July Stats

Significant changes have happened in different property categories in the Maui real estate sector compared to the previous year. The single-family home market had 451 transactions, a significant fall of 32.2% from the previous year. The median sales price for these properties was $1,150,000, representing a 2.1% decrease. The entire sales value was likewise reduced by 32.2%, reaching $821,757,280. Similarly, the condominium market witnessed a 45.6% decrease in sales, with a total of 586 units sold. However, median sales prices increased 10.5% to $840,000, indicating a favorable trend. Despite this, the overall value of condominium sales fell 42.1% to $672,600,274. There were 100 sales in the unoccupied land sector, with prices ranging from $2.2 million to $860.0 thousand. The median sales price for empty land was $725,500, a 6.6% decline, while the total sales value was $129,807,993, a 29.7% decrease. These figures show a dynamic and changing real estate market in Maui, with changes in sales volumes and median sales prices across single-family homes, condominiums, and unoccupied land.

The Hawaii real estate market has undergone significant changes in many property sectors. The number of single-family house sales has dropped by 32.3%, reaching 1,137 purchases. The median sales price of these residences fell 0.2% to $499,000, while the total sales value fell 35.6% to $919,097,796. Similarly, the number of sales in the condominium sector fell by 32.4% to 386. The median sales price, which reached $589,500, did, however, rise by 2.5%. Despite this, the total value of condominium sales fell by 37.5% to $365,976,353. The unoccupied land sector saw a 35.2% fall in sales, totaling 1,156 transactions, and a 14.6% decrease in median sales price, now standing at $41,000. The overall sales value of empty land has likewise decreased by 39.2% to $213,524,524. These numbers point to a difficult real estate market in Hawaii, with lower sales activity and different variations in median sales prices among single-family homes, condominiums, and unoccupied land.

Oahu has seen significant shifts as well. There were 1,654 sales in the single-family house segment, a considerable decline of 28.6% from the previous year. The median sales price for these residences was $1,030,000, a 7.6% decrease from last year, and the total sales value was $2,123,115,419, a 35.4% decrease from the previous year. The condominium market reported 2,846 transactions, representing a significant 33.2% fall in sales. The median sales price for condos was $500,000, a 2.6% decrease from the previous year, while the total sales value was $1,743,734,508, a 33.2% decrease from the previous year. There were 44 sales in the unoccupied land sector, representing a significant 40.5% reduction from the previous year. The median sales price for empty land was $747,500, a 4.5% decrease, with a total sales value of $75,208,236. These figures show a changing real estate landscape on Oahu, with lower sales volumes and variations in median sales prices for single-family homes, condominiums, and unoccupied land.

In the Kauai market there were 170 sales in the single-family house category, representing a 47.7% decline from the previous year. The median sales price for these residences was $1,100,000, representing an 8.3% decrease, while the overall sales value was $267,112,809, representing a dramatic 60.5% decrease from the previous year. The condominium market saw 186 sales, representing a 33.8% reduction in the number of sales. The median sales price for condos was $697,000, a 3.9% decline from the previous year, while the total sales value was $170,231,628—a 32.0% decrease from the previous year. There were 57 sales in the unoccupied land category, a 36.7% decline from the previous year. Interestingly, the median sales price for unoccupied property climbed by 28.6% to $900,000, but the total sales value decreased by 37.7% to $74,786,200 from the previous year. These data show a changing real estate landscape in Kauai, with lower sales activity and different changes in median sales prices among single-family homes, condominiums, and unoccupied land.

Events This Weekend

Events

Friday August 4 Felix and Dingers Dueling Piano da Playground

August 4-August 6 Back to School gift with purchase Maui Mall Village

Saturday August 5 Maui Fit 2 day fitness retreat

August 5 weekly dog adoptions Maui Mall Village

Saturday August 5 5:30-7 pm Jazz at the Shops at Wailea

Saturday August 5 Sounds of Jam da Playground

Liloa Extension

The North-South Collector Road, the first phase of the Liloa Drive expansion, is anticipated to open in Kihei by Maui County officials in 2027. The extension will offer a another route to the congested South Kihei Road and Piilani Highway, reducing traffic in the area. With plans to extend the road even further north in later phases, the county recently secured a $25 million federal grant to pay the majority of the first phase’s construction costs.

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Week of July 30, 2023

Proposed Wastewater Facility

The Waikapu Country Town development and the Kehalani neighborhood are two housing projects that stand to gain from a proposed wastewater facility in Central Maui. The plant will be situated on formerly used agricultural fields and have a basin for treating soil aquifers. The project entails a number of off-site infrastructure enhancements, and it will support state projects in Pulehunui as well as current and future developments in the Waikapu and Wailuku regions. The proposed facility will meet the state Department of Health’s regulations for reclaimed water and have a 4 million gallon per day capacity. For the purpose of getting feedback on the environmental impact statement preparation notice, a public scoping meeting and a 30-day review and comment period have been set up.

Read the entire article via the Maui News here.