Reports  ›  Weekly · 2026-05-31

Kentucky real estate — week of May 29, 2026

Kentucky's major metros split this week: 1 negative, 2 positive on year-over-year median sale price. Range this week: louisville-jefferson-county at -2.2% YoY to bowling-green at +4.4%.

Headline numbers

Bowling Green

$273K +4.4%

Lexington

$342K +2.9%

Louisville

$244K -2.2%

This week's signals

Strength 4 / 5

$253K

Bowling Green median price -6.3% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -9.3% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

100 days

Nicholasville homes taking 100 days to sell — +61.3% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

26 listings

Bardstown new listings +58.5% vs. 5-year average for this month

Sellers are putting materially more inventory on the market than is typical for this time of year — buyers should see more selection and less urgency on well-located homes.

Strength 4 / 5

100 days

Shelbyville homes taking 100 days to sell — +122.2% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Source divergence

ZIP-level reconciliation will appear here once curated ZIP coverage lands for Kentucky.

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