The headlines are not the story.

As Paul Harvey used to say, "And now, the rest of the story."

For those of you that don't remember or aren't old enough to do so, Paul Harvey was a radio personality who presented his show as news and commentary. He …

As storms bring freezing weather across the US, visitors flock to Maui. Right now Maui feels as busy as it has ever been based on traffic and parking, especially the parking lot at the Lahaina Safeway. Safeway's parking lot is my visual rule of thumb for just how busy …

It's not the interest rates. It's the inventory!

Aloha, here we are, 3 weeks into the New Year. Where has that time gone? A lot of people are glad to see 2022 in the rearview mirror. Inflation went crazy, mortgage rates doubled, Russia invaded Ukraine, and I'm …

Condo Inventory jumps increasing supply 22%. Condo selling prices hit a new all time record high.

Wait, supply is up, demand is up and prices are up. That doesnʻt sound right.

Thanksgiving is over, the whales are arriving and so are visitors. Itʻs still 80 degrees plus during the daytime …

In September, home sales took a tumble with only 57 sales. That was one of the slowest months for home sales on Maui ever. Was that the beginning of a steep downward turn? 

No.

October came back with 77 sales. That's up 35% over the previous month. So …

Is the real estate market returning to normal? We'll fill you in on that and more, but first the other news in Hawaii and on Maui specifically is...

Sports - Hawaii wins the Little League World Series. Film at 11.

Cuisine - The first Chick-fil-A opened on Maui. The blessing was …

Interest rates have skyrocketed, sellers are dropping prices, we're dangerously close to recession...Is the real estate sky falling?

Um...No, not really, not yet anyway.

Inventory is up, sales are down, and sellers are lowering their asking prices, but the actual selling prices? Well, those are still climbing …

Is Maui's real estate market crashing or cruising?

As most people who are even tangentially following real estate prices know, the value of your investment(s) literally started to skyrocket in late 2020. In 2021 real estate prices continued to climb, and now 3 months into 2022, people are …

The real estate market is HOT, but sales are sagging.

We'll talk about that in a minute. First, what's happening on Maui?

COVID Mandates

Most COVID mandates are likely ending soon. Lt. Governor Josh Green, reported that he and other state leaders are "cautiously optimistic" that most COVID-19 …

And the COVID weirdness continues, but we are still optimistic. Welcome 2022!

Last year at this time we got off to a more optimistic start on Maui. Our COVID numbers were way down, there was a vaccine on the horizon, planes were flying, visitors were arriving, and the real estate …