5 Valuable Tips For The Spring Seller

 5 Valuable Tips For The Spring Seller With Spring right upon us, the real estate market is sure to heat up.  If  you are considering putting your home on the market, or it has been on the market since before the new year, I will share with you 5 valuable tips to help you rake

The Fontainebleau Area of New Orleans

The Fontainebleau Area of New Orleans A subdistrict of Uptown New Orleans, the neighborhood of Fontainebleau is considered one of the quietest neighborhoods in the city.  Located near major transportation routes, the gorgeous, large, canopy trees and old-fashioned neighborhood atmosphere are just part of the abundant appeal of this area.  Many New Orleans residents actually

Broadmoor New Orleans

Broadmoor New Orleans Along the Mississippi River in the southeastern part of Louisiana, you will find the culturally rich city of New Orleans.  One of the most visited cities in the United States, as well as one of the oldest, New Orleans is home to an abundance of historical points of interest and other major attractions.

Real Estate and Technology

Real Estate and Technology The business of real estate has changed very little in the last few decades. What has changed is the way that both agents and brokers advertise their listings and interact with consumers in the market, as well as the way the consumer searches for homes or properties in the area. In

Fiduciary – What Your REALTOR Owes You

What Your REALTORS Owes You – Their Fiduciary Responsibility What in the world is a Fiduciary?   Fiduciary.  What does that mean?  This strange word has an extremely important meaning, one which I hope this article helps more owners of real estate property understand when they’re getting ready to hire their next real estate agent

Renting vs. Buying a Home

Renting vs Buying Considerations and steps to take before buying a home For the past several years, it’s been widely known and accepted that a majority of potential home buyers have opted to rent a house as opposed to buying a home of their own.  The primary reasons for this shift in the real estate market,

Fannie Mae Now Offering Mortgages to Ghosts

Fannie Mae Now Offering Mortgages to Ghosts This may immediately have you think back to the days of getting a mortgage for your home with no documentation and putting nothing down, but it looks like it will be a little different this time. In the financial world, anyone who has no credit and no credit

What You Need To Know About Mold

  What You Need To Know About Mold In Real Estate, mold is a “four letter word”.  Any time it comes up, it strikes fear in the hearts and minds of just about everyone, whether they be a renter or a homeowner.  It’s an ambiguous, mysterious marvel that some people care less about and others

Using a Real Estate Agent To Buy A Home

Using a Real Estate Agent to buy Your Next Home As the old adage goes, your home is your castle. Your home, after all, is where you will raise your family, grow old surrounded by your loved ones, and throughout your working life, squirrel away equity in order to live as comfortably as possible in

Victorian Homes In NOLA

Victorian Homes in New Orleans Spend any time driving around the city of New Orleans and something you may notice more than any other (when it comes to real estate) and that’s the sheer volume of Victorian influence on so many homes.  It appears that Victorian accents, especially ornate wrought-iron balconies, go with New Orleans

First Time Homebuyers – A Complete Guide

First Time Homebuyers A Complete Guide Home ownership is the American Dream, but as a first time home  buyer, the purchasing of your first home can seem overwhelming.  Although there is a tremendous amount of information on buying a home available, there are few complete guides that walk you through the entire process of becoming a

Pricing Your Home To Sell Fast

To get top dollar for his Lakeview home, Mr. X played lowball.  What exactly does that mean?  That means as opposed to listing his home 20 percent ABOVE the market value to “see what happens”, he priced his home for sale below that of comparable homes nearby—and got six offers in four days. “Our strategy was

5 Famous New Orleans Chefs and Their Homes

5 Famous New Orleans Chefs and their Homes   The Home of Emeril Lagassi Known for his personality as much as his cooking, Chef Emeril Lagassi is likely the most well known male Chef in the United States.  Emeril gained early fame after replacing Chef Paul Prudhomme as the Executive Chef at Commander’s Palace, a

Home Selling Tips – One Tip To Sell Your Home 18% Faster!

  Home Selling Tips – One Tip To Sell Your Home 18% Faster! You may be familiar with the pricing strategy in the retail environment where something is priced at $2.99 as opposed to $3.00.  It is a tried and true marketing tactic that has boosted sales in stores for decades.  However, if you attempt

Preparing for a Home Inspection

One of the most underappreciated, but extremely important steps in a real estate transaction is the inspection period.  Many real estate deals fall apart during this time.  Second only to the seller having challenges with their mortgage, the home inspection is the most common reason that real estate deals fall apart.  We recommend correcting most issues

5 Things to Be Aware Of When Selling a Home By Owner

5 Things To Be Aware Of When Selling a Home By Owner It’s hard to put everything associated with selling a home in NOLA into priority, as to what thing is more important than the other… they are all very important.  Selling a home is complicated and requires extensive knowledge of NOLA real estate, real

Download and Watch Movie 47 Meters Down (2017)

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Tips for Selling Your Home

Beginning the process of selling your house can be extremely stressful. But with rising rent costs and cheaper mortgage rates, many people are looking to become homeowners, so if you want to sell your home, now is a good time to do it. In order to help your house sell as quickly as possible, here

The Streets of Lakeview New Orleans

The Streets of Lakeview New Orleans Even though Lakeview New Orleans is considered one of the most sought after places to live in the city, they are known for having some of the worst streets.  How can one of the most prominent neighborhoods in Greater New Orleans have streets in such a state of disrepair? History

The Fix Our Streets Task Force Makes Headway

  We are seeing some good news in that the Fix My Streets task force is looking at options for repairing up to 1,500 miles of streets in NOLA.  With streets all over the city needing repair, we are hoping that —-the streets of Lakeview— will be on the list of roads that they recommend for

Mortgage Rates May Increase in 2017

Mortgage rates were up this week, averaging 3.52 percent for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, up from 3.47 percent last week. This is the first time in four months the rate has been above 3.50 percent. Last year at this time, rates were 3.70 percent, according to Freddie Mac.   A consensus is growing on what

Lakeview Forecast To Be One of Americas Hotest Housing Markets

Lakeview is forecast to be one of America’s hottest housing markets We are all aware that Lakeview has seen a tremendous real estate recovery since Hurricane Katrina.  Now, REALTOR.com is anticipating that the Greater New Orleans area, with Lakeview specifically, will be one of the hottest real estate markets in the country by the end of 2016.  

Flooding in Lakeview – Does it Affect Home Sales?

Flooding in Lakeview – Does it Affect Home Sales?   Anytime a flood event takes place, it has effects on the real estate market in the affected area. With the massive street flooding that recently occurred, it’s understandable that anyone selling or buying a home in Lakeview may be looking for some direction.  We wish this