Why is winter a good time to find houses for sale in Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Louisville Ky real estate markets? #1 reason is the lack of competition from other home buyers- about half as many houses sold in the winter months as summer. #2 - You have more houses to choose from. #3 On the cold days in #NorthernKentucky you can get a good gauge of heat differences in the basement and second floor of a house. *http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/ http://amplify.com/u/a1kses

Why is winter a good time to find houses for sale in Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Louisville Ky real estate markets? #1 reason is the lack of competition from other home buyers- about half as many houses sold in the winter months as summer. #2 - You have more houses to choose from. #3 On the cold days in NorthernKentucky you can get a good gauge of heat differences in the basement and second floor of a house. *http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/

winter is a good time to find houses for sale in Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Louisville Kentucky

I was talking with a home buyer today about why winter is a good time to find houses for sale in Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Louisville Ky real estate markets. And I thought I'd share those reasons with you today. The biggest reason to shop for a home for sale in Louisville or across the river in Southern Indiana or up the road in Northern Kentucky is the lack of competition from other home buyers. In Louisville Kentucky, about half as many houses sold in the winter months compared to the number of homes sold in the summer months on average over the past five years. In a typical real estate market year, about 1200 houses sell in the summer months, and 600 houses sell in the winter months in Louisville. The market is similar for Southern Indiana and northern Kentucky real estate. Why is that important? Because with less buyers looking for houses, it is less likely that you will be in a competing bid, mutliple offer situation when it's time to write an offer on the house you want to buy. Another reason to look at houses for sale in the winter months is that the selection is better. You have more houses to choose from. The percentage of inventory that sells every month works to your advantage. And the third reason to look at homes for sale in northern Kentucky in the winter is you can get a good gauge of heat differences in the basement and second floor of a house this time of year. You can tell if a second floor bedroom over the garage will be too cold to sleep in, or if a basement is too cold for a play room. Those are three good reasons to go house shopping this weekend. Call a realtor to set up your list of houses to see. Call 502-554-9400 and ask a River Valley Realty Group agent to help you find a new house for the new year. http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/

Advice to sell your house faster (1) Stage furniture (2) Update paint, carpet, lights (3) lights on, music on, cookies out

No matter if you have an older house in Fort Thomas Ky or a new house in Floyds Knobs IN, call a staging professional to decide how the furniture should be arranged, and which items to store and which items to leave out. Rooms look bigger with less on the walls, and they look bigger when there is less stuff on the floor. Houses show better with the blinds open to let in more light. If possible, turn on all the lights before each showing and have light jazz music playing. If you are able, try to have the house smelling like baked goods. Keep checking back on this page for more tips on how to sell your home in the Southern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky and Louisville Real Estate market. – Heidi Fore, Keller Williams Realty Louisville East 5025549500

From: http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/blog/advice-to-sell-your-house-faster-1-stage-furniture-2-update-paint-carpet-lights-3-lights-on-music-on-cookies-out/

Louisville has good health care and good hospitals

If you are considering moving to Louisville, you will be impressed with the doctors and hospitals here. Unfortunately I've been in almost all of them in the past 3 years and got to know them well. The doctors and nurses are knowledgeable and sweet and kind. Read my reviews of other things about Louisville on http://www.heidiamshoff.com

No matter if you have an older house in Fort Thomas Ky or a new house in Floyds Knobs IN, call a staging prof... *http://amplify.com/u/a1j8ch

No matter if you have an older house in Fort Thomas Ky or a new house in Floyds Knobs IN, call a staging professional to decide how the furniture should be arranged, and which items to store and which items to leave out. Rooms look bigger with less on the walls, and they look bigger when there is less stuff on the floor. Houses show better with the blinds open to let in more light. If possible, turn on all the lights before each showing and have light jazz music playing. If you are able, try to have the house smelling like baked goods. Keep checking back on this page for more tips on how to sell your home in the Southern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky and Louisville Real Estate market. – Heidi Fore, Keller Williams Realty Louisville East 5025549500 http://amplify.com/u/a1j8ch

Home Prices Increase in Louisville Real Estate Market

Homes in one zip code are seeing prices come back up. Zip code 40222 is on the rise, as shown in the graph here http://ping.fm/AhfBk

Zip code 40222 in Louisville real estate market is seeing home prices increase http://ping.fm/WfFfN

Prices are coming up in zip code 40222 http://ping.fm/tdJl3

There are approximately only 40 houses and condos for sale on the river near Louisville and here is a list of them on both sides of the Ohio River- http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/property-search/list/?searchid=1184774 http://bit.ly/vlQ6jH

In October 2011 the average house price sold in Louisville Ky was approximately $160,000 http://bit.ly/rSLq6u

Home sales are steady in the real estate market in northern Kentucky. An analysis of Floyd County, Harrison County, and Clark County Indiana shows 1650 residential houses sold January through October 25, 2011, a number that is nearly the same as the same time last year, in which 1657 homes sold. The average sales price for that area remains steady at approximately $129,900 almost the same as last year. There are currently 1745 houses for sale in Southern Indiana, all of which can be found on http://www.rivervalleygroup.com This blog written by Heidi Fore, Keller Williams Realty Southern Indiana 812-944-7024 http://bit.ly/uaWHr6

Home sales are steady in the real estate market in northern Kentucky. An analysis of Boone County, Kenton County, and Campbell County Kentucky shows 2661 residential houses sold January through October 25, 2011, a number that is nearly the same as the same time last year, in which 2846 homes sold. The average sales price for that area remains steady at approximately $153,500, almost the same as last year. There are currently 2343 houses for sale in Northern Kentucky, all of which can be found on http://www.rivervalleygroup.com This blog written by Heidi Fore, Keller Williams Realty 502-554-9400 http://bit.ly/txGsmv

Are home prices going up or down in your neighborhood?

If you are trying to find out if prices in your neighborhood are going up or down, go to this page for Louisville Kentucky home sales and type in your zip code.

A very detailed way to search for homes

To search for homes for sale in Louisville Kentucky using a very detailed real estate search try this page http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/louisville-real-estate/ and you can search by neighborhood, street address, county, or price range.

Louisville Kentucky real estate market 2011 year to date

Everyone knows that now is a great time to buy a house anywhere. That is also true regarding the Louisville Kentucky real estate market. Yes, the tax credits of 2010 helped pull sales up last year, however the market was not able to maintain that sales level in 2011. Sales from January to October 21 in 2010 showed 5648 houses sold during that time period, while only 5291 sold during that time in 2011. The average sales price during that time in 2010 was $165,988 yet the average house sold for $162,227 during the same time in 2011. The number of days that a home stays on the market without selling was 121 in 2010 and 135 days on market in 2011. Condos for sale in Louisville Kentucky have also slipped. There were 801 sales so far in 2011 compared to 931 sales during the same time in 2010. For a graph showing how sales are affected each month, see the graph on http://www.HeidiFore.com and scroll down the page. The graph is also available on http://www.HeidiAmshoff.com . For an up to date analysis by zip code of prices in Louisville Ky zip codes, see www.RiverValleyRealtyGroup.com and enter the zip code for which you would like more information. To find the number of houses for sale in Louisville Kentucky right now, use the "View Matching Listings" box in the top right corner of http://www.rivervalleygroup.com/ after you choose the area of Louisville, northern Kentucky, Southern Indiana or Cincinnati.