What Is the Typical Closing Timeline for a Home on Maui?

Most home purchases on Maui close 30 to 60 days after an offer is accepted, with cash transactions sometimes closing in as little as 12 to 14 days and financed purchases occasionally running 45 days on average and sometimes past 60 days, depending on the lender and loan type. 

Closing Timeline on Maui Real Estate

That's the short answer. What actually happens during those 30 to 60 days, and what pushes a closing longer or shorter, is worth understanding whether we're on the buying or selling side of the transaction.

Week by Week: What a Typical Maui Escrow Looks Like

The first few days after an accepted offer are about opening escrow and getting the clock started. The purchase contract sets the pace for everything…

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Finding the Best Realtor on Maui

Evan Harlow Best Maui Realtor

Aloha! If you've been searching for the best realtor on Maui, you've probably noticed that quite a few of us realtors on Maui are competing to show up in your online search for the digital claim to that elusive, somewhat subjective title. Honestly, real estate is about relationships, and the best realtor for one client might not be the best realtor for the next client. 

There isn't an annual award ceremony where this title and a large golden trophy are presented to Maui's best realtor. I have a hard time writing a generic article explaining why I'm the best, as it feels a little disingenuous, so I am going to take a slightly different approach to staking my claim on why I deserve mention in the conversation. 

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Maui Luxury Market Update – September 2026

Maui Luxury Market Report

September 12, 2026 – This page gets updated regularly with current data across Maui's luxury markets, so bookmark it if you're tracking pricing, inventory, or trends at the high end of the island's real estate. Below is where things stand as of Q3 2026.

Current Maui Luxury Snapshot by Area

Wailea and Makena — Maui's most established luxury corridor. Luxury home sales are holding a median price around $2.65 million, with the overall Wailea and Makena single-family median sitting near $2.8 million, well above the island-wide figure. 

Makena inventory remains extremely thin, with only a handful of active listings at any given time, typically ranging from $9 million to $30 million. Wailea condo…

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How to Approach Buying Luxury Real Estate on Maui 

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Most buyers researching a luxury purchase on Maui focus on the fun parts first: ocean views, architecture, and which resort community fits their lifestyle.

As we should. This is the right-brain side of real estate, the emotional side – the falling-in-love aspect. I believe a property and community should speak to the buyer first before engaging the left brain – the analytical aspect.

It’s just as important to fall in love as it is to bring our analytical side to the deal.

Everyone is different; many clients lead with the emotional side and complement it with the analytical side, and vice versa; others are more left-brain dominant and focus on the numbers before anything else. 

My…

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Selling a Luxury Property on Maui - Fact vs. Fiction

Selling Luxury Real Estate on Maui

Fact: Luxury listings that sit on the market for months rarely have a problem with the property itself. They either have a problem with the plan (marketing strategy) or the price. That’s not to say market conditions aren’t a factor; they absolutely are, but how we navigate and position the property makes all the difference. 

Generic photos without a cinematic video, no price adjustment despite months of market data, and no real marketing beyond the MLS – that's the pattern behind most stalled luxury listings, and it's completely avoidable with the right approach from day one.

That's the pattern I see on stale luxury listings on Maui. The property itself is rarely the problem, just the…

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Maui Real Estate Market Report September 2026: Closed and Pending Sales Rise, Bill 88 Moving Forward

maui real estate market report

Since my last market report in June, the Maui real estate market hasn’t changed dramatically. The market remains a buyer’s market, with values continuing to retreat but showing more and more signs of stability through increases in closed sales, new transactions, and decreases in inventory. 

Even if the pace of the decline has slowed and sales are up, the catalyst to fully shift the cycle to a more neutral or inclining market remains elusive, especially as we head into a typically slower time of the year for the market in the fall. 

Sales Are Up, and Hopefully Confirmation on the Bill 88 Lists Is On the Way

The large increase in pending…

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Moving To Maui: Live Your Best Island Life

Moving To Maui

Updated 6/1/2026: In June of 2010, I made the leap to move to Maui and am now celebrating 16 years living my best island life. Since I moved to Maui,  a lot of things have changed, obviously, and the challenges our island has faced over the last few years have tested everyone's resolve in different ways.

However, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of Lahaina as well as the entire island. No matter what we have gone through to live here, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. 

When I look back at moving to Maui all of those years ago, I realize I knew nothing about Maui when I moved here. I had never even been to Hawaii or Maui before. Prior to deciding to move to Maui, I had…

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Palms at Wailea vs. Wailea Palms: How to Tell These Two Condo Communities Apart

Wailea Palms and Palms at Wailea

If you've spent any time searching for condos in Wailea, you've probably run into this exact mix-up.

Palms at Wailea and Wailea Palms sit right next to each other on Wailea Alanui Drive, share the same Mediterranean-style architecture, stucco exteriors, and red barrel tile roofs, and were originally developed as a single project: Palms at Wailea I and Palms at Wailea II. 

Even longtime locals occasionally have to pause and double-check which one they're talking about.

Why These Two Communities Are So Similar


Both complexes sit on Wailea Alanui Drive within a short walk of each other; both were built in 1992 and share the same architectural style: stucco…

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Wailea Ekahi vs. Wailea Ekolu

Ekahi vs Ekolu

Ekahi, Elua, and Ekolu are the Hawaiian words for one, two, and three. So, it's no coincidence that Wailea Ekahi and Wailea Ekolu are sister communities, part of the same three-village master plan from Wailea's earliest days that also gave us Wailea Elua.

Ekahi came first in 1978, right on the sand at Keawakapu Beach. Ekolu followed a year later, up on the hillside overlooking the Wailea Blue Golf Course. Decades later, they're still two of the most beloved condo communities in the resort, and for good reason. Low-rise buildings, mature tropical landscaping, a genuine sense of privacy you don't always find in a resort setting, and owners who tend to stick around for years, sometimes decades.

Both communities let…

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What You Should Know Before Buying Maui Property

Risks of Buying Real Estate on Maui

Selling real estate on Maui, or anywhere for that matter, is rarely, if ever, as glamorous as the reality TV shows like Selling Sunset or Million Dollar Listing make it look.

My day-to-day life as a Realtor looks a lot more like early morning emails with 17 open tabs on my Chrome browser, hours a day in my car driving around the island for appointments or check-ins, often making the whole circuit from Upcountry to Kapalua to Wailea and back while making calls and texts, to return home, just to send a few more emails. 

The best part of my work day is when I’m with clients, either on the phone or in person. I spend the rest of my time in front of the soft glow of my iMac, moving deals forward and…

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