November Sales Statistics: Maui Land Sales

The November 2011 Sales Volume for Maui Land Sales is a bump up from it was for October 2011. The number of lots sold is 8 (compared to 7 in October), with a median price of $427,500. The average Day On Market (DOM) was 317. DOM numbers are based on the average DOM of properties that SOLD, so if mostly Older inventory made up the majority of sales, the indicator would be moved upwards, whereas Newer market inventory would result in moving the indicator downwards. These DOM numbers are derived from information provided by the Realtor’s Association of Maui, which calculate Days On Market from List Date to closing Date (not Contract Date), and include the 60 day average required for escrow. Another consideration, when applicable, is that Short Sales usually require 4-6 months to close, which would extend the market’s DOM.

To gain a greater insight of the marketplace’s longer time frame trend, it is important to look beyond a month-to-month comparison and do a year-to-year comparison. With that in mind, it is also necessary to consider that Land sale statistics may not be a reliable indicator of the market, as the sample size is typically small. That said, there was an increase in Land Lot sales in January-November 2011 compared to January-November 2010, coming in at +9%. The average price of a sold lot was up +24% at $616,307, whereas the median price fell -25% to total $305,000. Overall total dollar volume was up +34%, coming in at $75,805,725. When looking at a full 12 month trend, there were 135 Land Lot sales in the past year.

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