Judy S. Howard, Esq. – Big Island Realtor
Aloha. I’m Judy Howard, an Associate Broker (RB-23241) with COMPASS in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii. This link will take you to a property search page set up for the Waimea area, but you use it to search anywhere in the state.
Hawaii Born Realtor With 60 Years of Family Ties To Waimea
Born and raised in Hawaii, my family has had close ties to the town of Waimea over the last 60 years. I have lived here for most of my adult life, and my family and I have kept horses, livestock, and small animals here almost continuously during that time. I have been living on a 50-acre off-grid property close to Waimea for the last 29 years.
Licensed Hawaii Attorney and Real Estate Broker
I hold a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and have been licensed to practice law in Hawaii for nearly 40 years. I find my legal training to be invaluable in assisting my real estate clients, as is my long familiarity with the Waimea area. Having bought and sold a number of properties, both as homes and as investments over the years, I understand how to confidently prepare my clients to tackle complex transactions.
Why Work With Judy
- Legal expertise built into every transaction — as a licensed Hawaii attorney with nearly 40 years of experience, I understand contracts, title issues, and complex transactions at a level most realtors simply cannot match.
- COMPASS technology that works for you — the COMPASS platform integrates transaction management, document preparation, and e-signature into a single seamless system. Data entered once flows through all your documents automatically, greatly reducing errors and keeping everything organized and accessible when we need it. Technology means nothing if you don’t know how to use it. I have been using the technology for years and I know precisely how to use it to help my clients reach their goals.
- Collections — a smarter way to search — COMPASS Collections let buyers save and react to listings at their convenience, giving me excellent insight into their preferences. Sellers can use the same tool to track comparable sales in their area as they go from active, to escrow, to sold, including all price changes along the way.
- Responsiveness you can count on — my clients tell me my responsiveness is one of the things they value most about working with me. I can and have overlooked messages, but I’ve got a pretty robust system set up to make sure that doesn’t happen!
Big Island Properties I Concentrate on: Homes, Farms, Ranches and Off-Grid Land
I represent buyers and sellers in residential and land sale transactions, and while I prefer to work in North and South Kohala and Hamakua, I have sold property as far away as Na’alehu in Ka’u. With COMPASS behind me, I offer unparalleled marketing and transaction management. In general, my transactions fall in the $700,000 to $2,000,000 range, although I would be comfortable representing a buyer or seller in a transaction involving a higher price. I do not, however, get involved in coastal luxury home sales, or coastal condo sales in any price bracket. I would be happy to supply names of agents who specialize in those sorts of properties.
Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert Serving The State
I am also certified as a Divorce Real Estate Expert, which means that I have undergone extensive training in many subjects that tend to arise in divorces involving real estate. I serve as a neutral third party when listing divorce properties, and ensure that my loyalty to my clients is undiluted by adhering to the strict Code of Ethics CDREs are bound by.
In fact, I am bound by three codes of ethics, and always abide by the strictest terms imposed by any of the three.
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Contact Judy – Waimea Real Estate Broker
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about real estate! You’re welcome to stop by the COMPASS office, located at 65-1230 Mamalahoa Hwy, Suite E-11 in Waimea, but it’s not always staffed, so you might want to call first.
Mahalo.
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