Because we have one of the best home searches in New Orleans, we are contacted by a lot of people who have questions about a home for sale they have found on the internet. Typically, those questions are about additional pictures or information on a home owner association or just to ask about a neighborhood….
When someone asks me how to get out of a listing agreement with an agent, my typical response is “Why?”. Over the years, I’ve found that there are many reasons that someone might want to cancel their listing. They might be unhappy with their agent. Sometimes, things just don’t work out between a seller and their…
Zoning, or lack of, can result in vastly different homes in the same neighborhood, especially in older areas in and around New Orleans. In Belle Chasse, you’ll find some beautiful, newer homes just down the street from trailers. In Gretna, you’ll find huge turn of the century houses down the block from single shotguns. I…
Recently, someone searched “no down payment” homes and landed on our site. Truthfully, it makes me more than a little bit nervous when someone is considering buying a home without having the resources to not only come up with the down payment but also to put some money aside for potential problems once they do own…
I recently read an article that stated almost 25% of people are paying more than half of their income for housing. They may not have started out with those ratios, but over time, as their expenses increased and salaries didn’t keep pace, that’s where they ended up. When buying a new home, our advice…
Having your own little backyard oasis, complete with swimming pool, is a pretty enticing idea. I love the idea of walking out of my back door and settling onto a raft to spend the afternoon sunning or an evening floating blissfully while the cicadas sing me a song. You would think that as hot as…
I love reality TV. My DVR is set to record Survivor every week and my guiltiest pleasure are those crazy real housewives. So, when I saw that there was a new show about real estate agents in New York, of course I hit the record button right away. Oh. My. Gosh. They (whoever those…
I recently had the chance to chat with a New Orleans home seller who was, shall we say, less than pleased with the way her previous agent handled the marketing of her home. He had it all over the internet and we had several open houses, but no one made any offers As we continued…
Most of us will never live in a multi-million dollar home, though I admit that I’d love to give it a try. Thousands of square feet, views, verandas, galleries and gilt all add up to sumptuous residences that will turn your friends green with envy. The New Orleans real estate market differs from other metropolitan…
Conventional 15 year: 3.25% Conventional 30 year: 4% (.125 higher than last week) FHA: 3.75/3.875% FHA 15 year: 3.5% VA 30 year: 3.875% We will have an update on the Jefferson Parish soft second program by the end of the week. FHA CHANGES: Starting April 1, 2012 FHA borrowers that have over $1000 dollars in…
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