Honolulu is named the best city to live in USA in 2008, and many people are now looking into owning a piece of property in Hawaii.
Are you falling in love with Hawaii too and want to get a piece of the paradise?
If so, this article could give you a brief overview of prices and ages of properties in different neighbourhoods of Hawaii, and may help you in determining the best location to buy, which might be a challenge for a newcomer.
The information in this article is compiled by analyzing all residential properties for sale on the market in June 2008 and presenting the data on the map.

Kailua tops the list of the most expensive houses on the market with one of the houses offered at $24,500,000. Other millionaire delights are located in Diamond Head, Kahala, Hawaii Loa Ridge, and Portlock. Here is how the top 50 most expensive houses look on the map of Oahu:

The cheapest houses on Oahu are on the west coastal area between Nanakuli and Makaha. Just in case you wonder, the cheapest house on Oahu is offered at only $95k, however, it is a leasehold, and you have to be at least 50% Hawaiian to buy it. Here is how the cheapest 50 houses look on the map of Hawaii:



Same picture zoomed in on Oahu:

For condos, most of the buildings with the most expensive price per square foot are in Waikiki, Kakaako, and Diamond Head areas:



Condos with the cheapest square feet are located in Makaha and Nanakuli. However, there are some good deals in the north west side of Waikiki and in the Pearl City area:

There are very old houses on Kauai, Oahu, and Big Island.



Not surprisingly, however, most of the the oldest houses are located in Honolulu:



At the top of the list is a 5 bedroom house on Mapu Lane in Honolulu that was built in 1902.
New houses are being built all over the island:

Both the newest and the oldest condo buildings are spread through the Honolulu area. The oldest ones were built around 1950s, and the newest ones are still under construction :)
50 newest condos in Hawaii:



The same map zoomed in on Oahu:



Most of the oldest condos in Hawaii are located in Honolulu:

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