{"id":56532,"date":"2025-09-23T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=56532"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:36:50","slug":"selling-a-house-as-is-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-a-house-as-is-in-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling a House \u2018As Is\u2019 in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking to sell a house \u201cas is\u201d in Hawaii? Whether you\u2019ve got a fixer-upper<\/a> or recently inherited a relative\u2019s home<\/a>, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on.<\/p>\n

Rich Wu, a top-selling real estate agent in Kihei, Hawaii, and a member of the Josh Jerman<\/a> team, explains that homeowners often sell their property \u201cas is\u201d because the neighborhood is appealing to buyers and they want a quick, hassle-free sale, especially if they\u2019re planning to relocate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say sellers in this market have a pretty good understanding of what their home has to offer. If they’re selling it \u201cas is,\u201d oftentimes, they’re doing the things that they need to do to put the house on the market or the property on the market for an as-is sale,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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However, selling a house \u201cas is\u201d usually means accepting a lower offer, and it doesn\u2019t always prevent buyers from trying to negotiate savings. Let\u2019s take a closer look at how to sell a house in Hawaii, your options for getting an offer, and what to expect from the process.

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Fast facts about selling a house \u2018as is\u2019 in Hawaii<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Median sales price<\/b><\/td>\n$770,000 (aggregate data)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average days on market (DOM)<\/b><\/td>\n72 days (aggregate data)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disclosures<\/b><\/td>\nHawaii law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the <\/span>Hawaii Seller\u2019s Disclosure Statement<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Hawaii Rev. Stat. \u00a7 508D<\/span><\/a> statute says, at <\/span>\u00a7<\/span><\/a> 508D-4<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>\u00a7 508D-5<\/span><\/a>, that no one may sell residential real property without signing and dating a disclosure statement within the six months before or ten calendar days after accepting a prospective buyer’s real estate purchase offer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLS has a field to mark a listing \u201cas is\u201d?<\/b><\/td>\nNo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is a real estate attorney required?<\/b><\/td>\nReal estate attorneys are <\/span>not essential<\/span><\/a> for closing. Still, they are often hired by escrow agents and title companies <\/span>to prepare closing documents<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Real estate transfer taxes<\/b><\/td>\n\n