Mary Anne Fitch

Not every buyer who falls in love with West Maui wants to live directly on the ocean. Some prefer not to deal with the maintenance that comes with oceanfront property. Others want more land, elevation, privacy, or simply a different setting. And with so…

After the extraordinary activity of 2021 and 2022, West Maui’s luxury real estate market has returned to a more familiar pace. Sales are taking longer, buyers are more selective, and the urgency that characterized the COVID years has largely…

There are oceanfront properties all over the world. Malibu, the Hamptons, the Costa Smeralda, the Caribbean. Each has its appeal, and each has its season. What distinguishes West Maui oceanfront from almost every other coastal market on earth is…

Of all the questions I am asked by buyers who have done their research, this one comes up most often: Kapalua or Wailea? Sometimes Makena enters the conversation too, which is the right instinct and a distinction worth making. Both sides of the island…

Buying real estate in Hawaii is not the same as buying real estate on the mainland. That may seem obvious. But in almost 40 years of working with buyers in West Maui, I have seen highly sophisticated people - executives, attorneys, investors who own…

Initially, most people arrive on Maui believing they are on vacation. They leave feeling something has changed. It happens quietly. A morning spent walking barefoot along Kaanapali Beach or Kapalua Bay. An evening when the sky above Lanai turns colors…