Maui Property Tax Rates Just Dropped | Here's Who Won (and Who Got Crushed)

Maui County just released the new property tax rates — and the gap between who won and who got crushed is staggering. Want to talk about what this means for your Maui dream, specifically? https://bit.ly/aloha-vision-quest We break down every tier, the Bill 9 wildcard, and what it means for your Maui property play. 📊 THE TAX RATES AT A GLANCE: • Owner-Occupied (primary home, $1.5M or less): $1.65/thousand (+$300K exemption) • TVR / Short-Term Rental (up to $900K): $13.00/thousand — NO exemption • Second Home / Non-Owner Occupied (up to $1M): Less than half the TVR rate • Timeshare: $14.90/thousand • High-End Wailea / Honuakai / Polo Beach ($3M+): $17.00/thousand • Long-Term Rental: $2.90/thousand (+$200-300K exemption) • Hotel & Resort: $11.80/thousand 🏆 WINNERS: Primary residents with homes valued at $4.5m plus. Their rate actually went DOWN. 💥 LOSERS: TVRs got hit with tiered increases (+$0.50 to +$1.45/thousand). Second homes went up. Timeshares ticked up +$0.20. ⚖️ THE BILL 9 WILDCARD: 7,000 TVR units could lose vacation rental status. If that happens, the county's tax base craters. Those $13/thousand units could drop to $2.90 or even $1.65/thousand overnight. 📉 MARKET PULSE: Maui ranked #2 behind Florida in vacation home purchase downtick. Cash-heavy market. Seller financing emerging. Realtors finally pricing realistically...is this the bottom? Ready to find YOUR piece of Maui? Let's talk story: https://bit.ly/aloha-vision-quest