Louisville Homes Sales Up, Thanks to Tax Credit
Saw this article in the CJ citing the reason for the increased number of Louisville home sales in October. First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales…
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Forest Springs & Forest Springs North
Forest Springs (along with Forest Springs North) is a great neighborhood in Louisville's east end off LaGrange Road just outside of the Gene Snyder Expressway, near Rock Springs, Woodmont, and…
10 DIY Cheap and Easy Ways to Protect Your Home
A home is burglarized every 15 seconds. This information comes straight from the FBI. This results in thousands per hour and untold millions in stolen goods, not to mention the rise in insurance premiums. Don’t be part of the statistics by following these top ten DIY cheap and easy ways to protect your home.
Home Buyer Tax Credit Changes
Now that it's law, I thought this information deserved its own post. If you have any questions about how this might apply to buying your next Louisville home, please don't…
Official Definition of Bedroom in Louisville
Louisville Housing Market Getting Mixed Signals
The WSJ published this piece today—Home Prices Rise, Yet Confidence Fades—which highlights just how tricky things are in the housing market today. As always, you want to look at home buyers and sellers separately.
For home sellers, the fourth straight month of home value increases is a breath of fresh air after all they’ve been through. Home values are still down from highs that occurred in 2005 and 2006 (depending on the market) but it’s most assuredly a step in the right direction. As prices continue to rise, expect to see more sellers list their homes, especially in the Spring.
(more…)Louisville Housing Not ‘Out of the Woods’ Yet
There are a myriad of economic indicators that shed light on the future of real estate. Some, like mortgage rates, are extremely positive. Others are not. One is new home…
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Indian Hills
Indian Hills is one of Louisville's grand ole neighborhoods. For affluent home buyers, this subdivision is close to the city (Area 3, not to be confused with the Indian Hills…
Home Improvement Projects That Are Good When Selling Your Home in Louisville
You may have thousands of reasons for selling your home, but for the person buying it, there is only one reason to do so – because they like it. And…
Louisville Ranks 2nd in Home Price Gains
Had to hunt to find this juicy tidbit about the nation's top 15 home price gainers. The following appeared in yesterday's Business Courier. Other regional metros in the top 15…
Kentucky Housing Offering Help to Louisville Home Buyers
There’s been a lot of attention given to the incentives offered by our National government. But there are five down payment and closing cost assistance programs currently being offered by our state government—the Kentucky Housing Corporation.
(more…)Louisville Home Prices Rise
Quick little story in the CJ today titled Home Prices Rose in Most Major Cities in July. Here's their basis: The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major…
Top 10 Louisville Home Improvement Projects in 2009
Note: This article is part of a series devoted to giving pertinent, professional advice to Louisville’s homebuyers and sellers. Find more great articles in our Top 10 category.
Getting More From Your Real Estate Blog
Blogging may not ever go mainstream in real estate, and that’s a good thing for those who practice the art. In an industry where fast results are preferred and successful people usually have more client turnover, those who take time to document the market and offer their thoughts will likely always be in the minority and stand out as a result. Here’s a quick post designed for getting more from your real estate blog.
Louisville Awarded Top 10 Affordable Places to Retire
I’m not sure why Money magazine is doing a story called 10 Affordable Places to Retire, but in any event, they picked Louisville as the 20th best! Palm Springs has the weather, Pinehurst the golf but Louisville is getting national attention for our wonderful parks. This piece highlights the Louisville Loop which we talked about back in the Spring of 2008 as being a great move by our city to set itself apart.
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