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Louisville has always had a deep, abiding love for its unique neighborhoods, and Crescent Hill is certainly one its oldest and more revered. This adored geographic area of rich tradition, amazing restaurants, quirky shops, art galleries, and beautiful homes has now hit the pages of a recent new book that chronicles its rich history and powerful charm. 'Louisville’s Crescent Hill,' by John E. Findling, chronicles the story of Crescent Hill from its surprising beginnings to its present day status as one of Louisville’s...

2354 Valley Vista Rd - Lovely center hall colonial center hall home on great street near Lakeside, Douglass Loop & Joe Creason Park. Hardwood floors through out with arched doorways. Living room has a beautiful fireplace, built-in shelves & opens to a rare 1st floor family room. Formal dining room just off the hallway leads to the newly remodeled (2009) eat in kitchen. The kitchen has granite counter tops, custom cabinets,stainless steel appliances, gas stove/convection oven, stainless exhaust...

Don't let this photo deceive you--this house is BIGGER than it looks & lives LARGER than its square footage. This exceptional 1912 Craftsman bungalow is LOADED with character...you enter the front porch and have a beadboard ceiling. The front facade has the original, multiple-light windows which have been restored. The 1st floor is extremely open from the kitchen to the living room & dining area....there is a beamed ceiling and a thick, simple, original wainscoting about 5 feet up the dining/living room walls. The built-in bookshelves surrounding the tiled fireplace, have been carefully restored. FULLY remodeled in 2011, both mechanically & cosmetically, this one has it...

Wonderfully CHARMING Colonial in the City of RICHLAWN located in the heart of all that ST MATTHEWS has to offer! Close to Resturants, Shopping, Seneca Park and only minutes from downtown. Recent roof replacement, formal living & dining rooms w/HARDWOOD flooring & CROWN MOLDING, large family room overlooks fenced and spacious BACKYARD. All bedrooms on the 2nd floor. 

You can learn more about the area at St Matthews Homes for Sale

Louisville night life moved from lukewarm to red hot back in 2004 when 4th Street Live opened its doors. The entertainment and retail complex located on prime downtown real estate between Mohammad Ali and Liberty on 4th Street is home to a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and stores, and, as city officials announced this week, it will soon be welcoming one more. A bar to be called Tavern on Fourth, owned by East Coast Saloons who owns two other bars at 4th Street Live, will move into the second floor of the Kaufman Straus building after renovations are completed.

The city says that this new 4th Street live tenant will produce 80 new jobs and further contribute to the city’s economic development efforts, and because of this, generous lease agreements and other financial incentives have been offered to the developers. But some eyebrows have been raised about the deal. As detailed in a recent Courier-Journal article, some Metro Council members and other citizens aren’t pleased with...

This is your perfect Highlands home on one of the more popular streets! Absolutely great curb appeal with beautifully landscaped and manicured lawn as you pull up to the home. As you enter the home you are greeted with large open rooms, a view all the way through to the back yard, and gorgeous original hardwood floors throughout, including pine hardwood floors in the kitchen - amazing! Lots of large windows in every room, lots of natural light, original woodwork and great paint colors make this home move-in ready. True Highlands living room has a large fireplace, coffered ceiling that extends into the dining room, and exquisite built-in book shelves. Need a home office? There is a perfect room as you enter the home that is a...

Selling your Louisville home can be a fierce, stressful ordeal in a market like this one. Ideally, homeowners will do everything they can to prepare their house for a sell, especially when they’re faced with competition from neighboring houses and a weakened real estate market. But sometimes, it’s the small things that make a difference in the eye of a buyer.

I’m talking about decor. What pleases your eye may not please everyone else’s, and sometimes buyers just can’t get passed those lace curtains, floral wallpaper, and plastic greenery draped on top of your cabinets. Those things—while stylish to you—can make your home appear dated and cluttered. We all have our own design sense, but when selling your home, sometimes no design sense is better.

If you’re putting your Louisville home on the market, remember that less is more. That means paint your home a fresh, neutral color, and get a head-start on packing by removing knick-knacks, personal...

As goes the Louisville housing market, so goes household finances. At least, that's the way it is for homeowners. For most homeowners, their house is a primary component and the single greatest ticket item in their financial portfolio. As such, their level of wealth fluctuates with the ever-changing price of housing.

When housing costs are stable and trending upward, the equity in houses increases, as was the case during the housing boom from 1995 through 2006. When this happens, homeowners gain wealth, are able to borrow against the increased value (through an equity withdrawal), and experience greater freedom to spend and invest.

When housing costs recede, however, the equity decreases as wealth disappears. If home values plummet dramatically—as occurred when the housing bubble burst in October of 2007—it is possible for a homeowner to find himself or herself in a negative equity position with a mortgage that exceeds the value of the home. In such a case, the homeowner may decide...

Home designers have preached it for years – when it comes to decorating a home, the most important characteristic in addition to color is texture. And when it comes to upholstery, luxury homes in Louisville often choose leather as their furniture covering of choice. When home owners choose a full leather living room set or just accent a room with a single chair, leather has a way of exuding a high-dollar, first class look.

One reason for leather’s appeal is that it’s amazingly durable and lasts about four times as long as fabric. Also, people prone to allergies and asthma generally prefer leather because fabrics can harbor lots more dust mites. But let’s face it – the main appeal of leather is its look and feel. It simply feels good against the skin because leather is...