Prices up, sales mixed in Maui's housing market

Higher prices but fewer sales led to a roughly $20 million reduction in residential real estate sold on Maui last month, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.

Home sales totaling about $222 million were made on the island in May, compared with about $242 million in the same month last year, the association said.

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The decline was the result of fewer condominium sales.

There were 142 condos sold on Maui last month, down 17% from 172 a year earlier.

The median price for condos was up 10% to $518,500 from $472,500 in the same period.

Sales of single-family houses on Maui rose 18% to 133 in May from 113 a year earlier, while the median price edged up 2% to $705,000 from $690,000.

The report counts sales that closed in May and includes new homes sold by developers and resales. The median price is a point at which half the sales were for a higher price and half for a lower price.

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