Articles and News about Residential Real Estate
If you’re thinking, “Selling my home in Louisville is going to be difficult” then here are a few tips that will help it easier. Just because there’s competition out there, your home can still shine above the rest.
It’s always interesting to slice and dice the data in different ways to see what I may learn about the Louisville real estate market. Like an experiment, but without the goggles or beakers.
Back in 2010, I wrote, How to Find the Best Realtor® in Louisville, which is another way of asking, “Who’s the right Louisville Realtor for me?”
Some might consider this article’s title pure hyperbole. Let me be clear: It’s not. In July of 2012, the Flood Insurance Reform Act was passed. Some of its pieces weren’t “plugged in” until recently, but because of this piece of legislation, buying a certain home now can be like playing Russian roulette. Let’s learn about Louisville flood insurance.
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An interesting piece came out of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) last week looking at National trends for home sellers. For most of last year, homes for sale inventory was at lower than normal levels, tilting the balance of power in favor of sellers.
After completing a real estate transaction, I ask my clients to complete a Feedback Form. Yeah, yeah, I hear you. “That’s no fun!”
Louisville new construction is still working to get out of the basement, so to speak. Here at Louisville Homes Blog, we’ve been talking about how new construction has been improving but honestly, there was nowhere to go but up!
As the economy continues to struggle, it’s obvious that its effects have hit housing, as much as, any other sector. The sad truth—Louisville homeownership rates are in decline.
Christmas is upon us. It is literally on. It may even be inside us.
It’s been this way since practically Halloween but now the sense is palpable. You can feel it too, can’t you?
We may not be tuning in to Robin Leach’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” as we did in the 1980s but we still have our fair share of celebrity gawkers. Heck, HGTV has “Extreme Living” and “Million Dollar Rooms“
Then, once I saw Yahoo! Finance run The 20 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in America, I knew I had to run the numbers for our fair city.
Let’s go Louisville!
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Interesting question, “How do we measure the top agents in Louisville?” My conclusion may surprise you.
Some people believe that all it takes to get a super deal on a Louisville home sale is to run into a desperate seller who will take a low-ball price. This rarely happens.
Three years ago my wife and I sold our dream home that we had built out in the country to move back into the city to raise our three kids. Having been a Realtor for four years, I have helped several people through the purchase process but you get a unique perspective when it is your family you are serving.
We’ve put a great deal of thought into our Louisville Homes Blog Top 10 Lists and we appreciate all of your compliments along the way. Today, we’ve got another one that we hope you enjoy. We’re covering a topic that many people are contemplating, “When should I sell my home?” Read on!
