The maximum homestead exemption on real estate owned by qualified persons has been set at $37,600 for the 2017 and 2018 tax periods. The 2017-2018 exemption reflects a $700 increase… Continue Reading Department of Revenue sets 2017-2018 homestead exemption

Unemployment rates fell in 82 Kentucky counties between October 2015 and October 2016, rose in 33 and stayed the same in five counties (Breckinridge, Knott, Laurel, McLean and Powell), according… Continue Reading Unemployment rates down in 82 Kentucky counties in October

As real estate agents, you spend (or probably should spend) a lot of time online collecting leads, generating referrals, researching properties, etc. Most of that time may be spent on… Continue Reading 7 things you should never do online

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, examines how the real estate market will be impacted by Donald Trump’s victory and Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress. Though Mr. Trump is a… Continue Reading NAR’s chief economist, Lawrence Yun, examines real estate under a new presidency

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for October 2016 was 5.1 percent from a revised 5 percent in September 2016, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an… Continue Reading Kentucky’s unemployment rate at 5.1% in October

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for September 2016 was 5 percent from a revised 4.9 percent in August 2016, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an… Continue Reading Kentucky’s unemployment rate at 5% for September

The real estate industry won a major referral-law victory in court this week when a federal appeals court shot down a controversial Sec. 8 anti-kickback enforcement action taken by the… Continue Reading CFPB loses with the court, RESPA referral suit was an overreach

There’s a saying in Kentucky that “you need to make hay while the sun is shining” and during the previous month, the sun definitely shined brightly in the Commonwealth. Kentucky’s… Continue Reading Time to sell more homes – Kentucky’s economy continues to expand

The Kentucky Association of REALTORS® (KAR) announces that Nicole DeBoth has been hired as its Director of Education & Training Services. Nicole comes to KAR from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, bringing with… Continue Reading KAR hires new Director of Education & Training Services

In January of this year, Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) launched the Hardest Hit Fund Down payment Assistance Program (HHF DAP), which gave new homebuyers, in distressed counties, forgivable second mortgage.… Continue Reading Downpayment assistance offered through the Kentucky Housing Corporation