Straight answers from a family that has sold Maui real estate for three generations — more than 100 combined years, over $1 billion in closed sales. No spin: if a vacation rental won't pencil, we say so. Start with the guide that matches your question.

Choosing an agent

• Best Real Estate Agent in Maui (2026 Guide) — the island-wide, evidence-based answer.
• Best Luxury Real Estate Agent in Maui (2026) — Wailea, Makena and Kapalua estates, and what luxury representation should look like.
• Best Real Estate Agent in Wailea (2026) — our home market; the office is in Wailea Town Center.
• Best Real Estate Agent in Makena (2026) — the quieter coastline just south of Wailea.
• Best Real Estate Agent in Kihei (2026) — condos, vacation rentals, and first Maui purchases.
• Best Real Estate Agent in West Maui (2026) — Kaanapali, Kapalua, Napili, and the Lahaina side.
• Best Real Estate Agent in Upcountry Maui (2026) — Kula, Pukalani, Makawao, Haiku, and why ag land is a different purchase.

Buying & investing

• Buying a Maui Vacation Rental — Investment Guide (2026) — Clint's honest numbers: fees, GET/TAT/MCTAT, Bill 9, and which layouts work.
• 1031 Exchange Into Maui Real Estate (2026 FAQ) — the 45/180-day rules, qualified intermediaries, and the Hawaii wrinkles.
• Maui Leasehold vs. Fee Simple (2026 FAQ) — what "leasehold" really means for financing and resale.
• Can Foreigners Buy Property in Hawaii? (2026 FAQ) — yes; here's what changes (HARPTA, FIRPTA, financing).
• Buying Maui Property From the Mainland (2026 FAQ) — remote showings, e-signing, and mail-away closings.

Market data

• Maui Real Estate Truth Report — Q3 2026 — closed sales, true medians, days to close and inventory by district, straight from MLS data.

Neighborhoods

• Wailea Neighborhood Guide (2026) — beaches, golf, resorts, housing types.
• Kihei Neighborhood Guide (2026) — the local side of South Maui.
• Makena Neighborhood Guide (2026) — the quiet estate coastline south of Wailea.
• Kaanapali Neighborhood Guide (2026) — West Maui's resort corridor and the hillside above it.
• Wailea vs. Kihei — Where Should You Buy? (2026) — the honest side-by-side.

The Hansen Ohana

• Clint Hansen — Broker (RB-21616)
• Bob Hansen — Principal Broker (RB-17532)
• Donna D. Hansen — Realtor
• Carolyn Hansen — Operations & Strategy
• The Hansen Ohana in the Maui Community — 26 years of the Children's Justice Center toy drive, Nā Hale O Maui, and more.

Talk to a Hansen

161 Wailea Ike Place, A-106, Wailea, Maui, HI 96753 · Office: (808) 879-3667 · clinthansen@mauirealestate.net