First American CoreLogic produces some great reports. Not great in the sense that everything is positive but that they are very thorough and timely. This most recent report has this to say about real estate in Louisville, Kentucky. In Louisville-Jefferson County, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 0.87 percent in February 2010 compared to February 2009. This compares to January's year-over-year HPI, which was -0.10 percent.** Excluding distressed transactions, year-over-year HPI for February is 0.37 percent, compared to January which was 0.92 percent. First American Co

After a couple of down years, it looks like home values in Louisville are heading back up. This information comes from First American CoreLogic. Home Prices in Louisville-Jefferson County Increase In Louisville-Jefferson County, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 0.63 percent in December 2009 compared to December 2008. This compares to November's year-over-year HPI, which was 0.06 percent.** Excluding distressed transactions, year-over-year HPI for December is 0.11 percent, compared to November which was -0.87 percent. What's even better is that they're forecast

According to a new report, Louisville home values showed a decrease of -1.88 percent compared to one year prior. I've seen other reports show -2.7 percent, but either way, that drop is relatively minor when compared to the rest of the nation. The rate of national price declines peaked at -11.9 percent in January 2009 and has since been trending down: April's rate is the lowest year to date and the May preview data suggests further improvements in the rate of decline, perhaps back to the single digits. [source] LoanPerformance HPI Largest CBSAs Ranking: CBSA12 Month HPI Change % Ri