Condition Is the New Location in the World of Real Estate
Despite what some “experts” might say, we’re clearly in a buyer’s market. (Let’s hope he was misquoted.)

Despite what some “experts” might say, we’re clearly in a buyer’s market. (Let’s hope he was misquoted.)

When things get busy, I don’t always remember to post on this site like some of the others. My bad. But to make up for it, here are some real estate posts from Louisville Homes Blog recently:

As with our first post on this feature, home sales in the past two years have been roughly the same and a little better than the previous year.

If you are like my wife and I, you watch more than your share of HGTV. How cool would it be to be on one of their TV shows? Well,…
It’s my belief that now is a great time to buy a home. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am a Realtor®. It has everything to do with today’s financial status.

Just last week we published, To Sell or Rent Your Louisville Home, That Is the Question! Today we’re looking at a similar topic just reversed. If you are currently renting your place here in Louisville, KY do the numbers indicate that you should continue to rent or buy a new home?

Real estate, as a topic, is as broad as the Pacific Ocean. From home buyers to home sellers, builders to developers, appraisers to interior designers, real estate is truly multifaceted.

Area 9 is one of the few areas looking to improve upon these past few years. As you can see in this chart, home prices are trending upward and sales are ahead of 2010.
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Although the US economy and the housing market seem to finally be on an upward trend, we are still recovering from what was one of history’s nastiest and most volatile recessions. First-time buyers are still finding it difficult to get a good rate on a mortgage and many people are still struggling to sell their homes.

Because of this, the question arises for sellers; “Should I sell my Louisville home or should I rent it?”
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