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2007 THIRD QUARTER RESIDENTIAL RESALES STATISTICS
** Median Sales Prices by Area - Island of Oahu, State of Hawaii, USA**

Released: Monday, October 15, 2007

The Honolulu Board of REALTORS® today released resale figures for the third quarter of 2007. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are:

2007 Third Quarter Residential Resales Statistics for Oahu

Single Family Home Resales

Number of
Sales
This Quarter
Compared To
Median*
Sales Price
This Quarter
Compared To
3rd Quarter, 2007
975
$649,900
2nd Quarter, 2007
$665,000
dn 2.3%
3rd Quarter, 2006
1,089
dn 10.5%
$635,000
up 2.3%

Condominium Resales
Number of
Sales
This Quarter
Compared To
Median*
Sales Price
This Quarter
Compared To
3rd Quarter, 2007
1,366
$330,000
2nd Quarter, 2007
$328,000
up 0.6%
3rd Quarter, 2006
1,559
dn 12.4%
$315,000
up 4.8%

*Median price means half the prices were above and half below the given price.

The total dollar volume of sales was $1.311 billion in the third quarter, a decrease of $136 million, or 9.5%, from the $1.447 billion in sales achieved in the same quarter last year.

The Median Prices shown in the chart below are the prices paid for existing residential properties reported sold through our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system during the stated time period. The columns labeled Change indicate the direction of price change from the prior time period (NC is no change). The following table provides the quarterly median prices for the Oahu neighborhood groups.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SINGLE FAMILY HOMES Change CONDOMINIUMS Change
Entire Island $ 649,900 Up Arrow $ 330,000 Down Arrow
 
Metro Oahu (Town) $ 705,500 Up Arrow $ 330,000 Up Arrow
Diamond Head $ 1,080,000 Up Arrow $ 469,000 Up Arrow
Hawaii Kai $ 853,800 Up Arrow $ 520,000 Up Arrow
Kailua $ 785,000 Up Arrow $ 424,000 Down Arrow
Kaneohe $ 707,000 Up Arrow $ 400,000 Up Arrow
North Shore $ 587,500 Down Arrow $ 310,500 Up Arrow
Central Oahu $ 648,300 Up Arrow $ 295,000 Up Arrow
Leeward Coast $ 387,500 Up Arrow $ 177,500 Up Arrow
Ewa Plain $ 519,500 Up Arrow $ 290,500 Up Arrow
Makakilo $ 574,900 Up Arrow $ 339,000 Down Arrow
Waipahu $ 582,500 Up Arrow $ 298,000 Up Arrow
Pearl City $ 642,500 Up Arrow $ 315,000 Down Arrow

Median Sales Price means the midpoint of sales prices, where half of the sales were at prices above the given amount and half were below. Click OAHU MAP to view the geographical references used above.

2007 First Quarter HERE | 2007 Second Quarter HERE
2007 Third Quarter HERE | 2007 Fourth Quarter HERE

Established in 1922, the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® is one of the largest of 1,600 boards of REALTORS® in the nation and, with over 6,000 members, the largest trade organization on Oahu. Membership is available to licensed real estate brokers, agents, property managers, appraisers, counselors and others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry pledged to adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. For more information, call (808) 732-3000 or visit www.HiCentral.com.

(This report reflects information about resales of existing properties only and does not include new home sales. All of the MLS information is compiled from sales reported during the cited months; this data is known only after closing of escrow. The time delay between the signing of a sales contract and the closing of escrow is usually between one and three months.)



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