You have no doubt heard about tax reform plans from Washington, DC. Now Congress is threatening tax incentives for homeowners, like the mortgage interest deduction and the state and local property… Continue Reading Call for Action: Protect the Mortgage Interest and Property Tax Deductions

Gov. Matt Bevin, together with Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker Jeff Hoover, unveiled “Keeping the Promise” – a comprehensive plan to save Kentucky’s ailing public pension systems. Highlights of… Continue Reading Kentucky reveals pension reform plan but final draft not released

The National Association of REALTORS® has announced the 2018 Committee Appointments. Join us in congratulating the 21 appointees from Kentucky. Mike Becker Member Communications Committee Member: At-Large Lamont Breland REALTOR® Party Member Involvement… Continue Reading Kentucky appointments to 2018 NAR committees

Kentucky REALTORS® (KYR), one of the state’s largest professional associations representing more than 10,600 members, elected and installed its 2018 Board of Directors and leadership during the 95th Annual KYR… Continue Reading 2018 Leadership Installed for Kentucky REALTORS®

Kentucky REALTORS® (KYR), one of the state’s largest professional associations representing over 10,600 members, presented several awards honoring outstanding REALTORS® across the Commonwealth during the 95th Annual KYR Convention in… Continue Reading State Award Winners Honored at Annual REALTOR® Convention

Unemployment rates fell in 32 Kentucky counties, stayed the same in three and rose in 85 counties between August 2016 and August 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education… Continue Reading State releases county unemployment data for August

Second half of the year off to a solid start Real estate sales in Kentucky continued to increase after a strong first half of the year. Total home sales in… Continue Reading Real estate in Kentucky experiences continued growth despite low inventory

On August 18, 2017, both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, collectively the Government Sponsored Entities (GSEs), announced they would allow for the use of their proprietary automated valuation tools in… Continue Reading GSEs appraisal-free purchase mortgages

On July 7, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the final rule amending the “Know Before You Owe” (KBYO or TRID) mortgage disclosure rule. As advocated for by… Continue Reading CFPB final rule on CD sharing effective date

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development… Continue Reading Kentucky unemployment remains unchanged in August