In some segments of the West Bank real estate market, competition can be fierce among buyers. Typically, it’s the bank owned properties and those that are priced well for first time buyers that get the most interest. We’ve seen some of our buyers miss out on houses because they either weren’t fast enough in making…
Take a look at your calendar and you’ll wonder where this year has gone to. If your to-do list for 2012 includes moving into a new home before the holidays, you are quickly running out of time to make that happen. The average New Orleans lender is now taking about 45 days to get a…
Every agent has a list of lenders that they’ve worked with in the past. Usually, the list consists of people we would gladly refer our clients to when they need a home loan. Then there’s the other list. The dreaded “can’t close a deal on time to save their life” list. Or, worse, the “wouldn’t…
I’m part of an online group of real estate professionals from around the country, so it always interests me when the conversation turns to “how we do it” in different states. Recently, there was a discussion about the pros and cons of agents attending home inspections with or on behalf of their buyers and sellers. …
Recently, I had the chance to talk to a local buyer’s agent. As we were chatting about a listing, he said that he had to get off of the phone because he was “at his job”. HINT: It wasn’t real estate. This is not meant to be a slam on part time agents. There are…
We are open and honest with our readers, our clients and anyone who takes the time to contact us with questions about the New Orleans real estate market. We’re more than happy to discuss our feelings about the market, lending, appraisals and any other topic that someone wants our opinion on. Invariably, during these conversations,…
If there’s one thing you can say about scam artists, it’s that they are nothing if not creative and persistent. We received an email from one of our clients that purchased a West Bank home last year. She’s been getting repeated notices that she should request a copy of her deed and property profile and…
In this day and age of real estate, you can find listings of homes for sale on literally thousands of websites. There are brokerage sites, agent sites and then there are several national real estate sites. The big three are Realtor.com, Trulia and Zillow, but often home buyers don’t know exactly how they work or…
So here we are with yet another day of thunderstorms and steady rain in New Orleans. What’s that got to do with buying a house? Plenty, if you know what to look for. Take advantage of all of this wet stuff and you might save yourself from making a mistake in choosing a neighborhood. Drive…
So, your loan has been approved, the appraisal has come back just fine and you are preparing for the closing on your new home. Congratulations! The last item on your to-do list before the act of sale is the final walk through. The final walk through is the time to be sure that all agreed…
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