History of NuLu: Louisville’s East Market District

Louisville’s East Market district has changed dramatically throughout the city’s history. In the mid-1800s, it was a city park named Woodland Gardens. The park was frequented by new Louisvillians, particularly German immigrants who were new to America.

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The view from the Shine Contracting office onto E. Market Street.
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Painting The Town Louisville Style

Need a little update for your home without spending too much? Try a new paint color! PPG Porter Paints just introduced the Louisville Color Collection, in honor of the company’s 90 year anniversary.

Louisville Color Collection by PPG Porter Paints
Kentucky Hot Brown (bottom left) is one of 75 hand-picked colors PPG Porter Paints chose to celebrate 90 years of business in Louisville, KY.
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Unemployment Proves Bigger Factor in Louisville Real Estate Than Rates, Prices

This piece is going to show you why unemployment proves bigger factor than home prices or interest rates. Experts like Donald Trump and John Paulson have been touting the benefits of investing in real estate since October 2010. On this site, we’ve highlighted the very positive positions of the three key financial indicators for real estate:

  1. Interest rates
  2. Home prices
  3. Inventory
Chart of Metro Louisville Unemployment Rates, 2006-2011 - Unemployment Proves Bigger Factor in Louisville Real Estate Than Rates
Since late 2008, unemployment rates have jumped significantly. It is interesting that this coincides with the time frame in which Louisville real estate dropped.
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Keepin’ It Local at the Louisville Home and Garden Show

I’m still thinking about the Home & Garden Show and how great it was to learn about some of the good things Louisville area businesses are doing. I love our unique, local options!

Giant Concrete Giraffe
Looking for those hard-to-find items? How about a 20-foot concrete giraffe? The Home and Garden Show has one! | Photo Tre Pryor
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Louisville Housing Market 7 Year Report, Period End February 2011

That’s two months straight with disappointing results in terms of real estate activity. Home sales in Jefferson County just haven’t picked up as some experts have predicted. I guess the only solace is that Louisville isn’t the only city experiencing these results and is performing on par.

Louisville Home Sales: 7 Year Monthly Chart for period ending February 2011
Each month we will bring to you an easy-to-read chart on how both Jefferson County and Oldham County home sales have performed over the past 7 years.
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Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling Show Starts… Now!

Amid the dozens of bathtub overlay companies, tool shed builders, and assorted specialty sales companies (need a new cell phone case?) you’ll find some intriguing booths at this year’s Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling show which starts today.

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The Kentucky Fairgrounds and Exposition Center is home to the Louisville Home Garden and Remodeling Show, March 11-13. | Photo Tre Pryor
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Golden Post of Real Estate Links

When things get busy, I don’t always remember to post on this site like some of the others. My bad. But to make up for it, here are some real estate posts from Louisville Homes Blog recently:

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A virtual bounty of golden links can be found in the following post about Louisville real estate. | Photo: Jeremy Schultz
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Louisville Housing Market 7 Year Report, Period End January 2011

As with our first post on this feature, home sales in the past two years have been roughly the same and a little better than the previous year.

Louisville Home Sales: 7 Year Monthly Chart for period ending January 2011
Each month we will bring to you an easy-to-read chart on how both Jefferson County and Oldham County home sales have performed over the past 7 years.
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