Joe Castaneda

Recognized. Respected. Referred.

What do Clients Say?

We used Joe Castaneda as our realtor in the recent buying and selling of our home. He made the process as easy and pleasant as possible and was there to guide us every step of the way. Joe was patient, knowledgeable, detail-oriented, professional, responsive and hard-working. He worked efficiently and communicated effectively. He gave us great advice and connected us with different vendors for our home renovation. Not only is Joe an amazing realtor, but he's a great person who truly had my family's best interest at heart. I highly recommend Joe Castaneda to anyone searching for a new home. We are forever grateful to Joe for helping us attain the home of our dreams!

Zillow

Selling and/or buying a home is in itself a stressful process but Joe made it a stress-free process. I have sold a home with Joe, bought a home with Joe, he is in the process of helping my brother purchase a home and will be selling our other home as well and believe that speaks volumes for Joe and his team. Joe's knowledge, professionalism, negotiating skills, communication skills, patience, his honesty, integrity and trustworthiness makes him an excellent real estate agent/broker and I am always happy that Joe is representing me.

Real Satisfied

Joe and his team were exceptional throughout my entire buying and selling process. I originally approached Joe and his team about selling my first condo and was unsure about how I wanted to go about selling the condo and buying a single-family home. Joe was patient while I took some time weighing my options and eventually found the right home (although I made quite a few offers on other properties that didn't get accepted). During the escrow process Joe brought out multiple professionals to help provide estimates for work that needed to be done to the SFH and helped navigate some issues that came up thoughtfully and patiently. He even came to my signing which I really appreciated! He also helped me sell my condo, again bringing in professionals to help prepare the unit to be sold and made the listing process seamless. We had an unfortunate circumstance with an upstairs leak into my condo right at the beginning of escrow and I cannot express how GRATEFUL I am that Joe was my agent because he went above and beyond assisting through the repair process and navigated the buyer's agent and buyer to help get the sale closed through multiple contract extensions and all the additional updates and disclosures we had to file during the process. Overall Joe wants the best for his clients in the long run and provides the utmost professional service, making sure you make the best decision for yourself. He is very involved throughout the buying and selling process, much more than other agents I've met and worked with previously and would highly recommend him to anyone else looking to buy or sell their home.

Real Satisfied

Joseph was not only personal, he went above and beyond to help us buy our first home. Should we ever need to sell or buy another property I wouldn't even hesitate on asking him to be our realtor again. He made himself available whenever needed (my boyfriend and I work crazy and opposite schedules so finding time was not easy). He wasn't above after hours phone calls, or weekend walk throughs. When we had ideas about what we wanted to do with the backyard, solar, and upgrades to our home, he got us in touch with contractors, got us quotes for a retaining wall, called around and gave us numbers to companies that he trusted and used in the past. He walked us through every document, every process, every meeting with mortgage brokers and developers and let us know exactly what to expect and gave us tips for our walk through all the way to the day we got our keys. And long after we had settled in, Joe called us up to let us know that rates were lower than when we first signed, and it was a great time for us to refinance and referred us to a mortgage broker to make sure we lowered our rate and saved us a few hundred dollars a month. He's just always got your best interest in mind, and truly does go above and beyond for all of his clients. There's no other way to describe him other than The Best. Thanks Joseph for everything you've done for us.

Zillow

This is my third realestate transaction with Joe involving buying or selling homes. Joe Castaneda has always been a professional, honest, trustworthy and knowledgeable. He understood my needs and has always been an excellent communicatior, very accessbible and helpful. Joe has always done an excellent job from our very first meeting to closing the transaction pricing the property, marketing, and finalizing the sale or purchase of the properties. I would definitely use Joe again and without hesitation recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home.

Real Satisfied

About Joe

Nationally recognized as one of the top performing agents, Joe Castaneda is the Principal Broker and manager of REMAX Hawaii West Oahu located in Kapolei at the Ka Makana Alii Mall. Although residing and working on the west side of Oahu, Joe continues to service clients island-wide. With over a dozen years of combined real estate and mortgage experience Joe possesses a unique real estate perspective and is consistently a top performing real estate agent on Oahu.

Joe is originally from the Bay Area, California but has now spent over half his life in Hawaii. He attended De La Salle High School in Concord and then later re-joined his family on Oahu. He was a varsity tennis player and planned to continue his tennis career playing collegiately for Hawaii Pacific University until he was suddenly diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After taking off a full semester to undergo Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy Joe transferred from Hawaii Pacific University to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Joe graduated with his BBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, double majoring in International Business and Finance. After being in real estate for a year, the opportunity arose for him to use his finance degree and he transitioned into the mortgage industry to become a mortgage loan originator with Island Pacific Homeloans, a joint venture of Central Pacific Bank.

After starting his real estate career in 2012 and transitioning to lending in 2013 he was voted in 2015 “Best in Real Estate: Mortgage” by Honolulu Magazine as well as voted as one of “Hawaii’s BEST mortgage loan officers” by the Honolulu Star Advertiser. After two years in the mortgage industry he transitioned back into real estate. He now brings his finance, mortgage, and real estate knowledge to help guide his clients through the real estate transaction. In 2016 Joe was part of a Top 100 Real Estate Team in Hawaii before starting his solo career. Now he consistently ranks among the top producing Realtors on Oahu and the state of Hawaii. 

Soon after becoming a solo agent Joe went on to start a successful real estate team and obtain his broker’s license. In 2019 an opportunity to move offices from Kahala to the Kapolei office and become Broker-In-Charge presented itself. The opportunity later arose for Joe to become the Principal Broker and Manager of the West Oahu office. He is heavily involved in the real estate community and serves as the Chair of the Honolulu Board of Realtors Leeward Regional Group and Chair of the Hawaii Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network (YPN). Previously he has served as the Secretary, Treasurer, and lastly as Chair of YPN of Oahu. Joe also currently serves on the Hawaii Residential Real Estate Council (RRC) board as the Education Director. 

Due to his personal experience with cancer Joe started volunteering with a local non-profit which helps Hawaii families with children going through life threatening and life altering diseases. He now serves as part of the board of HUGS Hawaii (HUGS – Help, Understanding, and Group Support) and as well as serving as Past President of the HUGS Island Professionals (HIP), an advisory board to the Board of Directors. Joe is a graduate of the Hawaii Association of Realtors Leadership Academy (HARLA), part of AREAA Aloha, and holds various designations such as the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), Military Relocation Professional (MRP), Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designations. Along with volunteering amongst various real estate associations and non-profit organizations Joe loves coffee, cooking, traveling and playing golf.