{"id":426,"date":"2012-07-30T16:13:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T20:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/?p=426"},"modified":"2023-09-07T20:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:59:08","slug":"we-play-it-safe-when-it-comes-to-louisville-new-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/we-play-it-safe-when-it-comes-to-louisville-new-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"We &#8216;Play It Safe&#8217; When It Comes to Louisville New Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Homearama house\" class=\"wp-image-21596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_01-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_01-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today in Louisville (Jefferson County) there are <strong>3,594<\/strong> single-family homes for sale on our MLS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>63% of them have basements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>49% of them have more than one story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at homes <strong>built in the last 10 years<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>69% of them have basements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>67% of them have more than one story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A few more basements but a lot more 2-story homes. What I&#8217;m really thinking about is how similar all the new home are. Other than comparing a Traditional Ranch to a Traditional 2-Story home they are all so homogeneous as to take the ability to choose almost completely out of the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do applaud what <a title=\"Homes for sale Norton Commons Louisville KY\" href=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/louisville\/norton-commons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norton Commons<\/a> has done with its planned community. There&#8217;s nothing like it in our city. Sure, you pay top dollar (the price per square foot is much higher) but I can make an argument for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But looking at this year&#8217;s Homearama homes, it&#8217;s really tough to separate one from another. Garages are tilted here and there; then I see some Tudor or Craftsman stylings to the facade but as far as floorplans go, they are just so similar. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_02.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_03.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_04.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_05.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_06.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_07.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_08.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_09.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/homearama_10.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other option is that I&#8217;ve just <em>seen too many homes<\/em> and they&#8217;re all blurring together. Either that or we&#8217;ve finally evolved to the top usability option in home design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nah&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Louisville (Jefferson County) there are 3,594 single-family homes for sale on our MLS. Let&#8217;s look at homes built in the last 10 years: A few more basements but a lot more 2-story homes. What I&#8217;m really thinking about is how similar all the new home are. 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