, non-selling Brokers-in-Charge are available on your schedule to assist you with contract writing, risk management and dispute resolution.

Save Time, Make More Sales

Our Transaction Management team has managed more than 30,000 sales, allowing our agents to focus on growing their business and improving their quality of life – not tedious paperwork. 

Partners in Your Success

You’ve invested countless hours (and dollars!) in growing your real estate business. So why work for a real estate firm where you’re not provided with the tools, training and support to reach your maximum potential? At Locations, we’re committed to being your partner in success.

The Power of Mentorship

Being in the real estate business can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. At Locations our agents benefit from a culture of shared learning and mentorship. By having an accountability partner, agents like Bryan Balisacan have grown their business into a career.

Locations Invests in 1031 Resources for Agents

Locations offers a variety of training resources, assets and client seminars to help you find new investor clients and re-engage with your current investor clients.

Talk Story With Michael Yoshino

Q and A with Mike on how transferring to Locations has helped improve his business and work life balance via TM and culture at locations.

Unmatched Access to Hawaii's Most Complete Market Data & Research

Locations offers the most comprehensive market data of any real estate company in Hawaii.

Investing in Your Career Pays Dividends

Just like in real estate, the investments you make in your career today will pay dividends in the future.

Shorten the Learning Curve

It’s no secret: Ask anyone in the industry and they will tell you that Locations’ training and learning opportunities help Realtors® to grow their businesses faster and more effectively than any other training program.

Continuous Skill-Building Training to Help You Reach Sales Goals

At Locations, your sales goals are our sales goals, too. That’s why we provide the education and training opportunities necessary for agent success.

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