Archive for February, 2009
How to save MONEY buying your next home!
Friday, February 27th, 2009Because of the mortgage crisis, loans of the past are gone. These days you need at least 3.5% for the down payment plus closing costs! All too often buyers make the mistake of asking sellers to pay for those closing costs up front. It’s like someone buying a car from you but that person […]
Take a walk on FUN side - Louisville Kentucky ranks 15th!
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Planning to take a walk? Consider doing it in Louisville Kentucky! In fact make it easy on yourself and move to Louisville and you can take a walk top 15 walk! The score is part of the website walkscore.com Of the 40 cities ranked, Louisville Kentucky came in number 15 (and they didn’t even […]
Stimulus Watch Looks At Where Your Money is Going!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Feedback is quickly coming in on President Obama’s 2009 Stimulus Package. Millions of dollars and more than one hundred projects are slated for the Louisville Kentucky area.
Stimulus Watch has created what appears to be a non-partisan website listing the "shovel-ready" projects planed for Louisville Kentucky and other parts of the U.S.
The list was submitted […]
Louisville Snow Storm Dosen’t Slow The Medley Sokoler Team
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009It happened again with another Louisville home! Six days is all it took for The Medley Sokoler Team to get a contract on one of their listings. The listing was up against 5 other properties in the same subdivision all similarly priced. The team is now ranked 4th for RE/MAX teams in the Kentucky – […]
Brakes go on Foreclosures
Friday, February 13th, 2009Finally, after months of stalling and scaring homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments, a number of banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc have announced they will hold stop foreclosing on homes for 90 days. In an article published in Business newspapers including Business First of […]
Friday, February 13th, 2009
During a major rain and windstorm in Louisville Kentucky yesterday Norine and I were out showing Louisville Kentucky Homes. What a storm…how about those winds. Once again sections of Louisville lost power. The good news is we new the storm would blow over by the time we arrived at our first house to meet our […]
Becky and Joe Build a Ball Home and Love it!
Friday, February 6th, 2009As Real Estate Agents here in the Louisville Kentucky area we work with hundreds of clients a year. We love success stories and we love sharing them with you. Rebecca and Joe started working with us mid 2008. After showing this fabulous couple a number of homes they decided to build a home with Ball […]
Meet Louisville Top Luxury Home Builder and tour his newest home
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Here’s a chance to meet one of Louisville Kentucky’s Top Luxury Home Builders and tour his newest home. Phillip Hill has been building homes almost all his life. He has a passion for his work and a pride in what he creates. Our Video tour of his new home at 13103 Hampton Circle in the […]
Snow storm sinks home showings!
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Buying a home, the weather in Louisville Kentucky stinks! The snow has really put a damper on home viewings and sales these days, but who could blame buyers. Here in the Louisville Kentucky area, last weeks unusual ice storm and today’s snow storm have buyers waiting it out for warmer, sunnier days! Who can […]
Feb 09 Louisville Home Sale Update
Monday, February 2nd, 2009It comes as no surprise that January 2009 is off to a slow home sale start in Louisville Kentucky. The number of homes under contract in January 2009 was down 30 % from 1 year ago. The number of homes that actually closed in January 2009 was down 34% from the same period in 2008.
My […]