Bluegrass Realtors® presented its awards for 2025 at the recent Installation Luncheon and Member Recognition Meeting – Realtor® of the Year and Good Neighbor – honoring outstanding Realtors® within the Association. Additionally, President’s Award recipients were honored.
Mike Inman was installed as the 2026 president of Bluegrass Realtors®. He is a top producing Realtor® with Coldwell Banker McMahan and has been a member of Bluegrass Realtors® (BGR) for 20 years.
The real estate market in Central and Southern Kentucky got a boost across many categories to close out the year. Residential transactions were up 8% in December, with 1,117 sales in 2025 compared to 1,038 last year. Sales surged more than 20% over the previous month’s total of 930.
Single-family sales in December saw an 8% increase, with 1,044 homes sold compared to 967 last year, while townhouse and condo sales jumped 3%, from 71 units in 2024 to 73 this year. Townhouses and condos represented 7% of the market.
Real estate sales volume in the Bluegrass region topped $4 billion through November as the market has been strong throughout 2025. For the month, however, total sold volume slowed, reaching $297 million, a drop of 12% compared to the $336 million recorded in November 2024. For the year, dollar volume was just north of $4.1 billion, an 8% uptick from $3.8 billion last year.
Imagine MLS, Central & Southern Kentucky’s multiple listing service (MLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bluegrass REALTORS®, has introduced Finding Homes, an innovative AI-powered speech recognition software designed to transform the property search experience. All current listings in the MLS market will have voice-enabled capabilities through this arrangement.
Growing housing options in the market continue to benefit home buyers in the Bluegrass region, according to October data from Bluegrass Realtors®.
New listings reached 1,659 for the month, a 3% decrease compared to the 1,712 homes listed one year ago. The dip broke an eight consecutive month trend of year-over-year increases. Year-to-date, homes coming to the market are up 7% with 17,221 homes compared to 16,063 in 2024.
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.
