The health of any real estate market is measured by steady increases in home values along with activity levels that trend upward along with population growth. The same is true for Louisville real estate. Going back 10 years gives us a more historical viewpoint on where we were and where we are now.
Applying for your Louisville mortgage can be quick and easy. Preparing to apply by being smart with your credit cards, which affects your credit rating, really pays off! Obtaining a…
Was just thinking about some of my great clients and one brought by this photo and thought I'd like it. And I do! It's especially gratifying when my clients trust…
Despite powerful incentives like historically low mortgage interest rates, a surplus of home inventory, and bargain home prices, the Louisville real estate market remains sluggish. Without a great push in these final three months, there will be fewer homes sold in 2011 than there were in 2010.
Bet you didn’t think I’d be writing about Diana Ross songs on this real estate blog, huh?
Studies are done all the time. They can be frivolous, somewhat worthwhile, or ground-breaking. On a scale of 1-to-10, I'll give this one a 6.5. If the question is, "What…
Mark Twain popularized this famous quote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” By their very nature, numbers can be manipulated to show many results, even opposing ones, and still be factually accurate.
A basic concept in marketing anything is having an item appeal to the most amount of people possible. This concept also applies to selling your Louisville home. The more appealing it is to the market as a whole, the faster it will sell.
Source: Trulia American Dream survey Under the heading Optimistic Signs of Long-Term Housing Demand comes this infographic that shows Home Ownership leads the way with 57% to the question, "What…
“Well surprise, surpise!” -Gomer Pyle
If I’m dating myself with that quote, please forgive me. (Or, if you find my taste in sitcoms uncivilized, I completely agree.)
Nobody likes taxes. Well, almost nobody… there is this loopy bird who wants Obama to raise his taxes. But for the remaining 99.999% of us, lower taxes is a good thing. If tax credits still exist for certain projects, which ones are they? No fear, let’s check them out!
The big news in Louisville these days is the shutdown of the Sherman Minton Bridge, or what a creative mind termed Shermageddon. You see, because the politicians have feuded with East End money for literally decades about building the obviously logical East End bridge, the importance of the currently overburdened bridges has gone up. Way up!
Don’t forget to visit The Designers Show House if you haven’t yet! The annual event, sponsored by Bellarmine Women’s Council to benefit the University’s Student Aid Fund, is at Stonecote Estate, 1005 Alta Vista, off Lexington Rd. It’s a great place to get ideas for furniture, paint colors and other local decorating trends.
I had a chance to sit down and chat with Rob Benefiel, owner of Certified Comfort to learn more about his company and gain some insight into the best ways to make sure that your Louisville home is cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter.
If you are purchasing Louisville real estate, or are putting your property up for sale, you may not understand how square footage is calculated in the home. A real estate agent will be calculating the square footage for you if you’re selling your home, and there are some parts of the house that may not be included in the calculations.
