Oahu's updated FEMA flood maps took effect June 10, 2026. Check any Hawaii address for its flood zone, insurance requirement, and tsunami, lava and sea level rise exposure.
Oahu houses and condos are moving in opposite directions. September 2026 data, condo insurance and lending, rental rules, the 180-day tax line, ADUs, and the 2027 property tax tiers.
Oahu’s condo market heads into 2027 as the buyer-friendlier half of the island’s real estate. Single-family prices keep setting records, while condo prices have barely moved, inventory is ...
Yes, but only in certain buildings, and fewer than most buyers expect. On Oahu, rentals under 30 days are legal mainly in resort-zoned areas or in units that hold a nonconforming use certificate. Ever ...
The last quarter is one of the better times to buy on Oahu if you’re ready. There are fewer buyers, and the homes still listed often belong to sellers who want to be done before January. For mil ...
Hurricane Lala Never Made Landfall. Here’s Why That Still Matters for Your Closing. Lala’s eyewall brushed the southern tip of Hawaiʻi Island on Saturday evening, but the eye passed S ...
Hawaii’s short-term rental rules have never been a single set of laws — they’re four separate county frameworks that increasingly have little in common, layered over a rising state tax. If ...
Oahu may be small — about 600 square miles — but it is, by far, the most layered real estate market in Hawaii. Within a 45-minute drive you can move from a Honolulu high-rise to a rural North Shore ag ...
From the appreciation play of Kakaako to the value-and-growth story of West Oahu, the rail-driven transformation of Kalihi, and the steady cash flow of multifamily and military-adjacent rentals — wher ...
The most liquid, globally-demanded condo market in Hawaii — where studios start under $100K and oceanfront penthouses top $10M, but where the single most important question isn’t the view or the ...