LACK OF INVENTORY CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE MARKET Home sales in Kentucky did not follow the national trend in March, as transactions in the state were down 6.8 percent for… Continue Reading Home sales decline, but prices remain strong in Kentucky

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March unemployment rate was 4 percent, the lowest rate recorded for the state in the 42 years since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started providing data… Continue Reading Kentucky jobless rate for March lowest in 42 years

SALES STILL TRACKING NEAR RECORD BREAKING PACE The real estate market in Kentucky is seeing a rise in home prices for the first two months of the year while home… Continue Reading Home prices increase but inventory shortage levels impact sales in Kentucky

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development… Continue Reading Kentucky’s February unemployment rate down to 4.1 percent

PRICES INCREASE AND SALES HOVER AT ALL-TIME HIGHS Coming off a record-breaking year in 2017, the real estate market in Kentucky continued its run of strong sales activity and increasing… Continue Reading Real estate activity remains strong in Kentucky

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