Everything you need to know about the O'ahu Real Estate Market in January 2024.
New Year Sees O‘ahu Home Sales Rise: Properties stay on market a bit longer, but continue to move into escrow in under 30 days
Single-family home sales rose 22.7%, while condo sales ticked up 6.2% compared to this time last year. Month-to-month, the new year started much like 2023 ended, with minimal upticks in sales of single-family homes at 1.1% and condos at 7.4%.
Median sales prices in January 2024 closely resembled year-end figures in late 2023. Single-family home prices reached $1,021,016, up 2.5% month-to-month but down 2.8% from the year-end median of $1,050,000. In January, the median condo price was $502,500, a 1.5% dip month-over-month and a 1.2% drop from the year-end median of $508,500. Year-over-year, single-family home prices grew by 5.3%, while condo prices saw a modest 1.5% increase.
“New listings mean new opportunities for buyers at all price points,” said Fran Gendrano, president of the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®.
Both markets experienced an uptick in new listings. Single-family home listings grew 6.3% year-over-year, with 285 new properties for sale. Sellers added 581 new condo listings to the market, an 11.1% year-over-year increase. By January’s end, active inventory levels for single-family homes rose 10.2%, and condos increased 12.7% year-over-year. However, compared to January 2020, just before the pandemic, active inventory levels remained down 25%.
Year-over-year, transactions closing above the original asking price remained consistent for single-family homes but decreased for condos. In January 2024, 23% of single-family sales closed above asking, compared to 25% of sales in January 2023. Roughly 17% of condo sales closed above asking, compared to 21% of sales this past year.
“However, O‘ahu’s housing market still faces the persistent challenge of low inventory, which keeps our housing prices elevated despite cautious market activity.”
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