As part of Fair Housing Month, the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors® (LBAR) recently provided a $1,000 grant to the North Limestone Community Development Corporation. The grant will be used to help support the Julietta Market, a 23,000 square foot year-round multi-vendor public market that opened in late 2020 in the heart of the historic Southeast Greyhound Building on the corner of N. Limestone and Loudon Avenue. In addition, LBAR setup a temporary booth at the Julietta Market to provide home buying and selling resources and information on the advantages to owning a home. Members of LBAR were also available to discuss the current real estate market.

One year ago, when the COVID pandemic hit, real estate saw a market slowdown in Central and Southeastern Kentucky. This year, the market has hit its stride going into the typical spring season.

“Last year, in the middle of March, property showings had a steep drop off in activity due to the quarantine orders,” said Kristy Gooch, president of the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® (LBAR). “This year, we saw just the opposite. Showings spiked in the second week and continued through the end of the month. Buyers are certainly active in the market.”

The Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors® (LBAR) is recognizing Fair Housing Month this April by providing home buying and selling resources to visitors of Julietta Market. The public market is located inside Greyline Station, Lexington’s former bus garage at the corner of Limestone and Loudon. Realtor® associations around the country are commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act in effort to further nationwide progress toward ending housing discrimination in the United States.