Top 10 Tips for Louisville Real Estate in 2014

Taking my lead from this piece on MSN titled, 10 Tips for Homebuyers and Sellers in 2014, I want to make specific comments about each of their 10 tips from a Louisville perspective.

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We’re heading into a stronger market for Louisville home sellers for 2014. If these gorgeous homes in the Highlands were for sale, would you be interested?
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Updating Your Louisville Garage Floor, Storage Adds Value

Like most homeowners, a major goal is to beautify your home by adding value. Whether it be landscaping, upgrading, or removing unsightly features, it usually takes a great deal of effort to make your home a warm and welcoming place for friends and family.

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Garage storage for your Louisville home adds great value, especially for homes that do not have additional storage in a basement.
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Thinking Louisville New Construction in 2014?

Louisville new construction is still working to get out of the basement, so to speak. Here at Louisville Homes Blog, we’ve been talking about how new construction has been improving but honestly, there was nowhere to go but up!

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This former Homearama house was built by Stacye Love for the 2010 Homearama. Could a 2014 Homearama home be in your future?
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Green Home Improvements in Louisville

Louisville is experiencing dramatic and positive changes. As a vibrant city with steady job growth, the Louisville real estate market is dynamic. These factors are spurring home improvements that increase comfort, lower utility bills, and protect the local environment. This piece will highlight three green home improvements that you can follow.

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Thinking green? How about green home improvements for your Louisville home?
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Louisville Home Ownership Rates Decline with National Trend

As the economy continues to struggle, it’s obvious that its effects have hit housing, as much as, any other sector. The sad truth—Louisville homeownership rates are in decline.

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The American dream of home ownership has been missing of late. Louisville fares no better as the National trend sees a decline.
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Top 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Louisville

We may not be tuning in to Robin Leach’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” as we did in the 1980s but we still have our fair share of celebrity gawkers. Heck, HGTV has “Extreme Living” and “Million Dollar Rooms

Then, once I saw Yahoo! Finance run The 20 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in America, I knew I had to run the numbers for our fair city.

Let’s go Louisville!

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Successfully Negotiating a Louisville Home Sale

Some people believe that all it takes to get a super deal on a Louisville home sale is to run into a desperate seller who will take a low-ball price. This rarely happens.

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When thinking about negotiating a Louisville home sale, this happy family likely followed the tips outlined below.
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How to Finance Louisville New Construction Homes

Three years ago my wife and I sold our dream home that we had built out in the country to move back into the city to raise our three kids. Having been a Realtor for four years, I have helped several people through the purchase process but you get a unique perspective when it is your family you are serving.

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Thinking about relocating to Louisville? This post shares the great reasons why such a move would really pay off.
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Top 10 Factors: When Should I Sell My Home?

We’ve put a great deal of thought into our Louisville Homes Blog Top 10 Lists and we appreciate all of your compliments along the way. Today, we’ve got another one that we hope you enjoy. We’re covering a topic that many people are contemplating, “When should I sell my home?” Read on!

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You may not want to downsize this much but we’ve all wondered, “When should I sell my home?” There’s not an answer that works 100% of the time but this article will help you find the best time for you.
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The Housing Reform and Relocating to Louisville

Housing finance reform has seen progress since its inception and across the nation, house prices are beginning to bounce back. Here in Louisville, the housing industry has seen significant gains as of August.

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Thinking about relocating to Louisville? This post shares of the great reasons why such a move would really pay off.
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