Louisville #24 in Bang For Your Buck Real Estate Rankings
I love lists! Can you tell? Some of LHB's most popular posts are from my Top 10 Lists articles. Today, I'm talking about a recently released Forbes.com list of Best…
I love lists! Can you tell? Some of LHB's most popular posts are from my Top 10 Lists articles. Today, I'm talking about a recently released Forbes.com list of Best…
As we near year's end, thoughts of planning fill many minds here in Louisville. How did we do this year? Will next year be better or worse? How should we…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…)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…
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…
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…
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…
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…)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…
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