JJ Leininger's (jjleininger) Blog

Q. How do you feel about the same exact blog entry being posted on all of the blog sites a Kauai real estate agent uses? I am currently blogging on Aloha Living and Active Rain, so do you look at both of my blogs, and would you continue to look at both of the same content was in both places? A. T...

BRRRR- it has been cool and windy this week. The full time residents are bundled up in jeans, hoodies, and scarves; while visitors from cooler climates are wearing shorts, and sundresses, and looking at us bundled up folks like we are crazy! I saw an article in yesterday's Garden Island Newspaper...

Puako Subdivision Weekly Market Update for Wednesday, 2/25/2009There are currently two active listings. Click here for more information on the homesite at 4148 Puahala, which is listed at $389,000. Click here for more information on the home listing for 2505 Kanio Street which is listed at $925,0...

This home originally listed 1 year ago at $1,995,000. It reduced to $1,750,000 6 months ago and this did not do the trick. Price sells in this market and now this home is a smokin' deal. An ocean view home, 3,152 sq ft, built in 1994, and situated on 3.61 beautiful acres on the Makai side of Waip...

Book your tee time, see a video tour of Lihue, Hawaii's Puakea Golf Course, popular with Kauai Island's resident golfers and visitors.PuakeaGolf.com More Lihue Golf at Kauai Lagoons with some awesome ocean views, and access to Kauai Marriot Resort & Beach Club info at this link. www.kauailagoonsg...

Here is useful information for homeowner's who are worried about their mortgages whether you have missed payments or not.  I would like to add one more link to this list: www.financialstability.gov You will need to check back as the site develops for the latest information on the United States G...

Possible good news for homeowners on the verge of foreclosure and tenants in homes being foreclosed in danger of becoming homeless... Fannie Mae has halted foreclosures and evictions on all occupied single family properties through March 6, 2009. Here is the link to the News Release. Any other Fa...

Will Grove Farm continue with their plans for reconfiguring the Puakea Golf Course, with a new golf course layout, restaurant, and meeting rooms? Will the Nuhou Street extension(and the next new subdivision) be put off for years now that our Real Estate Boom has subsided?  Comment here if you kno...

Do you know someone who can't come up with a traditional down payment for a conventional mortgage? In an historic move, Fannie Mae is offering Homepath Mortgages and Homepath Renovation Mortages with as little as 3% on approved Fannie Mae REOs. To search for properties or to find more information...

So far the success of the HOPE for Homeowners program is limited but the NAR is supporting revamped legislation to help homeowners having trouble paying their mortgages keep their homes. Read full article at this link: http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2009/02/realtors_urge_to_help_...