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- The sales figures for April for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a slightly negative month. Almost every data point was slightly down or barely even with both one year ago and the previous month. After the more positive recent months, it's a bit of a surprise, but world events, and interest rates, may be taking their toll. Hopefully, when things settle down, the positive pattern returns. Inventory increased a little, and pending sales volume looks steady. (5/8/26)

- Happy Lei Day! (5/1/26)

- Aging Hawaii will need more housing. (4/30/26)

- HECO has repaired the damaged powerlines serving Hawaii Kai. (4/30/26)

- SBA loans are now available for North Shore flood victims. (4/29/26)

- Interest rates, and war, put damper on national home sales. (4/17/26)

- U.S. existing home sales declined in March, but the median sale price increased for the 33rd consecutive month. (4/15/26)

- The March sales numbers for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a neutral-to-positive month. Sales volume for homes was up strongly compared to the previous month and a year ago. Condo sales also were up from the previous month, but down a bit from twelve months ago. Median sales prices were up or flat depending on which time frame one looked at. The combined three-month moving average of both property types set a new record - primarily due to the median home prices. Inventory increased a little, and pending sales volume looks fairly level. (4/8/26)

- Happy Easter! (4/5/26)

- UHERO research claims that a single new Honolulu condo tower can generate hundreds of new housing opportunities across Oahu. (3/30/26)

- The Property Brothers discuss what would help improve the U.S. housing market. (3/22/26)

- Nationally, existing-home sales increased in February as did the median sale price. (3/18/26)

- Happy St. Patrick's Day! (3/17/26)

- Is it possible to index Federal capital gains tax for inflation by executive action? (3/12/26)

- The sales figures for February for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a mixed-to-positive month - showing the split between the single-family home market and the condo market. Sales volume for homes increased from last year, and the median sale price was a new record. Condo sales volume was basically flat, as was the median price from twelve months ago. Inventory for both property types was fairly even over the last few months. Home inventory is still much lower when looking back over the last year. Pending sales volume looks more positive. (3/6/26)

- Hawaii is considering prohibiting private real estate listings. (2/28/26)

- New FinCen rule will require a new form when a cash buyer is an LLC, trust, or other legal entity, personally identifying the buyer. (2/25/26)

- Interesting article on the challenges of converting Hawaii's cesspools. (2/24/26)

- Increasing the real estate transfer tax on higher priced homes, which Hawaii is considering, has been counterproductive in Los Angeles. (2/21/26)

- Is the U.S. condo market turning around? (2/20/26)

- Happy Valentine's Day! (2/14/26)

- The January sales numbers for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a mixed month. Sales volume was down across the board. But, median sales prices were up from the previous month and mixed compared to a year ago. Inventory started to inch up, which is the normal annual trend, and pending sales volume looks more positive. (2/7/26)

- Do consumers lose billions to high real estate agent commissions? Full report here. (1/29/26)

- Proposed bill would eliminate federal capital gains tax on the sale of one's primary residence. (1/21/26)

- Nationally, existing-home sales increased 5.1% in December. (1/17/26)

- Trump may take steps to ban institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. (1/13/26)

- The sales figures for December for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a positive month. Sales volume increased for both property types compared to the previous month and one year ago. Median sales prices were even or increased month-to-month, but were mixed compared to twelve months back - the condo median price was down from last year. Inventory for homes really dropped, and condo inventory keeps slowly inching down. Pending sales volume looks quite strong. (1/6/26)

- For the skiers out there... and maybe for anyone setting new goals for the new year. (Try it full-screen, and then adjust settings for 4K.) (1/3/26)

- Happy New Year! (1/1/26)

- Merry Christmas! (12/25/25)

- Nationally, existing-home sales in November increased again, along with median sales price, and inventory decreased. (12/22/25)

- Maui has approved a measure to phase out thousands of vacation rentals, and the lawsuits have begun. (12/20/25)

- Oahu residents urged to check new flood zone maps ahead of changes. (12/16/25)

- The November sales numbers for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a negative month, which was a bit of a surprise. Sales volume was down for both property types, as were median sales prices. Inventory inched down a bit more, which is positive, and pending sales volume looks even. (12/9/25)