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What Happened to Property Values in Lahaina After the Fire?

It's been almost three years since the August 8, 2023 wildfire swept through Lahaina. As someone who lived here at the time and still owns property in Lahaina, I wanted to go beyond speculation and look at the actual transaction data. We pulled every relevant closed sale from the Realtors Association of Maui MLS across eight Lahaina communities and compared pre-fire and post-fire averages for comparable units. The results are more nuanced than most people expect. Lahaina is not a single market — it's several markets operating simultaneously, and the fire affected each one differently. **Methodology:** All data pulled directly from the Realtors Association of Maui MLS. Closed sales only — no…

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The latest Maui real estate statistics tell a clear story: the condo market has experienced a significant crash from its 2024 peak, with prices declining 34% over roughly 17 months. At the same time, the most recent data shows prices leveling off — raising the question of whether the worst is behind us. Here is a full breakdown of the numbers.

Maui Condo Price Decline: By the Numbers

Using a six-month rolling average of median sales prices, here is where the Maui condo market stands as of early 2026:


  • Peak median condo price: $972,000 (August 2024)
  • Most recent low: $642,500 (January 2026)
  • Total decline from peak: approximately 34%
  • Months of price stabilization: approximately 5 months
  • Single-family home decline from peak: …

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Maui's Largest Land Owners: Who Controls the 95% Nobody Talks About

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Only about 5% of Maui’s land falls into urban or rural use categories. The remaining 95% is conservation or agricultural land, mostly undeveloped. That raises a simple but powerful question: who actually controls Maui’s land — the parts people live on and the vast stretches they rarely see? Understanding Maui's Largest Land Owners matters for housing, water, wildfire risk, and the future of the island.

Why land ownership on Maui matters

Maui’s built environment — homes, stores, and resorts — occupies a very small slice of the island. The rest is organized around watersheds, native ecosystems, pasture, and former plantation lands. Whoever holds these large parcels…

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Maui Real Estate Best Deals: A Deep Dive into a 20% Off Oceanfront Condo

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Maui Real Estate Best Deals are surfacing right now, and if you are actively looking for value on the island this is the moment to pay attention. I want to show you a concrete example that illustrates what I mean: an oceanfront, hotel-zoned condo listed at $1.695 million that is nearly 20 percent below a very recent, nearly identical comparable sale. In this post I will walk you through location, zoning, unit specifics, the comparable sales that prove the discount, projected rental income, and how I compiled a broader list of Maui Real Estate Best Deals for serious buyers.

Where the value starts: Location and zoning matter for Maui Real Estate Best Deals

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