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Should You Buy A Louisville House This Summer In A Buyers' Market?

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Louisville east

If you are looking at  Louisville homes, find out if it is currently a Buyers Market or Sellers Market. What is the difference between a Buyers's Market and a Sellers' Market? What does that mean for you? While all real estate markets are different, this article specifically answers questions pertaining to the Kentucky real estate market. It is similar to the real estate markets in the surrounding areas of Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. However if you are in an area where there is increasing demand currently for housing, and not many houses for sale, you might be in a Sellers' Market. If you are thinking about moving to a mid-sized city, maybe you've thought of buying one of the Louisville homes for sale. Many issues should be considered in the decision to buy a house . There are thousands of houses for sale in Kentucky, and mortgage rates are very low . It could be the right time to buy a Louisville house.
 
First consider this- How long will you live in the home before you sell your house? How much work are you willing to do to get a good deal? If this is your first time to buy a Louisville Kentucky house, you probably have some questions. You might be wondering how much money you have to put down as a down payment, and how much are closing costs on a house, and how long does it take to get a house from offer day until the day you take possession . For questions like those, the first person to ask about your decision to purchase property should be your real estate professional . Here are some other questions you should ask your agent.
 
Ask your real estate agent the number of Louisville Ky homes for sale currently and the number that closed last month, then divide to find the number of months of inventory for sale. That number shows you if it is a Buyers' Market or Sellers' real estate market. If greater than six months of supply is on the market it is considered a Buyers' Market. Another thing to remember when you research homes for sale in Kentucky, is the average price and average days on market for the individual neighborhoods. Your agent is a good source to find answers about Northern Kentucky areas such as the Florence Kentucky real estate market. In the Florence Ky real estate community, talk to a Keller Williams Realty agent.  Your agent will provide you with advice to help you make informed decisions. Find out who the best real estate agents are for the Northern Kentucky areas so you will have the best advice regarding Fort Thomas homes for sale or Ft Mitchell homes for sale also, and over the Ohio River in Southern Indiana as well, so that you have a total view of the real estate picture on both sides of the river. This is especially helpful if you are looking for Floyds Knobs homes for sale or New Albany Indiana homes or even Jeffersonville Indiana homes for sale too.
 
If you don't have time to do home work on a  Louisville Ky house, you may consider purchasing one of the condos for sale in Kentucky. When you buy a condo you buy a real estate investment without having to work on the outside of the building in most condo developments. Some condos have a neighborhood pool or work out room. When shopping for condos for sale ask about the condo owners association or home owners association fees and master deed and regulations . You may choose to buy in this or that condo community over another due to the COA fee or HOA restrictions for the community . Ask your real estate agent to get the forms for you.

Regardless if it is a condo community or one of the other neighborhoods of Louisville Ky homes for sale, ask about association dues and restrictions. It won't take long to check on the HOA restrictions before you write an offer on one of the Louisville Ky houses for sale.

 

Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Heidi, this is great information for your consumers in the Lousiville area.  Things are going crazy right now up in Lafayette/West Lafayette area and buyers are out buying homes quickly as they come on the market! 

Looks like there won't be a "FOR SALE" sign any time soon on Coach Pitino's yard as the Cardinals are heading to New Orleans for the FINAL FOUR! 

Good Luck and Congratulations to Louisville!!!

Mar 24, 2012 02:24 PM