November 2013 Sales Statistics - Source: Realtors Association Maui

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November 2013 Sales Statistics - Source: Realtors Association Maui

Residential sales declined to 74 homes sold while Condominium sales declined slightly to 96 units sold. Land sales came in at 22 lots sold.

The Residential home median price declined slightly to$522,500 while the Condo median price was $350,000. Land median price came in at $538,686.

Days on Market, Residential homes = 112, Condos = 128 DOM, Land = 273 DOM.

Year to Date:

Residential unit sales increased (903 homes sold / +49 units / +6% change YTD), average sold price =$771,028 (+14%YTD), median price = $530,250 (+14%YTD) and total dollar volume sold = $696,238,285(+20%YTD).

Condo unit sales increased (1,218 units / +107 units / +10%YTD), average sold price = $567,827 (+22%YTD),median price = $375,000 (+6%YTD). Total Condo dollar volume sold = $691,613,102 (+34% YTD).

Land lot sales increased (196 lots / +49 units / +33% YTD), average soldprice = $667,203 (+13%), median price = $400,000 (+14%), Total dollar volume = $130,771,747 (+51% YTD).

Total sales for immediate past 12 months: Residential = 987 (with 19.5% being REO or ShortSale), Condo = 1,360 (10.1% REO or SS), Land = 226 (11.5% REO or SS).

Current Absorption Rate base on this month’s Active/Pending-Continue to Show/Contingentstatus inventory divided by November Sales is:
Residential = 7.6 months, Condo = 7.6 months, Land = 17.6 months of inventory.

Healthiest State Rankings: Hawaii Tops 2013 List - Huffington Post Hawaii

Where you live could say a lot about your health habits -- and a new ranking reveals which states have it the best and worst.

On a whole, Americans are adopting healthier behaviors, such as stopping smoking and increasing physical activity, according to the report, published by the United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention.

The report also shows that the percentage of smokers has dropped to 19.6 percent in the U.S. from 21.2 percent in the last year. And physical inactivity has dropped on a whole to 22.9 percent in the last year, down from 26.2 percent.

The findings are based on multiple sources of data, including the FBI, the American Medical Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau. Rankings are based on a number of criteria, including premature death, infant mortality, preventable hospitalizations, high school graduation rate, violent crime, health insurance, child poverty, obesity, diabetes, physical activity and immunizations.

Among other general findings:

- While 27.6 percent of adults are obese in the U.S., the percentage has not increased from the last year (it was 27.8 percent in 2012). The report also showed that 9.7 percent of adults have diabetes. 
- The infant mortality rate has decreased 39 percent since 1990.
- Fewer people are dying from heart-related disease; cardiovascular deaths decreased 36 percent since 1990. 
- Fewer people are also dying from cancer: Deaths from the disease decreased 3 percent since 1990.

Take a look at the list below to see the top 10 states and the bottom 10 states in the 2013 ranking:

Top 10:
1. Hawaii

- Fewer people in Hawaii are lighting up, with smoking prevalence decreasing to 14.6 percent of adults from 16.8 percent a year ago.
- Violent crime decreased from 287 offenses per 100,000 people, to 239 offenses per 100,000 people in the past year. 
- The state boasts the country's lowest rate of preventable hospitalizations.
-Infant mortality decreased in the last year to 6.9 deaths for every 1,000 live births, from 7.7 deaths for every 1,000 live births. 
- However, the state does have a high prevalence of binge drinking, as well as a low high school graduation rate. 
- Hawaii also ranked first in the healthiest state ranking last year.

For the full list, visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/healthiest-state-rankings_n_4412574.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009&ir=Hawaii