Home buyers in the Central and Southern Kentucky region are seeing more selection in the housing market over the past several months according to Bluegrass Realtors’ data.

New listings rose 9% compared to last year, the highest September total in four years, with 1,771 homes hitting the market in 2025 compared to 1,629 last year. September marked eight consecutive months of year-over-year increases. Year-to-date, new listings are up 8% with 15,500 homes being added to the market versus 14,351 last year with only January seeing a year-over-year decline.

Central and Southern Kentucky’s housing market saw solid momentum in August 2025, with increases across sales, pending sales, listings, inventory, and overall volume, according to the Bluegrass Realtors®’ latest report.

The housing market across Central and Southern Kentucky delivered strong results in July 2025, with most major categories seeing improvement compared to last year, according to the latest report from Bluegrass Realtors®.

July saw inventory numbers exceed 4,000 for the first time since April 2020, or 63 months, which was the start of the pandemic. For 21 consecutive months, inventory has shown year-over-year growth, with 4,002 homes listed for sale in 2025, compared to 3,492 last year, a 15% increase. July marked the highest monthly total since 2019. From the previous month, inventory was up 7%.