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Buying
Buying in Hawaii, a unique journey
Hawaii’s real estate rules are unique from the mainland and are changing and evolving fast. Rental rules change building to building, HOA fees run high, and flood zones and leasehold catch people off guard. A lot of buyers are sorting all that out from the mainland. These are the tools we built for it.
Maybe your condo is caught up in Bill 9, or you live off-island and need the sale handled on the ground. Either way you want a real number, a clear picture of the costs, and someone who answers the phone.
What’s it worth?
Curious what your home is worth? Six quick questions and we’ll help you find your property value.
How buying a home in Hawaii differs from the mainland, step by step: leasehold vs fee simple, condo financing, lava, flood, fire and hurricane insurance, Hawaii’s purchase contract, escrow, HARPTA and cesspools.
Maui’s market held steady through October. Prices are a little below last year, condo sales picked up, and buyers are taking their time. The bigger story is still the vacation rental phase-out. This fall the fight moved from creating the …
Lānaʻi isn’t like any other real estate market in Hawaiʻi. About 3,300 people live on the island, and Larry Ellison’s company, Pūlama Lānaʻi, owns about 98% of it, including a large share of the housing, the water company and both …
Molokaʻi is a small market. A handful of sales a month is normal, and one big closing can swing the averages hard. So the useful way to read it is over the whole year, plus whatever the county is doing …
The Big Island market looks a lot like it did all year. Prices are holding, buyers are taking their time, and what’s happening in Puna has little to do with what’s happening in Kona. The bigger news this month is …
Most Hawaii sellers still pay a full commission. A February 2026 survey by Clever Real Estate put the average total commission in Hawaii at 5.52%, about 2.73% to the listing side and 2.78% to the buyer’s side. On an Oahu …
Since August 2024, Hawaii buyers sign a written agreement before touring homes. Here are the rules, the Hawaii agency layer, and a sample agreement explained section by section.
A Hawaii condo directory with nearly 500 building guides, the Maui Bill 9 building tracker, new island guides, a military housing guide and an agent directory.