Honolulu County, HI housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 77
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Home Value
$856,332
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
77
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
17%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
54%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,020/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
11%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$272
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 11% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 27% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (77/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 54% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $189k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,541 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,718/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $272 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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