Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth has been joined by Louisville Realtors, local homeowners and members of the Home Builders Association of Louisville to announce that more Louisville residents are eligible for a homebuyers tax credit than ever before. "The first-time homebuyer credit included in the Recovery Act has already helped hundreds of Louisville families fulfill the dream of homeownership...

Looking for a Louisville condo for sale? A development group purchased and transformed the 19th Century Cherokee Triangle home, previously divided into eight apartments, into a new Louisville condominium building called The Marseilles of Cherokee Road Condominiums. The new Louisville condo building's address is 927 Cherokee Road—close to Eastern Star Drive—and has been renovated, reconfigured and...

Looking for a Louisville condo for sale? A development group purchased and transformed the 19th Century Cherokee Triangle home, previously divided into eight apartments, into a new Louisville condominium building called The Marseilles of Cherokee Road Condominiums. The new Louisville condo building's address is 927 Cherokee Road—close to Eastern Star Drive—and has been renovated, reconfigured and...

Sales of existing homes received the biggest boost in a decade due to the first-time homebuyers tax credit, fueling hopes of a rebound in struggling real estate markets driving some Wall Street stocks higher. Foreclosures, plunging real estate values and job losses still plague many markets, particularly in California and Florida, while economic indicators in some markets are causing bidding wars for...

This article reports something that Louisville real estate agents already know—many home sellers are willing to lower their asking price to facilitate the sale of their home. More than a quarter of homeowners across the country wishing to sell their home reduced their selling price at least once in the last twelve months, according to real estate search firm Trulia. The company says...

This article reports something that Louisville real estate agents already know—many home sellers are willing to lower their asking price to facilitate the sale of their home. More than a quarter of homeowners across the country wishing to sell their home reduced their selling price at least once in the last twelve months, according to real estate search firm Trulia. The company says...

The Greater Louisville Association of Realtors reported that its members sold 1210 Louisville homes last October, which represented the fourth consecutive month of gains over 2008 year-over-year. President of the local realty group, Linda Gibson Cecil, called the sales figures "very encouraging." Until this past July, monthly home sales in the Louisville real estate market has posted steady declines for...

The Obama administration has requested that the U.S. Treasury Department provide guidance, financial support and sales measures for short sales in an effort to kick-start the U.S. housing market. The Home Affordable Foreclosures Program is expected to provide financial incentives and streamline procedures for the completion of short sale real estate transactions that have been blamed for clogging the...

The Obama administration has requested that the U.S. Treasury Department provide guidance, financial support and sales measures for short sales in an effort to kick-start the U.S. housing market. The Home Affordable Foreclosures Program is expected to provide financial incentives and streamline procedures for the completion of short sale real estate transactions that have been blamed for clogging the...

The HousingWire.com report provides very welcome news to real estate professionals in most markets across the country. The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales on signed contracts were up for the eighth consecutive month in September. The NAR reported that pending sales rose 6.1 percent from August to September and were 21.2 percent higher than the previous September. "What...