Monthly Archives: April 2011

West Bank Business Spotlight: Tree Man Inc. (again!)

algiers la business spotlight

Whenever I need something done around my house, I try to always call my not-so-handy hubby a local professional.  If I can find someone who is on the West Bank as well, I consider it a bonus and when I get stellar service from them I’ve found a winner I feel like I can share…

More Cooks Are Crowding Into The Home-Buying-Loan-Approval Kitchen

selling new orleans home-cooks

Remember that old phrase “too many cooks spoil the broth”?  That seems to be the theme of New Orleans real estate this week, with some crazy chefs trying to dump some strange ingredients into our deals….   First, there was the out of town lender that demanded a copy of the entire inspection report and…

Frugal Homeowners Impact the Housing Market

I was reading this article on cnbc.com about the states with the healthiest housing markets in the U.S.  Louisiana did not make the cut, but the statistics seemed to focus on average home prices, the percentage of home owners in a state, the mortgage balance vs home value…all good indicators of a healthy real estate…

English Turn, New Orleans LA | March 2011 Home Sales and Real Estate Report

Real estate in English Turn Who opened the spigot in English Turn?  Active listings jumped from 22 last month to 32 this month – an almost 50% increase in the number of available properties in the last 30 days.  With an average days on market of around 6 months, sellers may want to review their…

Belle Chasse LA 70037 | March 2011 Home Sales and Real Estate Market

Real Estate in Belle Chasse LA Spring has definitely sprung in the Belle Chasse real estate market.  Pending sales have increased from last month, closed sales have increased and March’s average sold price increased from February.  Take a look at a few of the details: Home sales Belle Chasse The number of homes sold is…

Algiers Point | March 2011 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Reports

Real estate in Algiers Point, New Orleans LA While foreclosures have made up 25% of the home sales in the Point this year, prices in the community typically bounce around depending more on the condition of the properties being sold than who is selling them.  There will always be a market for historic New Orleans…

Springtime Traditions

Easter Chicks In A Row

We all have our own ways of celebrating spring. For some, it’s the opportunity to fling open the windows, air out the house and clean every nook and cranny. For others, it’s the joy that comes from new life…planting seeds in a garden and watching them take shape as vegetables and flowers, filling the landscape…

Just in time for Earth Day….

Just in time for Earth Day 2011, my shiny new recycling bin was delivered yesterday by the City of New Orleans, complete with the de riguer fleur-de-lis embellishment. I’m excited about the fact that it has wheels and holds a lot more than the old blue bins and can’t wait to fill it with all…

Algiers LA 70131 | March 2011 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Report

Real Estate in Algiers LA 70131 The real estate market in Algiers is continuing the downward trend in pricing.  While the number of homes sold is up compared to last year at the same time, average prices are down and still dropping from last year, which dropped from 2009, which dropped from 2008….this trend goes…

Algiers LA 70114 | March 2011 Home Sales and Real Estate Market Report

Real estate in Algiers LA 70114 (including Algiers Point) One of the things that stands out the most to me about the market in 70114 is the number of cash buyers.  Now, there certainly are owner occupants who purchase their homes with cash.  But not 67% of them and that’s what we are seeing in…