No ifs, ands or buts. My absolute favorite month of the year is always October. Why? The weather is awesome and there is a long list of great stuff to do on the West Bank every fall. Here are my picks for the best West Bank activities in October 2010 Gretna Heritage Festival The 16th…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
The Sounds of Summer in New Orleans
Am I the only one that thinks the cicada population in New Orleans must be huge this year? Since I do a lot of work from my home office, and AT&T apparently hates my house, I often wander out to the front porch during the day to be sure I don’t drop calls. It’s been…
Preparing to Sell? We Can Help Save You Money While Doing It
We have preached over and over and over again the need to properly prepare your home before putting it up for sale. The West Bank real estate market is filled with offerings of houses that are overpriced, under-marketed and ill prepared for the scathing reviews of today’s very particular buyers. All the more reason to…
FHA Appraisals | New Orleans Home Buying and Selling Tips
We are lucky enough on the West Bank to have some very experienced and knowledgeable appraisers that have been around the block a time or two when it comes to the intricacies of valuing properties. Recently, I attended a class, led by Jim Juneau of Juneau Appraisals in Terrytown, that went in depth about the…
I Just Want to See the House
I received a phone call this week from someone asking for more information about a house we have listed. After chatting for a few minutes, I found that he was looking at houses with a bunch of different agents, was not approved for a mortgage and would not give me his contact information. Instead, he told me “I just want to see the house. When can you meet me?”
English Turn, New Orleans LA | August 2010 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports
Current real estate activity in English Turn 29 homes are currently for sale in English Turn High list price $1,799,000 Low list price $399,000 Average list price $665,169 Median list price $525,000 4 homes are under contract/pending sale, priced from $299,000 to $669,000 Based on the number of homes sold in August (1), there is…
Belle Chasse LA 70037 | August 2010 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports
Current real estate activity in Belle Chasse LA 47 single family homes are for sale in Belle Chasse High list price $1,700,000 Low list price $64,900 Average list price $384,782 Median list price $325,000 14 homes are under contract/pending sale, priced from $129,900 to $464,900 Based on the number of August sales (3), there is…
Algiers Point, New Orleans LA | August 2010 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports
Current real estate activity in Algiers Point 20 single family homes are currently listed for sale High list price $389,000 Low list price $65,000 Average list price $270,895 Median list price $267,000 3 homes are under contract/pending sale, priced from $123,500 to $199,000 Based on the number of August sales (2), there is a 10…
Algiers LA 70131 | August 2010 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports
Current real estate activity in Algiers LA 70131 (excluding English Turn): 196 single family homes are listed for sale High list price $895,000 Low list price $33,000 Average list price $172,770 Median list price $158,250 44 homes are under contract/pending sale, priced from $19,900 to $349,500 Based on the number of August sales (16), there…
Algiers LA 70114 | August 2010 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports
Current real estate activity in Algiers LA 70114: 115 single family homes are listed for sale High list price $399,900 Low list price $9,499 Average list price $131,649 Median list price $112,000 14 homes are under contract/pending sale, priced from $30,700 to $199,000 Based on the number of August sales (10), there is an 11.5…
