Category Archives: Cost of Real Estate
House Prices
House Prices in Louisville The long-battered housing market is lastly beginning to return to normal. But some specialists think it could soon turn out to be another housing boom. Indicators of recovery have been evident within the current rise in … Continue
Home Prices
Home Prices Home prices are up 3.6 percent in June from one year ago at the national level, based on the government cost index, which tries to measure the genuine house price appreciation of a typical homeowner. This cost index, … Continue
New Home Sales in Louisville
New Home Sales in Louisville In every Economic Update, our Research staff analyzes recently released financial indicators and addresses what these indicators mean for new home sales in Louisville, Realtors and their customers. Today’s update discusses new home sales. New … Continue
Forecast for Real Estate Louisville
Forecast for Real Estate Louisville In every Economic Update, the Ask Garrett Research staff analyzes recently released economic indicators and addresses what these indicators mean for agents and their clients. Today’s update discusses the most recent employment figures. These were … Continue
Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Foreclosure Settlement
Now that the huge foreclosure settlement with the five biggest lenders has been chiseled in stone, there is still a huge fight between the government controlled mortgage agencies. The world will simply need to wait a couple of weeks to … Continue
Home Owners Insurance
Home Owners Insurance Rising Premiums The recent storms in the midwest and now Texas have brought a lot of questions to us regarding home owners insurance. Most have to do with rising premiums. There are many factors that might force … Continue
First time buyers
This is article number three regarding the top questions we get from first time buyers. How do I locate a lender? Response: You'll be able to finance a house using a loan from a bank, a savings and loan, a … Continue
Cost of Real Estate
Cost of Real Estate We've typically advised buyers to look at the Cost of acquiring a home more than the Price of the home. Clearly, price is part of the cost equation. The other piece, assuming you're not a cash … Continue
