General Articles Relating to Real Estate

There Aren’t Any Rental Homes in Louisville Kentucky

Of course, there aren’t any rental homes in Louisville, Kentucky but there aren’t many. I mean, there aren’t zero, but there certainly aren’t enough. And that might not change very much going forward.

Photo of a home in Louisville Kentucky
This could be a rental home in Louisville… but it’s not. The owners want to sell it, not rent it.
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Readers Beware: Media Writes For Money or Influence

I’ll admit it, I’m idealistic. Whether that’s a genetic or learned behavior, I’m not in a position to deduce. But I am, and at the midway point of this life, I doubt that’ll change.

Photo of a home in Louisville Kentucky
Sure, it costs less to clad the exterior with vinyl side than brick but not half the price of the entire home.
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Louisville Real Estate And Retirement Planning, Putting The Two Together

A lot of people may not consider their Louisville real estate when they are planning for retirement. Savings and income are the main focus of retirement planning but real estate can play an important part in the process. (By the way, I know a great Louisville financial planner, if you need one.)

Photo of a senior couple looking at a model of their Louisville dream home
Is building your Louisville dream home part of your retirement plans? Or, would downsizing and traveling the world be more your style?
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Louisville Cost of Living Compared to Rivals

By most accounts, the chief issue in our most recent elections was the economy, with unemployment as the lead contributing factor. As of September, Louisville, Kentucky has an unemployment rate of 9.8 percent which is slightly higher than the national average of 9.6 percent. Many are worried about where things are headed, as well they should be.

Downtown Louisville Kentucky
Learn how Louisville’s cost of living compares to rival cities in this handy post.
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Ft. Knox, Louisville Provide Ideal Real Estate Opportunities

Many cities with or near a military base should be proud to celebrate Veterans’ Day this year as their ties to military bases have allowed them to become some of the U.S.’s most affluent cities. High-tech centers, college towns, and industrial cities used to be some of the most affluent in the nation, however, out of the 20 fastest-growing metro areas today, based on per-capita income, 16 of them have a military base or have one close by providing an excellent opportunity for anyone in the real estate or mortgage industry.

Gate at Ft. Knox
What do Fort Knox and Louisville real estate have in common? The first helps the second. | Photo: DOD IMAGERY
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Real Estate Blogs Give Anonymous Posters a Playground

I read an interesting story on the WSJ today called, Housing Blogs Throw Stones. It seems that many are taking out their real estate frustrations by going online and blasting away at other people’s houses… verbally, of course.

Curbed PriceSpotter: Central Park Before-and-After
Curbed PriceSpotter: Central Park Before-and-After
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