02/05/2026 Hawaii lawmakers are proposing a change to the state conveyance tax that would raise taxes on higher-priced and non-owner-occupied home sales, while shifting more revenue to affordable housing and infrastructure programs. (Source: Bill 2049)
02/04/2026 Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill to create a low-interest loan program to help homeowners afford costly cesspool conversions, as the state struggles to meet its 2050 mandate to replace more than 83,000 remaining cesspools. (Source: CivilBeat)
02/02/2026 Honolulu City Council is considering new bills that would scale back tax incentives for affordable housing projects, but developers warn the changes could increase costs and slow the creation of new condo and rental inventory across Oahu. (Source: StarAdvertiser)
01/28/2026 The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate at 3.5%–3.75%, pausing a recent series of cuts as it upgraded its economic outlook, noted signs of labor market stabilization, and acknowledged inflation remains somewhat elevated. (Source: CNBC)
We exclude Leasehold data from this market analysis because Leasehold properties do not compare with regular Fee Simple properties.
We use median instead of the average because it depicts more accurately a central tendency to the sample size. Example: Take 5 numbers - 3, 5, 7, 9, 21. The median is 7 (the middle number) and the average is 9 (sum of all divided by 5).
We count days on market from listing date through closing date.
