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%.
For more than 21 years, local Realtors® in the Somerset-Lake Cumberland region have helped raise money for local organizations through a charity auction held annually, this year in July. Through generous donations, help and support from area businesses, the group has raised over $150,000 during that time.
Total real estate sales volume rose 8% through the first half of the year to over $2.1 billion, up from $1.9 billion in 2024. In June, total sales topped $461 million compared to $414 last year, an increase of 11%. This is a result of both a rise in sales and the continued upward pressure on the region’s median home price.
Bluegrass Realtors® has awarded $10,000 in grants to local charitable organizations. This funding comes as part of the Association’s Community Education and Outreach Committee’s goal of helping organizations across the 38-county jurisdiction. Ten organizations received $1,000 each as part of the Good Neighbor Grants program.
Home sales in May surged from the previous month, with a 14% increase, hitting 1,343 transactions from 1,177 in April. Compared to last year, sales were down less than 1% as the May 2024 numbers were slightly higher with 1,352 sales.
Bluegrass Realtors® is honored to award 10 scholarships at $2,000 each to local high school seniors for the 2025 school year. Scholarship winners completed applications this spring as part of the Association’s Community Education and Outreach Committee’s goal of helping students, and investing in education, across the 38-county jurisdiction. As part of the application, applicants included an essay on the importance of homeownership.
