Deborah Loeffler felt she could not lose much more after a wildfire destroyed the home in Maui where five generations of her family have lived, and a son died the same day on the U.S. mainland.
where five generations of her family have lived, and a son died the same day on the U.S. mainland.
Before Lahaina was destroyed by the most deadly U.S. wildfire in a century, its average home price was $1.1 million, three times the national average, according to the real estate site Zillow. Hawaii's Office of Consumer Protection warned of people making below-market offers, playing on fears of foreclosure and the cost of rebuilding. The office declined to comment on how many such offers had been reported.
"We have not at this time received any leads from, or made any offers to, property owners in Lahaina," Dates said in a statement. "I'd love to buy something there, but that has not been an opportunity presented to us as of yet."
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