Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Asbury Park
Asbury Park is a unique neighborhood in Louisville's East End near Prospect and Springhurst. Asbury Park is unique because of the way the homes are laid out around green spaces,…
Conventional Mortgages vs FHA Loans
The 2009 fiscal year is shaping up as the biggest on record for FHA loans. Applications for single-family home mortgages were up 50 percent from Oct. 1 through mid-August. Approvals have jumped 70 percent, to 1.67 million. FHA has carved out a huge chunk of the market in the last three years, from 3 percent in 2006 to a whopping 23 percent today. Borrowers of all stripes are turning to the FHA for help in obtaining a mortgage and achieving the dream of homeownership.
Louisville Neighborhoods Map
Spent a good portion of yesterday working on this new map that will allow Louisville homebuyers to search active listings by neighborhoods and it all starts with my new Louisville KY Neighborhoods Map.
Louisville Sees Home Sales Increase
Things are certainly picking up this summer. Whether they will continue to move upward through the Fall/Winter remains to be seen but come next Spring I expect a large number…
First-Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit Questions Answered
First-Time Homebuyer's Tax Credit If all these tax credits are confusing you, never fear! Here's a simple, easy-to-understand source to make it all clear. In 2008, Congress enacted a $7,500…
Kentucky Ups New Home Tax Credit
As we had previously written about back in April, Kentucky Joins in Tax Incentives for Home Buyers, some changes have been made. Here’s how to know if you qualify.
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Briar Hill & Estates
Briar Hill is a great neighborhood in the southern portion of Oldham County (Area 21) that's been nice for 20 years and is now taking off! About 24 years ago…
Newsweek Says, ‘Now Is the Time!’
Their title is certainly eye-catching: Now’s the Time to Buy Your Dream House. Louisville home buyers don’t have to take just my word for it, now the national experts are starting to follow suit. (I wonder what took them so long.)
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Oxmoor Woods
Oxmoor Woods is a small, but prestigious neighborhood in Hurstbourne near Jeffersontown in Louisville. Unlike some high-end neighborhoods in the east end, this one is very centrally located, close to…
Time Waits for No Man
Much of this year’s real estate push can be attributed to the $8,000 first-time homebuyer’s tax credit and other government incentives. The deadline to move into a home and take…
Forbes Says Louisville 3rd Best Option in Region
According to Forbes America’s 100 Cheapest Places To Live, Louisville ranks as the third best option in the East South Central region, just behind Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Louisville Housing Market Improving
This piece in the NYT is aptly titled Home Sales, All Over the Map and that’s exactly the point! Depending on where you live, housing markets are extremely different from one another.
Louisville Beats Nation as Values Level Out
The data isn’t very different from when I posted Home Prices Drop Nationally, Louisville Holds Steady but with, perhaps a slightly better result.
(more…)Buyers Beware: Can’t Miss Free Professional Advice
I’m constantly surprised by the number of clients I speak with who don’t fully understand how real estate agency works. So many people looking for a new home go straight to the listing agent to schedule a showing rather than find themselves a buyer’s agent. I’ll briefly tell you why this isn’t in your best interest.
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Alia
Alia is a small but unique subdivision in Louisville's East End. These high-end single family homes and condos are truly luxurious. Located just off Highway 22, near Northfield and the…
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