Maui No Ka Oi (Maui is the Best)! Condé Nast Traveler just released their ranking for Hawaii’s best hotels. Voted on and selected by Condé Nast Traveler readers themselves, they go all out for their vacations and definitely know how to make the most of their time in Hawaii. Some of Hawaii’s best resorts offer guests their own […]
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Maui Home & Condo Prices Up After Strong September 2018
Maui Home Sales See Strong September Via the latest stats released by he Realtors Association of Maui (RAM), the median price for a home on Maui shot up by 16% compared to the same time last year. While transaction numbers were done in September 2018 where it saw 80 sales vs the 81 sales in September […]
Foreign Homebuyers Sales Pick Up in 2018
First Half 2018 Sales Sees Strong Foreign Buyer Influence According to a report put together by Title Guaranty, it tells an interesting story. Although the 1st half of 2018 has seen 25% more sales than the same time in 2017, foreign buyers spent nearly twice as much. Essential foreign buyers in 2o17 were buying less […]
Maui Median Home Price Surges Past $750k
Is Maui’s Housing Bubble on the Horizon? Via the latest stats released by the Realtors Association of Maui (RAM), the median price of a single family home in Maui reached $769,000 in the month of July. However, July’s median price is still about $10k shy of the median price record set back in May 2005 […]
HARPTA Undergoes 2.5% Increase
*This article is intended to be used for informational purposes and is by no means legal or tax advice* What is the Change in the HARPTA Obligation? The Hawaii Legislature has just passed a new bill that will raise the percentage of the sales price that the State requires to be withheld on the sale […]
Maui Real Estate Prices Still Tough For Local Buyers
June Maui Real Estate The Maui real estate market for local buyers is not the easiest market to buy into as the latest stats released by the Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) do not indicate a low barrier to entry, especially for those earning the median income. Median Maui Home Sales Stats 705 Papua Street […]
Sayles Team Tips For Your Best Summer Yet
Maui is Year Round Summer Fun While Maui is blessed with amazing warm weather year round, summers on Maui offer a jubilant vibe with long days to make the most of Maui’s summer fun. The summer is Maui’s most popular time among visitors, but is still nowhere near as crowded as Honolulu. Though it can […]
Are Canadian Buyers Back?
Canadian Buyer Signs Strong The number of homes sold to Canadian buyers in Hawaii, as well as the sales volume, has dropped over the past five years, following a decline in the exchange rate, but some Realtors on Maui, where buyers from Canada outnumber all other countries, say they are seeing those buyers return. Historically, […]
Low Inventory and High Demand Drives Maui Real Estate Market
2017 Maui Real Estate Trends Continue Into 2018 Maui’s hot real estate market continues into 2018 as confirmed by the January Maui real estate report released by the Realtors Association of Maui (RAM). The same trends prevail from 2017 to 2018 as the shortage of inventory continues to drive prices higher. Spreckelsvilles listing by the […]
Maui Leads the State in Short Term Rental Options
Maui Vacation Rentals Soas Via the 2017 Visitor Plant Inventory report completed by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the total number of visitor accommodation options increased to 80,336 units statewide. The 1.6% increase from 2016 marks the largest number of visitor accommodation units ever seen in Hawaii. The biggest growth in visitor accommodations units was […]