Bringing a successful record of 20 years of real estate sales on Maui, Josh Jerman has distinguished himself as both a rising star and industry leader in Hawaii real estate. This should come as no surprise, as he has proven time and time again that the market may change, but ambition never does.
Josh's team includes two salespartners, Tim Stice, R(B) and Rich Wu, R(S), as well as Operations Manager, Michele Feorene. His team runs like a well-oiled machine. For over a decade, Josh has been a top producing residential Realtor on Maui and was ranked #1 in 2023 in sales volume out of over 2,000 Realtors on Maui (Realtors Association of Maui), and #5 in the State in sales volume (Real Trends). Josh has adapted to the changes in both the real estate market as well as the industry, by incorporating systems and team members to represent luxury real estate, new project sales, as well as short sales and bank-owned inventory (REOs).
Raised in Upcountry Maui, Josh attended Baldwin High School before heading to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. There, he graduated cum laude with two bachelor's degrees, one in International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Region and the other in Comparative Religion. He has traveled the world (23 countries and counting), and has lived in Indonesia, Nepal and Scotland. He has hiked to Machu Picchu and to Mount Everest's Base Camp, canoed the Amazon River and swam in the Ganges, sailed in the South Pacific, trekked in the North Pole and touched the Great Wall of China. Throughout his adventures, Josh developed an appreciation, awareness and respect for all people, an experience that inspired him to give back to his community.
Josh returned to Maui to start his career, and over the years, he has earned a solid reputation for professionalism and personal integrity. His hard work and success has not gone unnoticed. Josh has been recognized by Pacific Business News as one of the 'Top 40 Under Forty' professionals in the State of Hawai'i. He was also named one of the Maui Weekly's Unsung Heroes of 2010 for his philanthropic endeavors. Josh was also honored as the recipient of Maui County's Young Business Person of Year Award for 2012. He was recognized as one of the Top 100 Realtors in the State of Hawai'i by Hawai'i Business for seven years-in-a-row from 2013 thru 2019 and was named Realtor Broker of the Year by the Realtors Association of Maui in 2019.
Josh’s expertise as a broker extends far beyond the four walls of his office in the The Shops at Wailea. He has held numerous positions with the Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) since 2005, including Director-at-Large (6 years) and he currently serves as co-chair of Professional Standards. He served on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Association of Realtors (HAR) for four years and is currently Chair of the Realtor Party (HAR), and has served on the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Major Investor Council for the past three years. As a real estate columnist for the Maui Weekly, he encouraged readers to "Ask Josh" about a range of issues. In addition, as the founder of the Josh and Souk Jerman Foundation, he has given more than $75,000 to college-bound high school students across Maui County.
Josh is dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service in order to achieve the best results for his clients.
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What my clients are saying...
Josh is an extremely professional realtor and a great person. He is an honest and trustworthy realtor without the "car salesman" vibe. He is a great listener and great communicator who truly wants happy clients. He sold 2 properties for me at full asking price where 3 other top real estate agents wouldn't even take the listing unless we "got real" about our pricing. The other realtors didn't understand the value of the upgrades we provided but Josh did and he saw our vision. I have refered him to many people and he listed and sold their properties as well. I would refer him 100% of the time and use him on all my future real estate needs.
Josh Jerman and Ilsa of Hawaii Life Real Estate went beyond the call of duty in helping us buy our condo in Maui. We looked for a property from mainland, with Josh and Ilsa quickly arranging a video tour of the property competing with our real estate agents and their clients. I flew to Maui to see the property in person, and Josh cleared his schedule for me to do a thorough inspection of the unit. When making an offer hours later, my bank per-approval letter dropped through because the mainland bank found out last minute that they couldn't offer a loan in Hawaii after all. Josh stayed late, reaching out to his contacts on island to ensure my 24 hour trip wasn't in vain. I ended up applying for a new pre-approval loan to make the offer before other other buyers and we got the condo.
When the previous owners left the unit after we purchased it, they didn't tell us the lockbox code as agreed upon. Josh paid out of pocket to have a new lockbox put on the door even though by the time he had already received his commission and could have simply disappeared. Talking to Josh, it was very apparent that he cares about Hawaii, the environment, his family, and doing the right thing. My wife and I were impressed by his work ethic, integrity, super quick communication, and having our best interests in mind rather than just making a quick commission. When we upgrade our condo, we'll be contact Josh and his team to sell our unit and help by another one.