Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Shakes Run
Shakes Run is a beautiful, newer neighborhood off Fisherville Road south of Shelbyville Road. From the same developers, Canfield, as the wonderful East End subdivision Beech Spring Farm. From the…
Louisville Real Estate Agent Salaries May Surprise You
We all have our perceptions. How could we not? We’re human after all.
It’s long been my perception (and maybe yours) that real estate agents make very good money. After you read this article, you’ll learn the truth of the matter.
(more…)How Will 2011 Be Different?
It looks like there won't be a major upswing in home buyers/sellers in the upcoming year. At least that's what the experts are saying. So how can I improve upon…
Louisville Home Improvement Costs vs. Values for 2010
For the past three years we’ve published the Remodeling Cost vs. Value data for Louisville remodeling projects. For reference, I’ll link them up for you here.
2010 Louisville Real Estate Year in Review
If there’s one thing our society creates now more than ever, it’s data. They don’t call it the Information Age for nothing. As you would expect, real estate data, is no different.
Passive House Home Building Standard Gaining Support
We’ve written about energy-efficient home building in the past. Most recently with our review of last year’s Homearama and also with a post entitled Green Louisville Home: Simple Ways to Green Up Your Louisville Home.
Louisville Home Prices Down, Up Depending on Source
Handling data can be a tricky business. This famous quote was directed at how numbers can be manipulated—“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” With that in mind, I try very hard to present all the information in an unbiased manner and let you make up your mind about how that affects your personal situation in regard to housing here in Louisville.
Helpful Advice on Managing Your Contractor
From time to time, people contact me with articles or concepts for stories that they think might appeal to my readers. Generally speaking, most are not truly useful. But recently…
Giving Away My Commission for the Holidays
The Christmas Holiday is, after all, the season of giving. Jesus came to Earth to give Himself up for us. Can you ever have enough money? Don't be fooled. You'll…
Year-End Optimism Points to Improved 2011
Just finished reading this data-packed AP story: Optimism for '11 pushes consumer confidence higher. It leads with "Americans' confidence in the economy rose to a five-month high in November, showing…
Louisville Real Estate 2010 Winners and Losers
Today is the first day of December. 2010 is almost complete. Thoughts naturally turn reflective. With all the talk of the recession and its apparent end, how did Louisville real estate in 2010 perform? How did it compare with previous years? More importantly, in any given market, which groups benefited from current market conditions and which lost out?
Best Louisville Neighborhoods: Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs, not to be confused with nearby Saratoga Woods, is a newer Jefferson County neighborhood with some beautiful homes. You enter this subdivision off Old Heady Road just down…
Forbes Says Two Top Small Biz Companies Call Louisville, Lexington Home
Came across this article today, America's Best Small Companies In 2010, where a couple of Kentucky businesses are impressing the powers that be. Coming in at #15 is Tempur-Pedic International…
New Tech Opens Homeowners to Theft
Isn’t all of our new technology fun? Honestly, raise your hand if you thought a few years ago that for the price of a few hundred dollars a person could let his smartphone “listen” to the music on the car stereo and tell him what song it is, who it’s by and even purchase and download the song immediately? Amazing! That application is called Shazam and it’s free! Wow.
(more…)Real Estate Pet Peeve
Ok, it's pet peeve time. Feel free to chime in with your own. 1st Amendment baby! So tell me... how many times has the following situation has played out for…
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