This Sunday is the official start of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which means that all of the talking head newscasters will be predicting doom and gloom for the entire Gulf Coast region until November. There will be footage from Katrina played over and over again and “experts” will give their opinions on how active…
Monthly Archives: May 2008
So You Want to Be An Investor in New Orleans
Because I write about West Bank real estate, I get a lot of calls from people out of state who think they want to purchase investment properties in the New Orleans area. While I applaud their entrepreneurship, these conversations usually don’t result in many sales due to a number of reasons. Before you decide that…
Being a Tourist In My Home Town
I spend so much time living, breathing and writing about West Bank real estate that sometimes I forget one of the most unique cities in the world lies just a few short miles from my front door. So it was fantastic to spend Saturday night in downtown New Orleans on date night with the hubby…
Luxury Living on the West Bank of New Orleans
Luxury car? Check. Luxury office? Check. Luxury home? Why not? Are you looking for your place to retreat to at the end of a hard day of work? Someplace with all of the luxuries you want and need in your next home? Then consider life on the West Bank of New Orleans and find…
West Bank Weekend Events: May 23-25, 2008
Are you getting ready for the long Memorial Day weekend? Planning that backyard BBQ? Before you fire up the grill, be sure to check out these grilling safety tips from the Home Safety Council. When you’re not hard at work cooking over open flames, here are some other great things to do on the…
My Little Green Bags
One of the casualties of Hurricane Katrina was the city sponsored curbside recycling program. Before the storm, I faithfully filled my little blue bin and placed it by the street every week for the recycling truck to come by and empty. Did I make a real impact? In a city that measures the success of…
A Sunday on the Bayou
Have you ever heard that old saying about people who have “never met a stranger”? Well, that’s just a way of life in southeast Louisiana. Strangers become acquaintances, acquaintances become friends and friends become family. We have a tendency to celebrate for any reason, or sometimes for no reason at all. We live every day…
English Turn: May 2008 Real Estate Absorption Report
The overall supply of homes for sale in English Turn has increased from the 18.7 months observed in April to the current 21.5 month supply. Keep in mind that a balanced real estate market has a 5-6 month supply of homes for sale…more than that indicates a buyers market for the area. English Turn…
Algiers, LA 70131: May 2008 Real Estate Absorption Report
The overall supply of homes for sale in Algiers, LA has decreased from the 14.9 months observed in April to the current 13.2 month supply. Keep in mind that a balanced real estate market has a 5-6 month supply of homes for sale…more than that indicates a buyers market for the area. Algiers (70131)…
