Big Island Real Estate Resources
Guides
Buying or selling on the Big Island
Hawai‘i real estate has quirks the mainland doesn’t: leasehold vs fee simple, HARPTA withholding, GET on rentals, resort community assessments, and title / escrow conventions that vary by island. These guides walk through what actually matters when you’re transacting here.
Buyer's Guide
What to know before buying on the Big Island — resort community fees, fee simple vs leasehold, financing from the mainland, and how the KE Team process works.
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Seller's Guide
Preparing a Big Island home for market — pricing against resort inventory, HARPTA withholding for non-resident sellers, staging, and marketing through Compass.
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Market research
Public data with the geography kept intact
Original KE Team Hawaii analysis of Zillow, Realtor.com and Hawaii REALTORS data. City, county and island figures are labeled separately and do not replace a property-specific comparison.
Kailua-Kona Home Values and Inventory
Matched August 2021-2026 Zillow city data for typical home values and for-sale inventory.
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Hawaii County Listing Conditions
Five years of countywide active listings, pending ratio, days on market and price reductions.
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Hawaii Island Home and Condo Sales
August and year-to-date 2026 association statistics, separated by property type.
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Kailua-Kona Median Sale Prices, 2021-2026
Zillow reported a $994,500 median sale price for its Kailua-Kona city series in July 2026, 35.3% above July 2025 and 32.6% above July 2021.
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Kailua-Kona Sale-to-List Outcomes, 2021-2026
In July 2026, Zillow’s median sale-to-list ratio for Kailua-Kona was 96.55%. Zillow reported 72.73% of sales below list price and 15.15% above list price.
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Kailua-Kona New Listings and Days to Pending, 2021-2026
Zillow’s downloadable city series recorded 77 new Kailua-Kona listings in August 2026 and a median 77 days to pending. New listings were 35.1% above August 2025, while days to pending declined modestly from 81.
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Hawaii County List Price and Price per Square Foot, 2021-2026
The Hawaii County median listing price was $599,925 in August 2026, 4.8% below August 2025. Median list price per square foot was $500, 4.2% below the prior August.
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Hawaii County New, Pending and Active Listings, 2021-2026
Hawaii County recorded 316 new listings, 275 pending listings and 1,387 active listings in August 2026. Compared with August 2025, new listings rose 16.2%, pending listings fell 7.7% and active listings rose 22.6%.
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Hawaii County Price Reductions, 2021-2026
Realtor.com counted 352 Hawaii County listings with price reductions in August 2026, 10.0% more than a year earlier. The price-reduced share nevertheless eased from 18.31% to 17.72%.
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Questions?
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