Interior Design on a Budget, You Can Afford It!

There are many myths surrounding the interior design profession that we are always happy to debunk. One of those myths is that the average person cannot afford an interior designer. Here are the reasons why this isn’t true and how a designer can actually save you money. Read on to learn more about interior design on a budget.

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BlackBerry Still Winning the Mobile Phone War, But for How Long?

I saw recently that the National Association of Realtors published their annual Smartphone Survey Report. A great deal of this report is already well-known (and boring) but a couple of the results caught my eye. Keep in mind this survey is targeting real estate agents, not the public at large.

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Determining Home Values, Zillow Zestimates Are Bad and More

When all the ancillary real estate Web sites started cropping up about five years ago I thought, “Great! These give consumers more information, which is always a good thing.”

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Online formulas such as Zillow Zestimates are bad in determining a property’s true value.
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Louisville Homes Sold by Year

Putting data into chart form almost always communicates better than simply reading the data. For example, looking at the chart above that shows the total number of homes sold by year in Louisville, KY.

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Charts like this one that shows Louisville homes sold by year really help you get a better understanding of the market.
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National Average Finally Positive, Kentucky Beats Nation

First American CoreLogic produces some great reports. Not great in the sense that everything is positive but they are very thorough and timely. This most recent report has this to say about real estate in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Kentucky beats the nation when it comes to certain real estate metrics. | Photo: Tre Pryor
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