Oahu Hawaii Real Estate Statistics & Analysis
Aloha! Here are the October 2017 (September Data) Oahu Hawaii Real Estate housing statistics courtesy of the Honolulu Board of Realtors – Hawaii Housing Stats – October 2017. Median condo prices in September tied with highest record set in July this year. Higher single family home prices are in turn driving the sales of alternatively more affordable condos. In Summary:
Overall Oahu Real Estate Sales have increased by 13.7% and 2.7% in September for Single Family Homes and Condos respectively compared to the same month last year. The YTD (Year-To-Date) data shows an overall sales increase of 5% for Single Family Homes along an increase by 5.8% for Condos compared to last year. The overall combined trend is upward.
Median Oahu Real Estate Prices have increased by 1.3% and 10.9% respectively for Single Family Homes and Condos compared to September last year while YTD median prices have increased by 3.4% and 5.4% respectively. The overall trend is upward (the notable exception would be the Hawaii luxury homes areas).
Oahu Real Estate DOM (Days on Market) indicator has continued to decrease for Single Family Homes averaging 14 days in September vs 16 for the same month last year. DOM for Condos has decreased to 19 days for September compared to 20 for last year. (Note that Luxury Home areas are still experiencing very large inventories – avg. 15.8 months from 18 a year ago for homes over $1.9M – though somewhat decreasing, we are still in extreme Buyers’ Market territory for some of these Oahu Luxury Home neighborhoods).
For the detailed report with a breakdown by neighborhood please see: Oahu Neighborhoods Real Estate Statistics (Sept 2017 Data Available After October 15). Please note that the overall stats for Luxury Homes in Hawaii are very different from that of the Median Home Areas whereas Luxury Home inventory is high causing downward pressure on prices in those neighborhoods i.e. Buyers’ Market (Median Home areas are Sellers’ Markets).
Hot Tip – If you are thinking of upgrading to a Luxury Home from a Median Home, now would be a great time to sell your current home and upgrade to a Luxury Home neighborhood. Please call me for details.
For more information about whether your neighborhood is in a Buyers’ or Sellers’ Market (or if you are a Buyer – the neighborhood you are interested in) please check out my previous blog/newsletter here: Buyers’ or Sellers’ Market? Absorption Rate is the Key .
For more analysis of what all this means for Real Estate in Hawaii in 2017 – including tips and marketing strategies for both Buyers and Sellers – please check out my June Newsletter (focus on Buyers) and July Newsletter (focus on Sellers). August Newsletter showcased the Ward Village Condo devlopment! In September Newsletter we learned how to calculate CAP (capitalization) rates for your investment! Please check it out and other months’ newsletter can be found on the Blog section of my website: hawaiidamon.com/blog
Please check out this site’s easy to use Search Tool to find current listings of Hawaii Real Estate now on the market. Homes for sale in Oahu and condos for sale in Honolulu (Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kakaako, Hawaii Kai etc.) can all be found here using the Hawaii Condo Search or Hawaii Home Search tools.
Aloha!
Damon Rhys