21/04/2026
Yesterday I posted a video about SB 3028. Some of you had corrections. They were right. So I read every version of the actual bill. Here’s the full picture.
If you’re selling a home you live in for under about $2.1 million, your conveyance tax would actually go down under this bill. At $1.2 million, the tax drops from $3,600 to about $2,700. At $1.5 million, from $4,500 to about $4,050. I should have said that in my first video.
But above $3 million, the rates jump hard. And who buys your home matters. A $3 million home sold to someone who will live there: about $26,000. Sold to an investor: about $59,000. Same house. Same seller. The rate depends on the buyer, and you can’t control who makes an offer.
There’s also a provision buried in the bill for vacation rentals. If your property was used as a short-term rental at any point in the last two years, it gets taxed at the higher investor rate. Even if the buyer is going to live there.
And there’s no exception for hardship. If you’re selling at a loss because of a job loss, a divorce, or medical bills, you still owe the full conveyance tax. Even if you walk away from closing with nothing.
Not everything in this bill is bad. But families deserve to understand it.
Link in bio at grahamgrouphawaii.com/sb3028. Read it yourself. Make up your own mind.
This video is for informational purposes only and is not legal or tax advice. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of eXp Realty.