How the New Maui Real Estate Market Shift Affects Buyers in Late 2025 — 7 Opportunities Most People Are Missing

Posted by Eric West R(B) on November 14th, 2025

Maui, HI — November 14th, 2025.  Remember when buying on Maui felt like entering a bidding war you'd already lost? Those days are behind us.

The market has shifted from urgency to opportunity. The post-pandemic rush has mellowed into something more strategic and, honestly, more reasonable. Inventory is deeper, timelines are longer, and buyers finally have room to breathe and think clearly. Year-to-date, closed sales are down about 18–20%, and the island-wide median—hovering just above a million dollars—has softened around 12–14% from last year. Days on market are stretching toward 130–150, and sellers are closing closer to 95% of their asking price.

Translation? Negotiation is back. But demand hasn't disappeared—and that's exactly where today's…

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West Maui Real Estate Reality Check: Launiupoko Main Homes versus Cottages

Posted by Eric West R(B) on September 9th, 2025

Launiupoko, Two Markets In One: Main Homes vs. Cottages After 8/8/23

A clean, numbers-first look at Launiupoko Homes For Sale since the Lahaina fire—separating A-parcel “main homes” from B-parcel “cottage” units—to help serious buyers and sellers act with confidence in West Maui real estate.

Launiupoko is quietly two markets. The A-unit (often called the “main home” parcels) tends to carry larger architecture, swimming pools, and broad view sheds. The B-unit (the “cottage” parcel) is typically capped in living area by agricultural rules—historically about 1,000 sq. ft. and, under recent county changes, now up to 1,500 sq. ft. for the second farm dwelling—creating a distinct price and demand curve. That split matters. It explains why,…

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Maui Real Estate Stats and Research 2015 versus 2016

Posted by Eric West R(B) on March 2nd, 2017

 Maui Real Estate Market Comparison 2016 versus 2015 Update.

Here are the latest numbers for 2016 Maui Real Estate market in review versus the year 2015.

 

 

Residential Single Family Home sales on Maui, Hawaii were basically flat. Slightly down in terms of overall units sold. Down 1% from 1090 sales in 2015 to 1076 residential sales in 2016. However, the median sales price however rose 10% from $580,000 to $636,000. The total dollar volume in sales for 2016 was up 12% from $932 million to slightly over $1 billion in 2016. The median days on market basically stayed the same at 115 days. 

Condominium sales in the Maui real estate market in 2016 versus 2015 were actually up 10% from 1189 units sold in 2015 to 1310 units sold in 2016.…

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