Real Estate Report - December 2022

A silver lining may emerge as the real estate market on O'ahu shifts. While mortgage interest rates and stable home prices affect the affordability of a home, it seems sellers are now willing to negotiate their prices with buyers. Additionally, the number of homes for sale on O'ahu have afforded buyers significantly more choice. 👍🏼
 
According to the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®, Monthly Statistical Report, the number of homes sold in November declined by 🔻48.2% as compared to the same month last year. Condos followed suit with a 🔻43.4% decline in November.
 
Concurrently, the inventory of homes for sale increased by a whopping 🔺86.3% for homes and 🔺20.4% for condos. Yet, home prices continue to remain strong 💪🏽. The median sales price of $1,149,500 is up 9.5% from last month. Condo prices have mixed reviews, having the median dropping by 4% and the average price increasing by 6.3% as compared to last year. There are some signs that this trend may change as buyers who purchased last month were able to negotiate sellers down to 98.4% of their asking price for homes and 98.8% for condos.
 
While we don’t know what the future holds 🤷‍♂️, we do know that demand is trending down, allowing buyers to have more choice and motivating sellers to negotiate their prices with buyers.

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