The Oahu real estate market continues to set new records in 2021, as historically low inventory and strong demand fueled by low interest rates pushed the single-family home median price closer to $1M in May. With one in two single-family homes bid up over the asking price, more prospective homebuyers are shifting their attention to the condo and townhome market, which has also seen demand surge this year.

Oahu single-family home inventory is at its lowest point in more than 40 years and condo inventory is dropping at an accelerating pace. Coupled with decades of pent-up demand, there’s no end in sight to current market conditions—making it an advantageous time for sellers and a critical time for homebuyers, especially first-time buyers.

It's not your imagination; there really are fewer Oahu condos for sale this spring--30 percent fewer, in fact. Of course, demand always been strong for housing on Oahu — both from locals, and from Mainland and international buyers.

With single-family home for-sale inventory so constrained—especially in the entry-level price range—condo sales shot up in March to the most since 2006. Home prices are expected to continue to climb into late spring and early summer, pushed upward by strong buyer demand, extremely low inventory and highly competitive market conditions.