Doug Garner, Broker-Manager, Auctioneer Northern Kentucky

The fair season is well under way for behind the scenes planners and vendors. This years Kenton County Fair promises to be filled with fun for the whole family, offering something for everyone.

The 2009 Kenton County Fair will begin on Mondy July 20 and run each evening through July 25, with events and rides all day on Saturday July 25.

Find out more about the Kenton County Fair at http://kentoncountyfair.com

I've had a couple of people comment to me recently that there seemed like a lot of foreclosures (Bank owned) property on the market. I was thinking the bank owned inventory was down a little so I did some checking on market conditions for foreclosed properties.

Bank owed properties accounted for almost 27% of sales for the last 30 days. The bank owned inventory is dropping fast. Although we are still receiving new listings for bank owned property on a daily basis, the indications are that the banks are succesfully negoiatiing many buyers out of foreclosure. That fact, coupled with December is typically a very low foreclosure month (the banks hold off until January), the bank owned inventory is actually reducing rather than increasing.

If your an investor or have any interest in purchasing a foreclosed home. Now is the time to buy!

It's a first in the 70 year history for Independence's Simon Kenton High School. They are playing in the 2008 State 6A Championship football game. The FIRST time a number 4 seed from Northern Kentucky has made it to the final championship game. For many years now the 6A championship teams have been limited to the Louisville power houses, Trinty High School and Louisville Male High School.

The entire town is beaming with pride. Even Kenton county (a county with 6 high schools with football teams) has put its support behind the Simon Kenton Pioneers in their shot at the state title.

Northern Kentucky has had several state championships from Kenton County's Beechwood High School in class 1A division and Campbell counties Highlands High School seems to always been a contender in the 3A Division. Northern Kentucky is a GREAT football and high school sports area.

Simon Kenton's previous sports claim to fame was a state championship basketball team in 1981. That same year an explosion at the school killied one student, injuried many and closed the school for almost a full year.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: at Louisville's Cardinal Stadium Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:00PM

http://www.khsaa.org/football/

Our hometown Simon Kenton Pioneer football team will play tonight, December 5, 2008, in the state 6A playoffs against a pwerhouse in Louisville's Male High School on Males home field.
Records: Simon Kenton 9-4, Male 9-4.

Tonights winner will face Trinity-St.Xavier winner in Class 6-A title game, 7p.m. Dec.13 at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky

The 2008 Cinderella Pioneers have had a steller season. The Pioneers entered the playoffs as a No.4 seed and took to the road to beat Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky, Conner High School in Hebron, Ky and Boone County High School in Florence, Ky, avenging regular-season losses to the latter two along the way. The Pioneers will go as far as junior running back Miles Simpson takes them. The 6-foot-2 190-pounder has rushed for 2,071 yards and scored 38 touchdowns this season. "He may be your Mr.Football next year," Male coach Bob Redman said. "He's the stuff, baby. He's special." Male has a all state runner of their own: Justin Green (1,004 yards, 17 TDs). He rushed for 254 yards and scored five TDs in last week's 56-35 win over Scott County.

"They're good. They're legit," Redman said of Simon Kenton. "They're physically a lot better than we are. ... I think this is a 50-50, 40-60 kind of game. If we play hard, we have a chance."

GO PIONEERS!!!!

Forbes magazine has listed the Northern Kentucky city of Independence as the 99th fastest-growing suburb in America.

The city's population grew to 33.5 percent to 20,254 last year, from 15,169 in 2000, according to Forbes.

The Independence real estate market remains strong in comparison to other parts of the country. The currently absorption rate for single family residential housing is 7.7 months which would indicate a slight lean towards a buyers market.

While slightly still in a buyers market, real estate remains strong with a 7.7 absorption rate for single famly residential house

Independence, located about 15 miles south of Cincinnati in Kenton County, is one of the largest land mass cities in Kentucky, encompassing about 23 square miles, according to its Web site, www.cityofindependence.org.

Forbes compiled its list of the 100 fastest-growing suburbs using U.S. Census data. The contenders included cities, townships and villages that had more than 10,000 people in 2000.

Read the Forbes Article Here.