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Maui County condo median sales price sets all-time record at $908,000

Maui County condo prices increased nearly 25% year over year to $908,000, according to a Realtors Association of Maui market activity report released this week. About a third of the condos that sold last month were in luxury areas with medians well over $1 million to $2 million.

Maui County ‘behind eight-ball’ on plan to create 5,000 affordable homes in 5 years

Maui County is far behind its goal of creating 5,000 affordable homes for local people over five years, according to an update this week on the Maui County Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan. Since the plan was finalized a couple years ago, 675 homes are being built and another 943 homes are approved for construction. Assuming that 600 rent and homeownership opportunities are secured through other projects outlined in the plan, roughly 3,000 homes are needed in under three years.

Oprah buys 870 acres of land in Kula for nearly $6.6 million over recent months

Media mogul and billionaire Oprah Winfrey recently purchased about 870 acres of Kula agricultural land for nearly $6.6 million in recent months, adding to hundreds of acres of real estate she already owns in Kula and in Hana. Winfrey bought four parcels total, according to sales deeds.

County moves to buy land under Kula community center, tennis courts in foreclosure sale

About seven acres of land beneath Kula Community Center and tennis courts are slated for public foreclosure sale in a couple weeks — but residents, including tennis and pickleball players, are hoping the county can serve up a plan to net the parcel.

The median sales price for a Maui County home is only one in state to top $1 million

Although some counties saw a drop in home prices at the start of the new year, Maui County was the only one in the state to exceed a $1 million median for single-family homes.

$398,000 grant allows for launch of Native Hawaiian Owner-Builder project on Molokaʻi

The grant funds will allow HCL to launch the 3-year Native Hawaiian Owner-Builder Project on Moloka‘i. The project will serve 58 Nāʻiwa lessee families and five Native Hawaiian builders to increase their capacity to build and own homes on Hawaiian Home Lands.

Council to consider override of veto for Bill 103 relating to workforce housing

The Maui County Council will consider overriding former Mayor Victorino’s veto of Bill 103 (2022) relating to residential workforce housing deed restrictions and resale at the upcoming council meeting on Jan. 27, Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced.

$4M to fund loans for new DHHL home construction and women-owned businesses

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement will use the $4 million to grow its loan program from currently at $12 million, to $16 million. More specifically $3 million will be utilized for new home construction loans for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) beneficiaries building a home on an awarded lot.

After pandemic buying frenzy, Maui home prices may ease — but not by much

Although Maui County’s real estate market is facing uncharted territory after the frenzied homebuying of the pandemic, Realtors Association of Maui said signs point to slightly softer prices heading into the new year. Low inventory, though, will keep home prices relatively high, and potential buyers shouldn’t expect costs to plummet to pre-pandemic numbers.

One of priciest home sales in Maui history, Mākena mansion sells for $32.76M

In one of the priciest sales in Maui history, a Mākena mansion overlooking the ocean was purchased for $32.76 million Friday. The 7,400-square-foot home known as “Mākena Modern” at 4572 Mākena Road was the highest listed property sale recorded on Maui, according to listing agent Chelsea Dimin of Compass. Other top-dollar property sales were done off the market and not posted on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

Hawaiʻi sees more out-of-state homebuyers; Canadians, Californians purchase on Maui

More out-of-state residents bought Hawaiʻi houses in the first three quarters of last year compared with the same time in previous years, according to a state report.

DHHL plans new $75M Villages of Leialiʻi subdivision with up to 250 units in Lahaina

Saying that DHHL beneficiary demand for homesteading opportunities is “very high,” Villages of Leialiʻi 1-B units would go toward beneficiaries currently on the waitlist for a residential lease on Maui. Approximately 3,891 beneficiaries were on the wait list for a residential homestead as of June 30, 2021, the report said.

Maui residents vow to pursue legal action over massive Nāpili home

Owned by developer Greg Brown, the eight-bedroom, 45-foot-tall house at 5385 Lower Honoapiʻilani Road drew strong community opposition in 2021 over its height and its intended short-term rental use. The unfinished, two-story home originally called for two rooftop pools, eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, along with multiple dens and media rooms.

Report: Maui home prices drop, but high interest rates deter buyers, developments

Nationally, applications for new mortgages have fallen by more than 40%, and figures for Hawaiʻi showed a 56% year-over-year drop in October.

Maui condo prices set all-time high at $856,250; single-family homes at $1.02M

Driven by relatively low inventory, Maui County condominiums last month hit an all-time high for median sales price at $856,250. The staggering median comes as sales continue to slow due to high mortgage rates and out-of-reach home prices, according to the latest report from Realtors Association of Maui.

Ledcor plans nearly 1,000 homes in S. Maui after previous luxury proposal had pushback

Ledcor Maui LP is planning nearly 1,000 single- and multi-family residential units on eight properties not far from the shores of Kīhei and Wailea.

Grand Opening held for Kaiāulu o Kupuohi affordable housing project in Lahaina, Maui

A grand opening celebration was held Monday for the 89 unit Kaiāulu o Kupuohi affordable apartment project in Lahaina, Maui.

New cap creates “point-in-time freeze” on Maui TVRs; starts regulation on camper vans

In an ongoing effort to manage tourism, the Maui County Council passed Bill 159 Friday with a series of amendments that effectively caps transient accommodations and regulates camper van rentals on public property.

New public-private partnership on Maui provides hope for affordable homes, but raises questions of fairness

“Those are wonderful prices. Whoever wins the lottery on these 60 homes is going to truly win the lottery, so that better damn well be a fair lottery,” King said with a laugh. “I’m a little bit worried about the future asks, but I’m going to support this,” said Councilmember Kelly King. While the price is right for homes being built at Pulelehua, questions are raised about fair practices and proper prescedent.

Maui’s most expensive active listings: $41.9M Hāwea Point home; $35M Mākena property

Maui’s most expensive active listings include: a $41.9 million home at 9 Bay Drive at Hāwea Point in Kapalua; and a $35M property located at 4572 Mākena Road along Maui’s south shore.
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