louisville real estate: Don't Let the Grinch Steal the Mortgage Deduction
- 12/16/10 12:40 PM
Louisville homeowners, be aware. At a time when the federal deficit is high and economic advisors are searching for creative ways to balance the budget, the mortgage deduction is once again under scrutiny, as a possible deduction to eliminate. Since this deduction costs the government over $100 billion in taxes each year, the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) is like a big, brightly -wrapped package sitting under the Christmas tree - so inviting to grab first. The Grinch, in this case President Obama's deficit committee, is considering just that. As currently written, the Mortgage Interest Deduction allows taxpayers who own their homes … (2 comments)
louisville real estate: Give a Unique Louisville Gift This Year
- 12/06/10 02:47 PM
Most people buy some gifts for loved ones in December. After this hard year, this is a great time to exhibit some creativity in your gift giving and really make it one from the heart - and from Louisville. Though the Mall of St. Matthews is busting with values for national chain retailers, Louisville residents can Give a Gift from Kentucky and support local artists. This Kentucky Crafted program, launched by Governor Steve Beshear, features gifts offered by artist-members of the Kentucky Arts Council who have a variety of jewelry, ornaments, pottery, prints, available for gift giving. Many of these artsy … (3 comments)
louisville real estate: Light Up Your December in Louisville
- 12/01/10 11:55 AM
December, 2010 is upon us already! This year has been a very eventful one in the world of real estate and for me personally; regardless of how the year has gone for you , I know you will want to end it on a joyful note. In Louisville, how better to do that than to enjoy the beauty of the city, awash in lights Perhaps you already got in the spirit of things during the 30th Annual Light Up Louisville celebration on Thanksgiving weekend, when a chain of events including the Run Run Rudolph 5K Walk,/Run, musical performances, and parades … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Donate Coats to Cut Cold Louisville Winds
- 11/27/10 03:23 AM
As Louisville enjoys its first wintery mix of snow and cold, some locals worked off their turkey haze doing some Black Friday shopping. Others, not so fortunate, might have spent the day more concerned about what the upcoming winter months might mean for their families. Last winter was particularly cold; no one knows if this winter will live up to the weatherman's predictions and follow suit, but those who are homeless, unemployed, or not quite making it, fear the worse. Fortunately, in the Louisville area, there are several ongoing and seasonal efforts underway that will make coats, boots, gloves, and other … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Will Yum! Center Help Development in Downtown Louisville?
- 11/15/10 08:44 AM
Years in the planning, Louisville’s new arena, Yum! Center, opened on October 13, 2010 for an exhibition basketball game between the University of Louisville and Northern Kentucky University. Though the arena is the official home of the U of L Cardinals’ Volleyball and Basketball, it will host of variety of sports events, concerts, ice shows, conventions and other events. More than an entertainment and sports facility, the $238 million center is hoped to be the engine of development for Louisville. The prime waterfront location in the center in downtown Louisville is bordered by Main Street on the south, Third Street on … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Smokin' Mad in Butchertown
- 11/13/10 05:42 PM
There was a time in Butchertown history when a large part of the pedestrian traffic down Story Avenue was the hogs enroute to the processing plant. Meat packing gave the neighborhood its name, but in recent years, the residents and visitors who patronize the restaurants and galleries in the neighborhood don't like the noise and odors emanating from the plant. For over 10 years, the company, JBS Swift, and the Butchertown Neighborhood Association have been at odds. In 2009, the Association asked Swift to stop making some improvements, including building a hog chute to facilitate moving the 10,000 hogs slaughtered each … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Fern Creek On the Radar
- 11/10/10 03:49 AM
With structures dating back to 1789,Fern Creek was a bucolic mix of farms, horse pastures, and upscale subdivisions until it, along with several other incorporated communities in Jefferson County, was annexed by the City of Louisville in 2003. Since the 1960's, when the area came more developed, Fern Creek had been considered a suburb of Louisville; the annexation made it a neighborhood on the radar for developers who saw the area ripe for new shopping centers and new roads. At the moment, there are three major plans under consideration for Fern Creek development, including a federal study. All include four goals: … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Lights Under Louisville at the Mega Caverns More Than Just a Holiday Adventure
- 10/30/10 12:04 PM
With plenty happening above ground with the opening of YUM Center, Louisville residents can gain an interesting view of underground Louisville by visiting the Mega Caverns under the Louisville Zoo. Just five miles from downtown, located in the Belnap-Poplar Level neighborhood in the Highlands of Louisville, the Mega Caverns will beopen for its second year of holiday fun with Lights Under Louisville. Take your family for a 30-40 minute ride through part of 17 miles of underground passageways, now featuring twice the lighted displays from last year with three times the animation. Lights Under Louisville is a great way to move … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Quiet Returns to St. Matthews
- 10/26/10 04:55 PM
In St. Matthews, a bit of Louisville history passes through every day, as CSX trains whiz by. Railroad crossings were at times a nuisance to hurried drivers, but otherwise did not disturb the residents. The area was considered a quiet zone, where trains did not blow their horns as they passed through. In 2008, the railroad announced that new federal regulations required that the six crossings in St. Matthews be upgraded to prevent drivers from circumventing them by driving around them. In the 19th century, Louisville was a railroad town and several major railroads transported coal, commodities, and passengers to … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Fair or Unfair in Old Louisville
- 10/18/10 09:34 AM
On the first weekend of October, Louisville residents in search of a good time had the choice of several popular fairs to visit, including the the St. James Fair in Old Louisville. Since 1957, when the neighborhood was in shambles, the fair has attracted visitors to a humble celebration of the neighborhood, where art was displayed on clotheslines that ran for tree to tree. Now the fair has been considered the best art show in the nation by Sunshine Magazine in recent years and draws 750 artists and 300,000 people. Over the years, proceeds from the fair have aided neighborhood … (5 comments)
louisville real estate: Cow Trumps Cow as Comfy Cow Replaces Genny's Diner in Clifton/Crescent Hill
- 10/09/10 07:04 AM
Since 1985, Genny's Diner on Frankfort Ave. in Clifton has paid to tribute to a Louisville invention - the cheeseburger. Diner owner Frank Faris magnified the fried meat and cheese delight into the Big Daddy platter featuring 10 ounces of meat with cheese on a bun served with steak fries. (Bigger sizes available!) If you started out with Frickled (i.e., fried) pickles and ended with peanut butter pie, you could experience the offerings noted by Southern Living Magazine and numerous local reviewers as some of the best down home eating in Louisville. The burgers, pickles, and pies are only a small … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Has the Best Time to Sell Your Louisville Home This Year Passed?
- 10/05/10 05:30 PM
If you're sitting on your porch in Louisville, you may be enjoying today's 70° weather, but fall is coming, then the winter. If you would like to sell your home and move to a new one, you may lament that the time to do it for this year may have passed. After all, real estate season traditionally winds down when kids go back to school, right? Wrong. Homes can actually sell in any season. Traditionally, there may be more people looking in the spring and summer, but there is always traffic from people who are transferred into a great city … (3 comments)
louisville real estate: Innovation on Display in Louisville's East Market District
- 09/26/10 02:56 PM
This week might as well be called "idea week" in Louisville, as the week will be consumed with IdeaFestival 2010 and an event exalting NuLu, one of the best ideas in modern Louisville. The Nulu Festival, called by some the "after party to IdeaFestival," celebrates the development of NuLu and the city's commitment to redefine itself as the essence of the Possibility City. Louisville, known for its bourbon and its famous Derby, strives to be known for its innovation and its commitment to green living. It will be innovation on display in Louisville's East Market District. NuLu, situated along Market … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Neighborhood Pride Rises from Phoenix Hill
- 09/15/10 12:47 PM
Phoenix Hill lies east of downtown Louisville and a bit southwest of Butchertown. Framed by I-65 to the west, E. Main St. to the north, Baxter Ave. to the east, and E. Broadway to the south, Phoenix Hill is well known for its diversity. Now the neighborhood is an important part of the NuLu development in the East Market District west of downtown and east of The Highlands. It is considered part of East Market Street art gallery district and is home to many artists who have set up shop. Like Butchertown, Phoenix Hills is the also site of exciting new housing … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Eating Fresh and Local in Louisville
- 09/10/10 04:31 PM
Being a healthy hometown is part of Louisville's agenda. Since eating locally grown food is part of what makes for healthy living, farmers markets throughout the area are making a difference in the shopping habits of Louisville's citizens. At least 23 Jefferson County farmers markets, plus a host of roadside stands, offer food grown nearby or even onsite to insure the food is fresh- unlike food that makes a long journey across county from faraway farms to grocery store chains. Eating fresh and local in Louisville is easy to do. Unlike regular grocery stores, which are often open everyday and which … (4 comments)
louisville real estate: First Time Louisville Homebuyers: Call a Realtor® Sooner Rather Than Later
- 09/05/10 07:51 AM
So, you are just starting out and you want to buy your first Louisville home. As a Realtor® who specializes in first time homebuyers, that is music to my ears. I welcome you to pick up the phone sooner rather than later, so I can assist you in the process, but if you are like the 80% plus of potential new buyers, you will start your search on the internet. You will see some homes you like. You will narrow down the neighborhood and do some thinking about your finances. Hopefully, you will do some serious thinking about what you need vs. … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Labor Day in Louisville – Summer’s Last Hurrah
- 09/01/10 03:48 PM
In the "old days" Labor Day marked the end of summer; that one last picnic ended early as kids prepared to go back to school on the following Tuesday or Wednesday. Now, schools starts in Louisville in mid August, which makes Labor Day the first official school holiday. In either case, there are plenty of special things to do in Louisville that make it summer's last hurrah. You can have a picnic at one of the nearby Kentucky State parks and enjoy camping and fishing while you are there. But, there is a whole lot more to do in the Louisville … (0 comments)
louisville real estate: Mollie with the Blue Shoes Knows Louisville
- 09/01/10 03:47 PM
When I was married recently, I wore a lovely white lace dress, but my shoes were a sexy periwinkle blue. They not only added a fun touch of color, but proved to be comfortable enough to transport me through the streets of Paris. I thought about my magic blue shoes this weekend as the Louisville Home Builder’s Association is holding their annual Tour of Remodeled Homes on Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August 16. This offers potential buyers a wonderful chance to see some refurbished properties our walkable city. Sponsored annually for the past 25 years, the tour is great … (4 comments)
louisville real estate: Bringing It All to a Close in Louisville!
- 08/29/10 10:19 AM
We have all heard the saying, "It's not how you start, its how you finish." Nothing could be truer when it comes to buying a home. You can make the perfect offer on a beautiful Louisville home, fly through financing and inspections, only to hit the wall hard at closing. What happened? You may have forgotten some of the basics in bringing it all to a close in Louisville! When you are in the market to buy a home, and especially after procuring financing, there is one Golden rule that MUST be followed: don't change anything about your financial profile! Any … (2 comments)
louisville real estate: More On Butchertown!
- 08/29/10 10:16 AM
The Louisville neighborhood known as Butchertown was the site of the area's first gristmill back in 1796 but later German immigrants, who established the area as a meat packing center in the late 1820's, gave the neighborhood its colorful name. Modern-day Butchertown has expanded beyond its historic roots; revitalization efforts over the last 20 years have made it an exciting location for young professionals. Where is it? Butchertown is east of downtown Louisville, bounded by I-65, Main Street, I-71, Beargrass Creek and Mellwood Ave. Its proximity to a major turnpike (now Frankfort and Story avenues) and the creek was what made … (0 comments)
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Louisville homeowners, be aware. At a time when the federal deficit is high and economic advisors are searching for creative ways to balance the budget, the mortgage deduction is once again under scrutiny, as a possible deduction to eliminate. Since this deduction costs the government over $100 billion in taxes each year, the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) is like a big, brightly -wrapped package sitting under the Christmas tree - so inviting to grab first. The Grinch, in this case President Obama's deficit committee, is considering just that.
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