Month: April 2010

Baton Rouge Certified Home Appraisers: Area Home Sales See Gains In March

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http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Certified Home Appraisers: Area Home Sales See Gains In March   The Advocate Newspaper and Chad Calder are reporting “BR-area home sales see gain in March“, click on the link to read the entire article. Below is a snippet: “The number of homes sold in the Baton Rouge metro area rose slightly in March, though the first quarter was down 2 percent. The March bright spot is largely due to an increase in Ascension Parish. The figures, compiled by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors, account for about 85 percent of the market in the Continue reading Baton Rouge Certified Home Appraisers: Area Home Sales See Gains In March→

Denham Springs Certified Home Appraisers: Livingston Parish President Opposes Baton Rouge Loop

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https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Livingston Parish President Opposes Baton Rouge Loop! WAFB News is report that Livingston Parish President, Mike Grimmer, Opposes the proposed Baton Rouge Loop. The article is located here, and here’s a snippet: “BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Livingston Parish President Mike Grimmer joined a growing list of parish leaders opposing the proposed Baton Rouge Loop. Grimmer told a crowd earlier this week the dynamics of the loop have changed and he will not vote in favor of it again. Five parishes have been involved in a study of the proposed loop. Three are now against it, including Livingston, Continue reading Denham Springs Certified Home Appraisers: Livingston Parish President Opposes Baton Rouge Loop→

Video Of Baton Rouge Homes Value: How Much Value Do Pools and Metal Buildings Add?

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http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Video Of Baton Rouge Homes Value: How Much Value Do Pools and Metal Buildings Add? In this video, Realtor and Broker, Tony Zito, and Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, discuss how appraisers value pools and metal buildings. Generally, the return might be 1/4 to 1/3 of investment, but not always. Sometimes pools have no value at all, especially the older the age of the pool. Some people likes pools and others don’t and end up filling them in with dirt. However, if you’re buying a home to live there forever, enjoy that home and add what you can afford Continue reading Video Of Baton Rouge Homes Value: How Much Value Do Pools and Metal Buildings Add?→

Baton Rouge Real Estate: Google developing tablet to rival iPad.

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http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Tech Gadgets: Google developing tablet to rival iPad. Mashable Blog has announced that Google is developing a tablet to rival iPad. And, unlike the iPad, which I would not buy because it doesn’t play 90% of video on the web today via “Flash Video”, the Google tablet will play 90% of video on the web today.

Livingston Parish Sees Higher Priced Homes Decline In Sales Volume and Pricing

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http://www.denhamspringslarealestate.net/ – Livingston Parish Sees Higher Priced Homes Decline In Sales Volume and Pricing! According to Tom Cook and the Baton Rouge Business Report Weekly this week, “The largest increase in the volume of sales took place in Livingston Parish in the $100,000 to $150,000 price range. From March 2008 to February 2009, there were 107 sales in this price range. From March 2009 to February, there were 221 sales in this price range. This represents an increase of 106%. Homes in the $200,000 to $250,000 price range decreased in volume by nearly 9% from March 2009 to February. Home Continue reading Livingston Parish Sees Higher Priced Homes Decline In Sales Volume and Pricing→

Livingston Parish Sees 106 Percent Volume Increase In Home Sales

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http://www.denhamspringslarealestate.net/ – Livingston Parish Sees Largest Volume Increase In Home Sales Although the Denham Springs median home sales price appears to have declined between 5% to 6% since March 2009, according to the Baton Rouge Business Report Weekly this week, Livingston Parish experienced the largest increase in volume of home sales in Greater Baton Rouge. According to Tom Cook, “The largest increase in the volume of sales took place in Livingston Parish in the $100,000 to $150,000 price range. From March 2008 to February 2009, there were 107 sales in this price range. From March 2009 to February, there were Continue reading Livingston Parish Sees 106 Percent Volume Increase In Home Sales→

Denham Springs Housing Update April 2010 – Reporting Declining Prices and Move To Affordability!

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https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Denham Springs Housing Update April 2010 – Reporting Declining Prices and Move To Affordability! This Denham Springs Housing Update proves what I’ve been saying for the past year – that the Denham Springs housing market is turning more affordable, to lower priced housing. The chart below shows the largest percentage of homes sold in Denham Springs in the $130,000 to $139,999 range. According to the Baton Rouge Business Report Weekly below, the March 2009 average sales price was $165,404 and $154,782 in March 2010, -6.42% decline.   Yesterday’s Baton Rouge Business Report Weekly Real Estate Update for March Continue reading Denham Springs Housing Update April 2010 – Reporting Declining Prices and Move To Affordability!→

Baton Rouge Real Estate Agent Tips: The Importance Of Sending Those Thank You Notes!

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http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Agent Tips: The Importance Of Sending Those Thank You Notes!   Back in early 2004, I released the “Reapptools” Home Appraiser Marketing Guide. Some of the readers of this blog purchased that guide. While the implementation HVCC has eliminated some of the marketing methods recommended in the guide, there was a section about the power of thank you notes and referral gifts. These generally included a thank you with a small very inexpensive Jim Rohn booklet on success. I received a thank you note with success type booklet recently from site sponsor, Lore DeAstra Continue reading Baton Rouge Real Estate Agent Tips: The Importance Of Sending Those Thank You Notes!→

Baton Rouge Real Estate Photos From The Field: Central Thruway Progress Photos

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http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Photos From The Field: Central Thruway Progress Photos As Of April 10, 2010 The last major news article I could locate on the Central Thruway project was on May 20, 2009 from The Advocate here! A snippet of the article stated: “The work order was issued on Monday marking the start of a $9.6 million project to construct two large bridges for the Central Thruway, a city-parish official said. The contract calls for contractor James Construction Group to build bridges over the railroad bridge and over Sullivan Bayou along the thruway route, city-parish Chief Continue reading Baton Rouge Real Estate Photos From The Field: Central Thruway Progress Photos→

Certified FHA Appraisers Baton Rouge: Good News For Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market?

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http://www.appraisersinbatonrouge.com/ – Certified FHA Appraisers Baton Rouge: Good News For Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market? The “Guys” at TBWS Have Good News For A Change! “Foreclosures are upon us, but someone has to sell them. 5 reasons there isn’t going to be a double dip. Home Depot is hiring, 64% of Americans feel now is the time to buy.”