Kentucky REALTORS® has awarded the Jess and Carolyn Kinman Award to Senator John Schickel. The award was presented in the Capitol Rotunda for his efforts as Co-Chairman of the Licensing and… Continue Reading Kentucky REALTORS® recognize John Schickel with its highest legislative award

Inventory shortages may see a turnaround in 2018 For the third year in a row, Kentucky’s real estate market set new records in a number of areas despite inventory issues… Continue Reading Kentucky home sales and prices break records for third consecutive year

New estimates released by the Census Bureau today show that the resident population of Kentucky was 4,454,189 as of July 1, 2017, an increase of 0.4% from last year and… Continue Reading Kentucky shows slight population growth

The Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC) is excited to announce the launch of a new online services portal. The portal will provide licensees with expanded online services, including the ability… Continue Reading KREC: New online portal & license numbers

After slipping a bit in September, the housing market in Kentucky picked up in October following the national trend for the month. The number of homes sold in October rose… Continue Reading Kentucky housing market heats back up in October

2018 Legislative Priorities To view/download a copy of the 2018 document, click here Kentucky REALTORS® released its 2018 Legislative Priorities detailing the legislative initiatives of the real estate and small… Continue Reading Kentucky REALTORS® outlines legislative priorities for the 2018 session

Unemployment rates fell in 88 Kentucky counties, stayed the same in 10 and rose in 22 counties between October 2016 and October 2017, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and… Continue Reading Kentucky unemployment data for October 2017

by Michael Becker, President – Kentucky REALTORS®   Tax reform proposals from both the House and Senate make sweeping changes to the tax benefits that homeowners have enjoyed for years.… Continue Reading Tax reform proposals should concern Kentucky homeowners

The legislative proposals for tax reform passed by the House Ways and Means Committee and the new Senate plan released last week include some sweeping changes to the tax benefits… Continue Reading Tax reform bills don’t support homeownership

Kentucky saw home sales decrease in September, but remained positive for the first nine months of the year. Total home sales in September were down 4.6 percent, reaching 4,602 in… Continue Reading Homes sales remain positive year-to-date but slip in September