Fall in Oahu

It's October, and fall here in Oahu is a great time of year. While our seasons don't change a lot, they do change. I love the fall and winter in Hawaii, where day and evening temperatures seem absolutely perfect for human beings to live in. It's about 75 at night and 85 in the daytime, with a constant 15mph breeze from the North West.

It's always a joy to live here in Hawaii, but fall and winter seem like the best times of year. You never need AC, and sometimes it gets cool enough to want a long sleeve shirt. I don't ever wear a jacket. It's perfect.

Also, the waves will be coming up on the North Shore soon, which means great surf, great competitions, and tons of tourist activity on the North Shore.

So what does this have to do with Oahu real estate?

Winter in Hawaii means tourists who are serious tourists. They probably don't have kids in school, which makes it easier to live anywhere in Oahu. They probably have money, because they're vacationing in the off season when people with regular jobs don't usually travel.

Also, toward the end of the year there is always a rush of people who either need to buy or sell a house for tax reasons. Some people want to get a new rental on their tax return for this year. Some people are just the opposite - they want to make sure there is not a rental on their return next year.

If people are buying in the fall season, they are probably pretty serious. Most people don't shop for homes in this season, because they are focused on holidays, school, etc. So if someone is shopping for a house in the fall, they are probably pretty motivated for some reason.

In the fall, the weather in west Oahu is great too. Ewa beach, Kapolei, Makakilo - all those areas are cooler in the fall, which is nice because in the summer it can be hot. So it might be easier to sell those areas in the fall.

It's fall in Oahu, time to get your real estate plans going.