Top 7 Promotional Tools for Realtors Nationwide

Louisville home sales have remained on pace with last year, hit highs throughout the busy summer season and the median home value ticked upward in many areas. But, like the weather, historically September begins a cooling-off period in the Louisville real estate market. But if you’re an agent looking for more business, read on to learn about these great promotional tools for Realtors.

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Solar Power in Louisville KY. You Have Options!

Solar technology is taking off! There are multiple reasons. To start, many hold concerns about the use of fossil fuels. Not only is extracting fossil fuels difficult and dangerous, but it also harms the environment. Burning the fuels themselves pollutes the air and causes global warming. In this piece, we’ll look at solar power in Louisville KY, and elsewhere.

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Every day solar power becomes cheaper and more accessible for homeowners in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Least Desirable Home Features for 2015

We’ve been covering trends in residential real estate and interior design for many years here at Louisville Homes Blog. What’s important to you is important to us! Certainly, they’ll come up during our Homearama coverage. But you can also learn about them from time to time when addressing home sales volume and speed.

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Homearama 2015 Starts Saturday

It’s that time of year again! Homearama is coming soon. Kicking off Saturday, July 11th it runs for 15 days. All you have to do is buy your tickets! This year’s event will be held at Spring Farm Lake, just down the road from the original Spring Farm off Wolf Pen Branch Road.

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You’ll get to see beautiful spaces like this one if you attend the 2015 Homearama at Spring Farm Lake
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Today’s Best 7 Home Value Hacks

In today’s real estate market, it really pays to stay ahead of the game. Make smart choices. Knowing what to improve can make your home stand out. With that in mind, I’ve uncovered the Top 7 Home Value Hacks that you may or may not know about. One thing is for sure, each one more than pays for itself when you’re selling your Louisville home. Home improvement has never been this savvy.

Home Value Hacks: Declutter
The reason why every Realtor says “Declutter” is because it works!
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Smart Furniture that Makes the Most of Your Space

In recent years, we have seen massive growth in the popularity of small-space living, especially in large, growing cities, as a result of the higher cost of housing space. However, even though you may be one of those living in a small space, this does not mean you must sacrifice the functionality and comfort in your home.

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Certain smart furniture can have dual purposes.
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Most Affordable Cities To Live, Think Louisville

The smart people over at Forbes sorted through the Top 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) to find which are the most affordable cities to live in the U.S. Each has a population of 600,000 plus, so no small towns, which likely would have lapped the field in this contest.

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Louisville has so much going for it. Now we’re super affordable? Get out!
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