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WOW! 8300 Houston Lane is Luxury Personified!

by Bob Sokoler


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Here’s a Gracious Two Story home designed and built as a Georgian Ante-bellum home. This estate sits on 5. 6 wooded acres with CARRIAGE HOUSE, TWO STORY BARN and 7 HEATED GARAGES. The home features a dramatic two story foyer with a Grand Staircase and hardwood flooring. There’s a Beautiful Study with hardwood flooring, coffered ceiling and custom built in cabinetry. On the other side of the entryway you’ll find a Banquet size Dining Room with hardwood flooring and transom doorway. The huge Eat in Kitchen is a cooks dream with an abundance of cherry cabinetry, granite counter tops, center island with Jenn Aire cook top and walk in pantry. Also here a spacious, vaulted eating area with an enormous amount of light courtesy of a large Palladium window overlooking wooded grounds and access to the covered porch. The Huge Family Room with coffered ceiling features a wet bar with icemaker and custom gas fireplace. The grand Master Suite has access to back deck and magnificent view of the private wooded grounds and also features several sitting area with beautiful custom fireplace. The Luxurious Master Bath has a whirlpool tub, Separate Steam Shower, His and Her vanities and Huge Walk-In Closet with custom built in cabinetry. The Second Floor bedrooms are spacious. One with a private bath and the other two have a large connecting Jack and Jill bath. The second floor Landing is actually another beautiful sitting area with access to the balcony. The Walk-Out Lower Level is perfect for entertaining. The Huge Family Room with fireplace, Full kitchen, 2 bedrooms and full connecting bath make this the perfect private guest suite. The Carriage House has a full kitchen with appliances, basement and garage. Special Features of main house – 3 HVAC systems, 2 hot water heaters, whole house water softener, water purification system, 7 car heated garages – two of the garages have running water and floor drains. This home is zoned for a Bed and Breakfast. There are an additional 2.03 adjacent acres available. NO SIGN ON PROPERTY! Just minutes to interstates, shopping restaurants and downtown Louisville.

Click on picture below to see 10429 Shelbyville Road Road

by Bob Sokoler


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Great Townhouse in an even better location! This 2 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath home is close to shopping and restaurants. The first floor features a Family Room with wood burning fireplace, an Eat-in Kitchen, and Formal Dining Room, half bath and laundry room with stackable washer/dryer included. The Family Room gives access to the Patio that has an additional storage closet. The Master Suite is on the second floor and has a good sized, “California style” closet and private bath with soaking tub/shower combo. The second bedroom could also be a Master Suite with its private full bath. Don’t miss the detached garage located just behind the home. The monthly maintenance fee covers Master Insurance, Ground Maintenance, Pool and Tennis Courts, Snow Removal and Water.

2 amazing homes on Watterson Trail

by Bob Sokoler


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Location, renovation commercial potential and an amazing value!  2 homes side by side sold separately or together, both under 127,000.  At 10215 WATTERSON Trail Here in the heart of Jeffersontown you’ll find this 2 bedroom 1 bath treasure. This home has been totaled remolded from kitchen to bathroom with new carpeting, paint, doors, and fixtures. The eat-in kitchen features new vinyl flooring, oak cabinets, and counter tops. The gas stove, microwave and dishwasher are also brand new. Other features include a new water heater, the roof has been replaced, new asphalt driveway with parking area, and newer windows have been installed.
Over at 10213 WATTERSON TRL  Location, you’ll find this 3 bedroom 1 bath totally   remolded home from kitchen to bathroom with new carpeting, paint, doors, and fixtures. The eat-in kitchen is updated with new vinyl flooring, oak cabinets, counter tops, a new electric stove, dishwasher, and microwave. Outside the home also features a large covered front porch, new and new windows. The new asphalt driveway, detached 2 car garage and 1/3 of an acre make this the perfect home.

Disturbing news for Louisville Home Sales!

by Bob Sokoler

Disturbing news for Louisville Home Sales!

New numbers just released by the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors show home sales taking a nose dive for March of 2008. When compared to March 2007, the number of homes that went under contract in the Louisville Kentucky area was off 27 % (see charts below). The number of homes that actually closed (typically went under contract in January or February of this year) was off 20%. The numbers are a sharp turnaround from February of this year when there was a 13% increase in the number of homes that went under contract.

Donna Miller Davis a Loan Office with Mortgage Network in Louisville Kentucky says “underwriters for lenders around the nation are requiring more documentation and better credit ratings from potential buyers”. Donna also says “even people with great credit are paying more for loans in fees and higher interest rates”.  

The average selling price for a home was down 9% from a year ago. The only bright spot in the numbers was the average days on the market for homes down from 88 in February of 2008 to 84 last Month. The number of homes on the market as of April 1, 2008 was 10,218 that’s about the average number (give or take a few hundred) that have been on the market over the winter.

Looking to sell your home this year. Here are some tips to help:

1)      Make any repairs needed.

2)      Freshen paint along baseboards and doors to remove scratches.

3)      De-clutter

4)      Stage all rooms

5)    Call or e-mail the Medley Sokoler team for an accurate CMA and other tips for selling you home in this market.

March 2008

Number of Houses Under Contract
This month: 1157

Last month: 1164

This month last year: 0


Number of Houses Sold & Closed

This month: 1042

Last month: 851

This month last year: 0

 


Average Selling Price

This month: $155,883

Last month: $163,502

This month last year: $0


Average Days on Market

This month: 84

Last month: 88

This month last year: 0


Median Sales Price

130,000

 

March 2007


Number of Houses Under Contract

This month: 1566

Last month: 1200

This month last year: 0


Number of Houses Sold & Closed

This month: 1295

Last month: 959

This month last year: 0

 


Average Selling Price

This month: $170,907

Last month: $159,734

This month last year: $0


Average Days on Market

This month: 86

Last month: 85

This month last year: 0


Median Sales Price

140,000


Click on Picture to See: 2180 Apple Lane from Louisville Homes on Vimeo.

You will love the interior space and the privacy of the location in this 3 year old Ranch with unfinished, walkout basement. This 3 Bedroom, 2 full bath home features wide doorways making it handicap accessible or just easy to move about. The large Living Room opens to the Dining area that gives access to the Deck off back and enormous back yard. The Kitchen features breakfast bar an abundant amount of oak cabinets and counter top space and a great picture window overlooking the trees in the back yard which backs up to a farm. There is a Master Suite with private bath that has a double shower. The unfinished, lower level walk-out is plumbed for a full bath and would make a great recreation area. Don’t miss the huge 2.5 car garage with work-area that has cabinetry for extra storage. The extra room in the garage can easily be turned into a work shop or hobby center.

7113 BLAIR CREEK WAY A real Charmer

by Bob Sokoler


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You will love the interior space and the privacy of the location in this 3 year old Ranch with unfinished, walkout basement. This 3 Bedroom, 2 full bath home features wide doorways making it handicap accessible or just easy to move about. The large Living Room opens to the Dining area that gives access to the Deck off back and enormous back yard. The Kitchen features breakfast bar an abundant amount of oak cabinets and counter top space and a great picture window overlooking the trees in the back yard which backs up to a farm. There is a Master Suite with private bath that has a double shower. The unfinished, lower level walk-out is plumbed for a full bath and would make a great recreation area. Don’t miss the huge 2.5 car garage with work-area that has cabinetry for extra storage. The extra room in the garage can easily be turned into a work shop or hobby center.

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