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Homearama 2011 Review: Outside In Living

Homearama is my favorite Louisville real estate event of the year. The only thing better would be a surprise visit from HGTV to re-design a room in my house!

Photo of a street in Norton Commons, home of Homearama 2011
Norton Commons is a great setting for a home show! The people came out in droves to see Louisville’s latest new home designs.
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Louisville a ‘Best Place to Live’ Due to Low Cost of Living

eHow.com put together a list of their five favorite cities for a low cost of living and guess who made the list? Louisville, of course! Here’s what they had to say about our fair city.

Great Louisville homes
Some great neighborhoods cost more than others but Louisville has a large number of bargain-priced homes across the city. (Photo Tre Pryor)
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Housing Recession Worse than Great Depression

I’m sure we’ve all heard about The Great Depression. It was a horrible time, not only in our nation’s history but throughout the world. Prices went crazy and suffering was the norm. But did you know this, home prices dropped 31% during The Great Depression?

Home for Sale
Homes aren’t selling but that doesn’t mean that some savvy investors couldn’t take advantage of the situation.
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Louisville #3: Safest Cities for Families with Young Children

More great news for our city! Sperling’s has rated Louisville, KY the third safest city for families with young children. How do their rankings work? I wondered the same thing myself.

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Parents looking to keep their children safe need to look no further than Louisville, KY.
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Louisville #2 Fast Food City, Yikes!

Always on the lookout to see how Louisville stacks up to our competition. Today I see The Daily Beast ranked our nation’s cities by their concentration of fast food restaurants.

Subway restaurant in Louisville KY
One of the reported 34,246 Subway restaurants in 95 countries. Via street view on Google Maps, this one happens to be in Springhurst in the East End of Louisville.
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Keepin’ It Local at the Louisville Home and Garden Show

I’m still thinking about the Home & Garden Show and how great it was to learn about some of the good things Louisville area businesses are doing. I love our unique, local options!

Giant Concrete Giraffe
Looking for those hard-to-find items? How about a 20-foot concrete giraffe? The Home and Garden Show has one! | Photo Tre Pryor
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Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling Show Starts… Now!

Amid the dozens of bathtub overlay companies, tool shed builders, and assorted specialty sales companies (need a new cell phone case?) you’ll find some intriguing booths at this year’s Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling show which starts today.

Photo of Kentucky Fairgrouns
The Kentucky Fairgrounds and Exposition Center is home to the Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling Show, March 11-13. | Photo Tre Pryor
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