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    July, 2025

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- Removing or increasing the capital gains exemption would help Hawaii home and condo owners greatly. (/7/30/25)

- Some insurance companies are ending hurricane coverage for single-wall constructed homes. (7/25/25)

- What mortgage interest rate would bring more buyers into the market? (7/20/25)

- New laws to help condos with insurance issues. (7/16/25)

- Honolulu is proposing to ban most street parking in Lanikai. (7/14/25)

- The reason Honolulu doesn't enforce laws against vacation rental websites. (7/11/25)

- The sales figures for June for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a very mixed month. For every data point that was positive, there was a corresponding one that was negative. Sales volume, median prices, and inventory were all mixed depending on property type. In general, the current single-family home market is much stronger than the condo market. Pending sales volume also looks flat. (7/8/25)

- Happy Independence Day! (7/4/25)





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    Buyer Savings

Purchase price
Savings
$400,000
$8,000*
$500,000
$10,000*
$600,000
$12,000*
$700,000
$14,000*
$800,000
$16,000*
$900,000
$18,000*
$1,000,000
$20,000*
$1,500,000
$30,000*
$2,000,000
$40,000*
(*savings based on a 3% buyer representation fee)

    Seller Savings

Sale price
Savings
$400,000
$8,000*
$500,000
$10,000*
$600,000
$12,000*
$700,000
$14,000*
$800,000
$16,000*
$900,000
$18,000*
$1,000,000
$20,000*
$1,500,000
$30,000*
$2,000,000
$40,000*
(*savings based on comparison
  to 3% listing fee + co-op fee)