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Best bang for your buck in Louisville real estate 2016

August 12, 2016

Insider Louisville

By TRE PRYOR | August 11, 2016 4:45 pm

“Time marches on ahead, one day we’ll see it.” —a-ha in “Fine Blue Line“

I just love this quote.

Staying Cool in Extreme Temperatures

July 21, 2016

SKyline

Residents advised to stay cool, hydrated and informed

With temperatures forecast to the high 90s or even 100 this week, Mayor Greg Fischer is advising residents to stay cool, stay hydrated and stay informed.

The Mayor reminds citizens that extremely high or unusually hot temperatures can lead to heat exhaustion,

PORTLAND Holland-led group acquires key site near 24th and Rowan

July 19, 2016

SHELDON S. SHAFER

Read entire article at:https://jeffersonpva.ky.gov/?p=3057&preview=true

The Portland Investment Initiative, headed by businessman Gill Holland, has purchased a key 2.5-acre site in the Portland area, near Rowan and 24th streets.

The site is in what’s known as the East Portland Warehouse District.

More than $35 million retail center planned along Bardstown Road

July 19, 2016

By Caitlin Bowling | July 14, 2016 11:43 am
Insider Louisville

Fresh Thyme grocery store has signed a notice of intent for a 30,000-square-foot space. | Renderings by Herschman Architects

Whitehouse, Ohio-based Devonshire REIT has submitted plans and renderings for a new 221,000-square-foot retail center on 31 acres off Bardstown Road near the Gene Snyder Freeway.

Louisville home sales increase – June over May

July 13, 2016

By Tre Pryor | July 13, 2016 6:00 am

Move-in-ready homes are in high demand, but their shortage has been pulling back on the reins of Louisville’s real estate market. | Photo by Tre Pryor

As we would assume,

State property tax rate unchanged for 2016

July 11, 2016

Rate is 12.2 cents per $100 assessed value; same rate since 2008

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 8, 2016) – The Kentucky Department of Revenue has set the 2016 State Real Property Tax Rate at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed value.

Louisville neighborhoods dominate list of best places to live in Kentucky

July 11, 2016

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2016/07/08/louisville-neighborhoods-dominate-list-of-best.html

Jul 8, 2016, 12:44pm EDT

By: Olivia Krauth Intern Louisville Business First

The Louisville area is home to seven out of the 10 best places to live in Kentucky,

Louisville awarded $1 million in Choice Neighborhoods Grant funding

July 1, 2016

By CAITLIN BOWLING | July 1, 2016 10:30 am

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Louisville Metro Housing Authority an additional $1 million Choice Neighborhoods Grant.