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H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” passed the House on February 13, 2009, by a vote of 246 - 184. Later that day, the Senate also passed the bill by a vote of 60 - 38. The President signed the bill on February 17, 2009. The bill is a $780 billion package, with roughly 3...

Ditto for me below except my services are best in the county of Kauai. However, Hawaii Life, my company, serves the entire state with a wonderful crew of full time tech-savvy realtors.If you are looking to buy or sell a home you may want to ask a question of you real estate agent before making a ...

David Allen is the business motivational coach who created GTD, "Getting Things Done". Today is day two of his GTD Summit, and he and Guy Kawasaki, Apple fellow and serious web 2.0 junkie, are having a casual discussion about social networking. I'm following it on Twitter and here's a photo someo...

  This post is primarily for Realtors. However, there is very good info here for those buyers who wish to purchase short sales. If nothing else, Janie's info will create a solid context of concerns to be aware of...   After participating with Broker Bryant in Jennifer Allan's webinar on Short Sal...

Here's some basic info on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009   The Federal Housing Administration has insured over 35 million home mortgages and 47,205 multifamily project mortgages since 1934. Currently, FHA has 4.8 million insured single-family mortgages and 13,000 insured multi...

Many people have this pre-conceived notion that there is not much to do on Kauai, aside from hiking, snorkeling, whale watching, etc. However, this island is bustling with talent and music abounds on every area of the island. It's true that there are not too many venues for LIVE BANDS on Kauai. I...

This fall Kauai will have it's first marathon and the directors are hoping it will have a positive effect on island tourism. According to reports in the paper, "It is conservatively estimated that over 1,000 runners will travel with numerous friends and family to Kaua‘i from outside the state in ...

 The loan limits for FHA and VA have increased again and that is helpful for buyer's using those types of programs. There are additional incentives in the government's new programs to make it easier to buy homes using these programs. FHA only requires 3.5% down PLUS they have programs where you c...

When Mayor Bernard Carvalho took over for the recently deceased Bryan Baptiste, he had big shoes to fill. But Bernard is a big man. Yesterday, the Mayor 5th annual prayer luncheon had its largest turnout ever. The luncheon's theme, "Mentoring the next generation" was meant to attract youth in the...

Kauai's South Side and the Poipu/Koloa areas are the most popular for vacationers and tourists. Being on the south side, it's generally warmer and sunnier, especially in a long winter like this when it has been colder and rainier than many local folks can remember. As the strongest vacation renta...