Baton Rouge Real Estate: Ascension and Livingston Parish Home Sales Increase In January 2010

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate: Ascension and Livingston Parish Home Sales Increase In January 2010 According to the 2/16/2010 Baton Rouge Business Report Real Estate Weekly, home sales were up in January 2010 in Ascension and Livingston Parishes. Read the complete report at the link above. The short article states: “The number of houses sold in Ascension and Livingston parishes in January was higher than what was recorded the year before. There were 73 houses sold in each parish, according to figures from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service. In January 2009, there were 64 Continue reading Baton Rouge Real Estate: Ascension and Livingston Parish Home Sales Increase In January 2010

Greater Baton Rouge Homeowner Should Not Have Added $60,000 Pool In A $150,000 Subdivision

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate: Greater Baton Rouge Homeowner Should Not Have Added $60,000 Pool In A $150,000 Subdivision I ran across a situation in the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market where a homeowner, located in a subdivision where the average home is worth $150,000, installed a $60,000 Gunite Inground Pool recently. Now, their home is on the market and they are about to be taken through the “school of hard knocks” when the appraiser doesn’t give them any more than $5,000 to maybe $7,500 contributory value for their pool. I’ve been appraising now for 18 years and see Continue reading Greater Baton Rouge Homeowner Should Not Have Added $60,000 Pool In A $150,000 Subdivision

Denham Springs Real Estate Appraisers: Livington Parish Gains 30,976 New Residents From 2000 To 2009

https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Denham Springs Real Estate Appraisers: Livington Parish Gains 30,976 New Residents From 2000 to 2009 The Ascension Weekly Citizen Online is reporting Ascension Parish is the fastest growing Parish in the State of Louisiana. Their article is posted here and here’s a snippet from their article: “Ascension is the fastest growing parish in the state, according to estimates from the Louisiana Tech University College of Business. Ascension Parish grew at a rate of 36.17 percent from the year 2000 to 2009, gaining 27,961 people, the Tech study said. Louisiana on the whole grew just .52 during that time Continue reading Denham Springs Real Estate Appraisers: Livington Parish Gains 30,976 New Residents From 2000 To 2009

Recommended Reading For Denham Springs Mortgage Lenders and Realtors On “Low Appraisals”

https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Recommended Reading For Denham Springs Mortgage Lenders and Realtors On “Low Appraisals”. Article counters ‘Appraier Hit Pieces’ In Media: Patrick Egger “Closing The Gap Between Sales Price And Appraised Value” Article. From Washington Appraiser, Dave Towne: “Appraisers…… Over the past couple of months, ‘negative press’ hit pieces have been circulating in major media and blogs about how ‘appraisers have caused a disruption in property sales’, erroneously attributed to the HVCC, since the economy went into the tank in 2008 and early 2009. The attached 4 page PDF is an article written by Patrick Egger, Cert. Gen’l appraiser and Continue reading Recommended Reading For Denham Springs Mortgage Lenders and Realtors On “Low Appraisals”