My clients know I have an unwavering commitment to placing their interests above all else. I’m most content when I make a client the happiest person in their world.
For most, the home buying experience is very stressful and is generally the most significant investment they will ever make. As a specialist in creative solutions, I own and immediately resolve client problems during stressful times. I leverage my 30+ year real estate expertise for a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
My career sales volume is over $1,000,000,000 and it has been a ton of fun. If you can’t take a joke, I may not be your guy. I absolutely will not let you beat me at golf if I can possibly help it!
I provide the finest, personal, all-encompassing, vertically-integrated real estate experience for all Maui real estate needs: A one-stop-shop with real estate sales, property management services, strategic partnerships and strategic alliances.
“It’s been a little over a year since we bought the house. Dean, it has been a great year. And we know that you made this happen. We’ve always been a happy family but you made us a happier family. We can never thank you enough and we are forever grateful for what you have done for us.”
Ray Parnell – Maui Prep School Teacher – 2006
“We absolutely love you. You have our business for the rest of our lives. You have been so honest and your integrity has superseded anyone we have ever known in real estate. We adore you, and always will!”
Lorie Buscemi & Robert Farrar – June 2023
Businesses I have ownership in:
Keller Williams Realty Maui, a top-performing Maui real estate franchise representing 32% of all sales on Maui in 2023.
Kapalua Properties Ltd., a licensed real estate company specializing in property management, long-term renting and caretaking. A vetted local resource hub for owners.
Cohana Homes, a co-ownership company facilitating exclusive LLC partnerships in luxury vacation homes.
First Hawaii Title, a Hawaii title insurance company.
Keller Williams Luxury is a connected network of 15,000 luxury agents around the country. In the first 10 months of 2023, KW Luxury closed $13.5B in agent-to-agent luxury referrals. I earned my way into this luxury network with a #18 individual ranking out of 185,000 Keller Williams agents worldwide. I have been the #1 KW individual agent in Hawaii 4 out of 5 years.
REALM – Global. I was very fortunate to be invited to join REALM-Global, an invitation-only, non-brand-specific, very high-level network of the top agents in each market around the country. I am 1 of only 5 selected agents on Maui. REALM’s proprietary technology matches our luxury listings with prospects in REALM top agent databases.
As the national luxury market cools off, the need for creative solutions has become a priority. In vacation-home markets, where most only use their homes 2-3 months a year, Cohana Homes and THIRDHOME are providing unique solutions.
Cohana Homes. I am co-founder of co-ownership company, Cohana Homes, which specializes in exclusive partnerships in luxury vacation homes. We facilitate the creation of an LLC of 2, 3 or 4 co-owners to share in the use and expense of a vacation home. With a set the exit sale date, the home re-sells in the regular whole ownership market just like any other property. We do not do timeshare or fractional.
I am co-founder of co-ownership company, Cohana Homes, which specializes in exclusive partnerships in luxury vacation homes. We facilitate the creation of an LLC of 2, 3 or 4 co-owners to share in the use and expense of a vacation home. With a set the exit sale date, the home re-sells in the regular whole ownership market just like any other property. We do not do timeshare or fractional.
THIRDHOME. I recently partnered with THIRDHOME, which is a very successful home exchange company. Many desire the freedom to travel to different destinations and THIRDHOME allows a qualifying vacation-home owner to submit time in their vacation home to the Exchange for someone else in the program to use. This allows the owner to use one of THIRDHOME’s 15,000 luxury homes around the world. My listings include the “built-in” opportunity for the buyer to participate in the THIRDHOME Exchange.
Maui Preparatory Academy: I am a Founding Member, retired 14-year Board Trustee and 8-year retired President of the Board of Trustees.
I have donated a portion of my commission income 18 years in a row to Maui Prep totaling over $500,000.
The Administration Building was recently named the “Dean and Michelle Otto Building” and the lobby of the new gymnasium is named “Otto Lobby”.
“I love you. I appreciate you and everything you do for us. You’re the coolest and funnest dad ever.”
Cassidy Otto – My Daughter – Maui Prep Graduate – Nurse – Scottsdale
“Families like the Ottos have made Maui Preparatory Academy into the school that it is today, and their generous gifts ensure that we can educate children for generations to come.”
Jim Bozich, President Maui Preparatory Academy Board of Trustees, October 2020
“Mahalo for your commitment to enhancing educational opportunities in West Maui. Please accept my sincere appreciation for your generosity and foresight.”
David Cole – CEO -Maui Land & Pineapple Company
Dean Otto is one of Maui’s most successful real estate agents and has helped hundreds of buyers find their dream home in Kapalua, Ka’anapali, and throughout prestigious Maui locations, resulting in over $2 Billion of closed real estate transactions.
Record sales and unrelenting work ethic for listing and purchasing clients, has Dean Otto currently recognized by Hawaii Business Magazine as one of the top-ranked agents in Maui, Hawaii and nationally by listing and sales volume as a top luxury real estate agent by Keller Williams Luxury International. He has completed almost a billion dollars in residential real estate sales in his career as a full service real estate expert serving the discerning clientele who call Maui home. Clients are luxury buyers and sellers: entrepreneurs, entertainers, professional athletes and high-net-worth individuals whose real estate holdings dot the globe and embody the laid back Maui island lifestyle.
In 2018, Dean Otto has become the one of the top listing agents in Hawaii with a portfolio valued over $250M featuring Maui’s most distinguished properties.
KW Luxury International by Keller Williams is an exclusive, elite and sophisticated group of real estate professional raising the bar for service in the elite upper-tier home market. Keller Williams is currently ranked the largest real estate franchise in the world by agent count, and #1 in sales volume and #1 in units sold in America. That’s $831,000,000 in closing volume per day. The 1,800 agents in KW Luxury International have already closed $44B in luxury sales in 2018. Clients entering the portfolio reap the benefits of strategic positioning within our international MLS and Global Referral Network spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Introducing Mahana Estates, Kapalua’s newest development opportunity of only 51 homesites sprawled across 125 acres in the world-renowned Kapalua Resort. Each of the residences enjoy sweeping views of Kapalua Bay, the West Maui mountains and the renowned Plantation Golf Course. A new style of contemporary island living designed to enhance individual privacy while being just minutes from the sought after amenities of the Kapalua Resort. Custom Ocean View Homes starting at $8,900,000 and Lots for sale starting at $1,500,000.
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Normal spring increases in sales activity, coupled with relaxing COVID-19 policies, created a very busy March real estate market as buyer demand continued largely unabated in the face of rising home prices and mortgage rates. Existing home sales and new construction activity continue to remain below levels necessary to bring the market back into balance, […]
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Dean was born in Durban, South Africa, and graduated in 1980 from Westville Boys High School as an All-State Rugby and Soccer player. Following high school, he completed his mandatory national service in the South African Army and was awarded a Pro Patria medal for 18-month service in the Namibian/Angolan war.
While vacationing in the USA after the army, he received a full scholarship to be a place-kicker for the University of Oregon Ducks football team and graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications and Film.
In college Dean met and married Maui native, Michelle Wilmore, moved to Maui in 1989 and has had an amazing 30-year journey. Dean and Michelle are proud parents of two incredible children, Troy (23) and Cassidy (18).
Dean has always been involved in the West Maui community. Initially as a volunteer AYSO soccer coach and referee, and more recently as a Founding Member of Maui Preparatory Academy and 7-year President of the Board of Trustees. His philanthropic contributions to supporting kids and this critical community enhancement total over $500,000.
Dean’s real estate career began in Kapalua, Maui in 1989 and he has been in a leadership position as a Principal Broker or Broker-in-Charge since 1995. He is a West Maui Specialist, which includes the Kapalua and Kaanapali resorts, with 28 years experience as a top producer and ranked as one of the Top 100 Realtors in Hawaii by Hawaii Business Magazine for eight years.
His move to Keller Williams Realty Maui in 2016 has been a great success. In his first year with Keller Williams, his business increased 75% and his listings increased from 20 to 80 listings with $250M volume by the end of 2017. He was recognized at the Keller Williams Luxury Retreat in Washington DC in 2017 as a top Keller Williams luxury listing agent.
If you are considering buying or selling a Maui property please let him use his 28-year Maui experience powered by the Keller Williams’ impressive worldwide infrastructure to your advantage. Efficiency, confidentiality, and a circumspect insight define his role in serving your Maui real estate needs.
“I love you. I appreciate you and everything you do for us. You’re the coolest and funnest dad ever.”
Cassidy Otto – My Daughter – Maui Prep Graduate – Nurse – Scottsdale
“Families like the Ottos have made Maui Preparatory Academy into the school that it is today, and their generous gifts ensure that we can educate children for generations to come.”
Jim Bozich, President Maui Preparatory Academy Board of Trustees, October 2020
“Mahalo for your commitment to enhancing educational opportunities in West Maui. Please accept my sincere appreciation for your generosity and foresight.”
David Cole – CEO -Maui Land & Pineapple Company
Dean Otto is one of Maui’s most successful real estate agents and has helped hundreds of buyers find their dream home in Kapalua, Ka’anapali, and throughout prestigious Maui locations, resulting in over $2 Billion of closed real estate transactions.
Record sales and unrelenting work ethic for listing and purchasing clients, has Dean Otto currently recognized by Hawaii Business Magazine as one of the top-ranked agents in Maui, Hawaii and nationally by listing and sales volume as a top luxury real estate agent by Keller Williams Luxury International. He has completed almost a billion dollars in residential real estate sales in his career as a full service real estate expert serving the discerning clientele who call Maui home. Clients are luxury buyers and sellers: entrepreneurs, entertainers, professional athletes and high-net-worth individuals whose real estate holdings dot the globe and embody the laid back Maui island lifestyle.
Dean has become one of the top listing agents in Hawaii and earned his way into the top referral networks in the nation with a #18 Keller Williams individual ranking out of 185,000 agents worldwide. Dean has been the #1 KW individual agent in Hawaii for 4 years.
KW Luxury International by Keller Williams is an exclusive, elite and sophisticated group of real estate professional raising the bar for service in the elite upper-tier home market. Keller Williams is currently ranked the largest real estate franchise in the world by agent count, and #1 in sales volume and #1 in units sold in America. That’s $831,000,000 in closing volume per day. The 1,800 agents in KW Luxury International have already closed $44B in luxury sales in 2018. Clients entering the portfolio reap the benefits of strategic positioning within our international MLS and Global Referral Network spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
“I love you. I appreciate you and everything you do for us. You’re the coolest and funnest dad ever.”
Cassidy Otto – My Daughter – Maui Prep Graduate – Nurse – Scottsdale
“Families like the Ottos have made Maui Preparatory Academy into the school that it is today, and their generous gifts ensure that we can educate children for generations to come.”
Jim Bozich, President Maui Preparatory Academy Board of Trustees, October 2020
“Mahalo for your commitment to enhancing educational opportunities in West Maui. Please accept my sincere appreciation for your generosity and foresight.”
David Cole – CEO -Maui Land & Pineapple Company
“It’s been a little over a year since we bought the house. Dean, it has been a great year. And we know that you made this happen. We’ve always been a happy family but you made us a happier family. We can never thank you enough and we are forever grateful for what you have done for us.”
Ray Parnell – Maui Prep School Teacher – 2006
“We absolutely love you. You have our business for the rest of our lives. You have been so honest and your integrity has superseded anyone we have ever known in real estate. We adore you, and always will!”
Lorie Buscemi & Robert Farrar – June 2023
“Thank you for your kind words. We feel the same about you Dean!!! We absolutely love you. I told Rai that you have our business for the rest of our lives and I told her about how you have been so honest and your integrity has superseded anyone we have ever known in real estate. We adore you, and we always will!”
~ Lorie Buscemi
Introducing Mahana Estates, Kapalua’s newest development opportunity of only 51 homesites sprawled across 125 acres in the world-renowned Kapalua Resort. Each of the residences enjoy sweeping views of Kapalua Bay, the West Maui mountains and the renowned Plantation Golf Course. A new style of contemporary island living designed to enhance individual privacy while being just minutes from the sought after amenities of the Kapalua Resort. Custom Ocean View Homes starting at $8,900,000 and Lots for sale starting at $1,500,000.
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