Forbes: Louisville 8th in Most Affordable Cities
Another year, another award for the great city of Louisville, KY. According to Forbes, Louisville ranks 8th of the most affordable cities in the U.S. How great is that?
Posts about Real Estate Trends or Real Estate Statistics
Louisville Sold Homes by Price Tiers
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.
Most Dangerous Areas in Louisville
Learn from the graphic below where the most dangerous areas in Louisville are located. This can help you plan your next Louisville move.
Louisville Home Ownership Rates Decline with National Trend
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.
Updating Louisville Foreclosures Map
Where Exactly Are Louisville KY Foreclosures?
Perspective is an amazing thing. When evaluating data it’s very important. Today, let’s look at Louisville KY foreclosures and how national perception affects us here.
Top 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Louisville
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!
(more…)Louisville Foreclosure Rates Continue to Decline
CoreLogic does a great job of keeping on top of certain real estate data points. In particular, their coverage of foreclosures and delinquency rates is quite valuable.
Regrets, I’ve Had a Few. Hopefully Taking Advantage of Historically Low Interest Rates Isn’t One of Them
Please pardon my epically long title above but I wanted to make a point. You know the famous Frank Sinatra song, My Way, right? Well, a portion of the lyrics…
Louisville Housing Market Looks Cautiously Optimistic
The watchwords for the Louisville housing market are “cautious optimism” for 2013. As per the home price index issued by CoreLogic Inc., home prices in the region increased by 0.2 percent in December of 2012 compared to what they were a year ago. This is also the biggest annual increase seen since May 2006.
Louisville Kentucky Housing Data for October Shows Improvement
What has dropped is now returning to the norm as Louisville home prices and foreclosures are improving. It's clear that the real estate market has improved in 2012. No question.…
The Tide Is Turning: Foreclosure Rates Drop in Louisville
According to CoreLogic, foreclosure rates drop in Louisville as we watch the number of homes going into a foreclosure proceeding. This information was released in their most recent report. CoreLogic is a company that tracks and publishes data-driven reports, many centered around real estate, finances, and consumer goods.
We ‘Play It Safe’ When It Comes to Louisville New Construction
Today in Louisville (Jefferson County) there are 3,594 single-family homes for sale on our MLS. 63% of them have basements. 49% of them have more than one story. Let's look…
Louisville Real Estate Agents Down 22% Since Housing Recession
I learned the other day that a good friend was becoming a Realtor. Knowing what I know about the Louisville real estate market, I wondered to myself, “What in the world is she thinking?!”
Where Will Interest Rates Go in 2012?
In one of my light-bulb moments, I discovered that (at least here in Louisville) unemployment has proven to be a bigger factor in determining home sales activity than traditional real estate metrics.
