PELICAN BAY, Marrero LA One of the newest subdivisions on the West Bank of New Orleans, Pelican Bay offers both resale and new construction homes in Marrero. With prices under $200,000, Pelican Bay is a good place to … [more]

With FHA being the most common form of financing across the New Orleans metro area, it’s good to see an increase in the loan limits for this type of financing.  If you need a referral to an approved FHA lender, pl… [more]

We often get the question “is this neighborhood safe?”.  Unfortunately, we aren’t allowed to answer it no matter how tempted we are to give our own opinion. That’s probably for the best. Your def… [more]

Are you a runner, walker or jogger that is new to the West Bank of New Orleans?  We’ve got just the place for you. The BestBank Track Club has been around for almost 25 years, growing from a small group of friends… [more]

The average Southwood home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and about 1800 square feet of living area. Priced from the low to mid $100s, the neighborhood is affordable and provides some excellent choices for first time home buye… [more]

I’m not surprised a bit that New Orleans shows up on the top 20 cities for recent graduates.   After all, when you are young, starting out your adult life, can you think of a more vibrant city to do it in? Beside… [more]

How often do you drive past a home for sale and just want to know a few of the details without talking to an agent?  If you are anything like me, I don’t want to be added to a call list or an email campaign just b… [more]

As part of your relocation to New Orleans, your BAH is often the determining factor on where you live off base.  Here are the 2011 BAH rates for NAS JRB New Orleans, which is actually located in Belle Chasse, LA. If you… [more]

While everyone is arguing about whether or not the tolls should be removed from the Crescent City Connection, it’s still a reality that it costs $1 to get from the West Bank to the East Bank on the CCC bridge. Cut … [more]

What impact will Federal City have on home values in Algiers?  That’s a question that’s top of mind for many Algiers home owners who are hoping that the transformation of the Naval Base to Federal City will … [more]

Despite the fact that I live less than 5 miles from downtown New Orleans, my neighborhood hasn’t lost that small town feel that it’s had since I was a little girl growing up on Berkley Drive in Algiers.  Tru… [more]

One of the most common questions we get about a property is “what’s the flood zone?” That can actually be a tricky question, because many long time residents are grandfathered in to old zones that have … [more]