Upcountry Strong Featured in Long-Standing Maui News Tradition
Upcountry Strong, our 501(c)3-registered charity, had quite a year in 2021!
You may have heard about everything we had going on in all our successful food distribution dates over the past twelve months, or you may have read some of the recent news items that help to bring more awareness to the important work that we’ve been doing to help aid our community as of late.
We’re now also honored and thankful to have been named in the latest “People Who Make a Difference” feature for the Maui News Weekender Edition! “People Who Make a Difference” was launched way back in 1994 to feature both individuals and organizations who have contributed to the betterment of our island over the past calendar year.
Our nonprofit was able to bring over 45,000 pounds of food to an estimated 850-plus families within our community in 2021, assisting our fellow citizens struggling with food scarcity and socioeconomic barriers and helping to bring hope to a time of great uncertainty and strife. Managing Editor Colleen Uechi really hit the nail on the head in her writeup as well: Upcountry Strong isn’t just a non-profit. We’re proud to consider ourselves a movement towards sustainability, towards food security, and towards equity for the ‘aina and our kama’aina alike—and we can’t wait to keep the ball rolling in 2022! Stay tuned for more announcements and updates on all our latest distribution dates for the coming year.
2021 was a banner year for real estate on the Valley Isle—and 2022 is starting strong!
Let’s check in on the closing figures for 2021 while we’re at it! The final facts and figures for the year were released last month, and they certainly speak loudly: when it comes to overall sales volume over the past calendar year, Maui enjoyed a year unlike any other in recent memory:
2021 total sales for single-family homes: $2.3 billion, a 92% increase from 2020’s total
2021 total sales for condominiums: $2.2 billion, an 82% increase from 2020’s total
Total sales in 2021: over $4.5 billion in volume
Additionally, the median sales price for December 2020 (for single-family homes) checked in at $1.075 million, an increase of 27% from the year prior, and yet another month that the Valley Isle saw the median price come in at seven figures. Condos were up 11% from December of 2020 with a median price of $700,000 to close out the year.
Speaking of 2022, we’re off to quite the start! The median sales price on single-family homes for January of this year came in at a record $1.16 million last month, and thus far all signs point to 2022 continuing the trend in the Maui real estate marketplace. An ongoing scarcity of properties—combined with the world population’s insatiable lust to make the move to paradise—suggest that the coming year will continue to enjoy much of the same. It’s certainly worth noting that interest rates are likely to rise as the months roll along, though it remains to be seen the overall impact this will have on Maui’s ongoing real estate renaissance. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest in real estate news and reports—and if you’re looking for the very best in realty services here on Maui, then get in touch with us today!