Despite higher mortgage rates, and recent increases in homeowner’s insurance rates due to fire and weather events around the country, including the Lahaina tragedy, island home values remain strong. Yet,

The cost of owning a home is on the rise, not only in Hawaii but across the nation as well. As the National Association of Realtors® reported (fourth quarter 2024),

Since the New Year, the housing market on Oahu has taken what appears to be a decisive turn. For two months running, the statistics report that all three of the

There are some excellent reasons to be excited about the future of our local real estate market.   Prices are up. The Honolulu Board of Realtors® released the stats from

The Honolulu Board of Realtors® reported the following summary of the 2023 Oahu housing market: Properties spent longer on the market compared to 2022 — from 12 days before a

With one month left to go in 2023, year-to-date median home prices have held — dipping only slightly compared to a year ago — a testament to the solidity of

Since March 17, 2022, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates 11 times in 20 months — the most recent in July 2023— bumping up mortgage interest rates from a

Despite multiple Federal Reserve’s rate hikes to ease inflation, Oahu’s housing market has remained resilient thanks to a limited inventory of available homes for sale and strong demand. While single-family

It was only two years ago — August 2021 — when the median sales price of an Oahu home topped $1 million for the first time. Despite an economy-crippling pandemic