Found 5 blog entries tagged as Maui investment property.

 Maui Bill 9 and Bill 88 Explained: Is Your Condo on the Minatoya Phase-Out Resolution List | Update August 2026

MAUI’S VACATION RENTAL REZONING: THE COMPLETE CONDO REFERENCE, LIST BY LIST

Updated August 13, 2026, by Eric West, Broker, Team West Maui

If you own a Maui vacation rental condo, or you’re thinking about buying one, the last six weeks changed your math.

Roughly 2,554 apartment-zoned units — more than a third of the approximately 7,000 units affected by Bill 9’s short-term rental phase-out — are now on a path toward permanent hotel zoning.

There’s a lot of confusing coverage out there, so this page organizes every affected complex into simple, scannable lists grouped by location.

Find your building, see exactly where it stands,…

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Maui Luxury Home Market Report: 3 Years of $5M+ Sales Reveal a Shifting Landscape (2023–2025)

The Maui luxury home market — properties selling at $5 million and above — has navigated a dynamic three-year stretch marked by post-pandemic demand shifts, wildfire recovery, rising interest rates, and evolving buyer priorities. After analyzing 97 closed luxury home transactions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, the data tells a nuanced story that every serious buyer, seller, and investor in Hawaii real estate needs to understand.

Here's what the numbers actually say — and what they mean for the road ahead.

Maui Luxury Homes

Featured Luxury Home at 300 Mahana Estates See Details at www.MahanaRidgeForSale.com

Three Years at a Glance: The Big Picture

Between 2023 and…

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Maui vacation rental ban Bill 9 Signed Into Law: What the Short-Term Rental Phase-Out Means for West Maui, South Maui, and the Rest of the Island

Maui just entered a new chapter in its long-running housing debate.

Mayor Richard Bissen has officially signed Bill 9 into law, marking one of the most consequential zoning and housing decisions Maui County has made in decades. The legislation directly targets short-term vacation rentals (STRs) operating in apartment-zoned districts, with the stated goal of restoring housing availability for local residents.

For decades, certain apartment-zoned buildings were allowed to operate legally as vacation rentals due to historical zoning exemptions dating back to the late 1980s. These units are often…

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The Maui Real Estate Market Update – September 2025

Data current through September 2025 from the REALTORS® Association of Maui (RAM). For full charts and monthly PDFs, visit MauiRealEstateStats.com.

The rhythm of the Maui real estate market has shifted from sprint to stride. Inventory is deeper, timelines are longer, and strategy matters again. Year-to-date, closed sales across all property types are down about 19% while the island’s overall median price—just over the one-million-dollar mark—has eased roughly 13% from last year. Listings now average about 140 days on market, and most sellers are closing near 95% of list—proof that negotiations are back, but demand hasn’t disappeared.

Single-Family Homes: Holding Their Line

For those…

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Maui’s Vacation Rental Ban Bill 9 Hearing Postponed Again!

Maui’s Vacation Rental Ban Bill 9 Hearing Postponed Again! Update October 2025

By Eric West | Maui Real Estate Update | October 2025

If you’re about to scoop up a Maui vacation rental condo for the best price you’ve seen in the last five years, be sure to send a thankyou email to Mayor Richard Bissen, West Maui Councilmember Tamara Paltin, and of course the cash flush, fine folks at Lahaina Strong because nobody has done more to crash the market than this trio of “housing heroes.”

And oh yeah, in the process, they have not (nor will they ever) create one single affordable home on Maui from this abominaton of an idea.  Just  junk waves of economic destruction....that nobody wants to…

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