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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Louisville Rent vs Buy Data to Help You Make Your Choice

Just last week we published, To Sell or Rent Your Louisville Home, That Is the Question! Today we’re looking at a similar topic just reversed. If you are currently renting your place here in Louisville, KY do the numbers indicate that you should continue to rent or buy a new home?

Rent vs. Buy map of America's Top 50 Cities
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To Sell or Rent Your Louisville Home, That Is the Question!


Although the US economy and the housing market seem to finally be on an upward trend, we are still recovering from what was one of history’s nastiest and most volatile recessions. First-time buyers are still finding it difficult to get a good rate on a mortgage and many people are still struggling to sell their homes.

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When should a homeowner rent his home rather than sell it?

Because of this, the question arises for sellers; “Should I sell my Louisville home or should I rent it?

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Louisville Foreclosures Rise, Improvement on the Horizon

Given that interest rates, home inventories, and average home prices are all favorably positioned for home buyers, why does the housing market continue to muddle about? One of the bigger reasons is distressed homes.

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As far as I know, this Louisville KY home is not in foreclosure, I just like to have photos of great Louisville homes in my posts. | Photo: Tre Pryor
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Why Real Estate Is a Good Investment Now

I just read a great piece by Dave Kansas over at SmartMoney called, Real Estate: Finally a Good Investment? (Editor: The article has since been removed) where he admitted that while the real estate market as a whole has a lot of problems, buying residential real estate makes sense.

Chart of Louisville Home Sales 1994-2010
Here you can see a chart of Louisville home sales by year from 1994-2010. This includes all of Louisville and surrounding counties and is taken from the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors (GLAR) data source.
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