Anytime we visit another town, one of the first questions that my 13 year old asks is “Do they have a skateboard park?”. He fancies himself as the next Tony Hawk and lives to skate. So he was thrilled to find out that we have a ramp park right here on the West Bank of…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Real Estate Video – How to Choose a Realtor
You can always find the most interesting stuff on the net…I ran across this video today with some great tips on interviewing and choosing a Realtor. Thinking about buying or selling your West Bank home? Contact the West Bank Living Team for more information about how we can help you meet your real estate goals.
Let’s Go Shopping on the West Bank
I don’t know about anyone else, but if I was relocating to a new city one of my first questions about getting around would be “where can I buy ____?” Part of getting acclimated is finding out where to shop in your new community and the West Bank has plenty of choices. Shopping Mall Oakwood…
Batture Cleanup in Algiers This Weekend
If you don’t have any plans for Saturday morning (March 28,2009), this is a great way to volunteer and help out the Algiers community. For newcomers to the city, the batture is the section of land between the levee and the river. This Saturday, Algiers’ residents will be cleaning up all the trash along the…
Tall Timbers | Algiers LA Real Estate Market Report
I was hanging out in Tall Timbers this week at a home inspection and realized that it’s been awhile since I looked at the home sales for just this neighborhood. Let’s take a look at what’s been happening in this Algiers community lately. Tall Timbers – Number of Homes Sold 2004-2009 Looks like a roller…
A Not So Short Discussion of Short Sales
For the longest time, I kept reading about the short sale woes of my Realtor friends in other states. I couldn’t understand what all of the fuss was about, since I just wasn’t seeing very many of them in the New Orleans area and had no concept of how difficult these deals can be. That’s…
Relocating to New Orleans | New Orleans Public Schools
Relocating to New Orleans means an adjustment to a lifestyle that is more than likely quite different from what you are used to. There are some wonderful things about New Orleans…the food, the music, the friendly people who say “hello” to everyone who passes by and the way we welcome friends into our families until…
Dear Buyer: Nothing Personal, But You’ve Been REJECTED!
The headlines and newscasts keep repeating doom and gloom for the real estate market from sea to shining sea. Obviously they missed the breaking news that all real estate is local and not every seller is ready and willing to take a rock bottom price for their home. This week, I received an offer on…
St. Patrick’s Celebration in Gretna LA
After a cloudy and wet weekend, it will be nice to see the sun and mild temperatures return on Tuesday…just in time for the wearing of the green on St. Patrick’s Day. This year, we are not headed across the river to wade into the massive crowds at Parasol’s. Instead, we decided to stay a…
Springtime Home Selling Tips
Traditionally, the busiest time for home sales on the West Bank of New Orleans are the months of March, May and June (poor April gets skipped over for some reason). If you want to take advantage of the prime selling season, it’s time to review what needs to be done to get your home ready…
