Today is the first day of December. 2010 is almost complete. Thoughts naturally turn reflective. With all the talk of the recession and its apparent end, how did Louisville real estate in 2010 perform? How did it compare with previous years? More importantly, in any given market, which groups benefited from current market conditions and which lost out?
Saratoga Springs, not to be confused with nearby Saratoga Woods, is a newer Jefferson County neighborhood with some beautiful homes. You enter this subdivision off Old Heady Road just down…
Came across this article today, America's Best Small Companies In 2010, where a couple of Kentucky businesses are impressing the powers that be. Coming in at #15 is Tempur-Pedic International…
Isn’t all of our new technology fun? Honestly, raise your hand if you thought a few years ago that for the price of a few hundred dollars a person could let his smartphone “listen” to the music on the car stereo and tell him what song it is, who it’s by and even purchase and download the song immediately? Amazing! That application is called Shazam and it’s free! Wow.
(more…)Ok, it's pet peeve time. Feel free to chime in with your own. 1st Amendment baby! So tell me... how many times has the following situation has played out for…
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.
Rather than write my own piece on this topic, I thought I'd share Tara-Nicholle Nelson's well-written article called 5 MORE Foreclosure Myths - BUSTED!. Here are the key points. Myth…
Here in Louisville, we love to sing the praises of our city. So it's great to see that Bellarmine (in addition to beating Division 1 school, Xavier in basketball) was…
In any market, real estate agents are always looking for new clients. That’s even more true for our current real estate market as sales are down and many agents are leaving the business.
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.
Every industry has its share of insider knowledge, quirks, and idiosyncrasies. Louisville real estate is no different. As society grows ever more complex, expertise becomes more and more valuable. Why…
Every industry has its share of insider knowledge, quirks, and idiosyncrasies. Louisville real estate is no different. As society grows ever more complex, expertise becomes more and more valuable. But what the heck are agency agreements?
I’ve written several pieces recently about how the current real estate market in Louisville is lining up well for certain profiles. The current freeze on foreclosures by some of our nation’s largest lenders has muddied the water for getting your hands on capital. But local lenders like Stockyards and Republic both posted healthy quarterly earnings.
The National Association of Home Builders charts its members’ outlook towards business in the future. This index is something they use to make decisions on behalf of their membership. News out this month that this index has moved up for the first time in five months.
For the second year in a row, Louisville's 21c Museum Hotel was voted the top hotel in America by Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards in the United States. Here…