Living in the New Orleans area means you have trees everywhere. This includes BIG trees, like 100-year-old oak trees. As people look at property to purchase, they ask how the trees may affect them down the road. Here is the quick lowdown on tree laws in Louisiana. Please note: this is NOT legal advice,… Read more »
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When it comes time for your kids, your siblings, or your significant other (or whomever!), you might be asked to be their co-signer to purchase a home. Being a co-signer for someone’s home loan should not be taken lightly, and you should understand what you’re getting yourself into! What does co-signing mean? … Read more »
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Home buyers can begin to rejoice as the chaotic real estate market that has dominated for two years has ended. From spring of 2020 to spring of 2022, if you were home shopping, your head was left spinning from bidding wars, waiving inspections, and appraisal gaps. The good news for home buyers in the… Read more »
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Picture it: June 2022, and the real estate market in New Orleans shifted so quickly that it has left your head spinning. Our New Orleans area home sellers have found themselves in this very scenario. While waiting to put their houses on the market, they are left wondering, “Did I miss the hot… Read more »
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Real estate was a flurry of activity from June 2020 to the spring of 2022. Bidding wars, waiving appraisals, offering the sellers our firstborn all to get an accepted offer. It has been absolute insanity for 2 years now. SCREEEEECH!!! The record player just came to a halt and the New Orleans real estate… Read more »
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Welcome to Bocage, y’all! This traditional, Georgian-style brick home is filled with awesomeness! First things first, this neighborhood is filled with gorgeous oak trees. Whether you like to go on early morning walks or ride your beach cruiser under the shady trees, the Bocage neighborhood fits the bill. Downstairs With a more traditional… Read more »
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The first quarter of New Orleans home sales in 2022 shows that our average home price in Orleans parish is $468k. While this number may seem low to some – it’s much higher than it was five years ago. The first quarter in 2017 was $305k – a 53% increase! How… Read more »
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In 2021, New Orleans real estate saw sales like never before. 277 residential sales in Orleans Parish sold for $1M or more! When you look at the stats for these luxury sales, they averaged $1.48M and 60 days on the market. (Though the median was 15 days on the market and the large majority… Read more »
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This last year of real estate in New Orleans was wild. Filled with bidding wars, anxious buyers, and unrelenting sellers, the over New Orleans metro area saw an increase of 9% in sales prices. However, many want to know what these price adjustments look like in their zip code. The percentages we are presenting… Read more »
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I know it may seem crazy to look for a home in the Northern Caribbean, aka New Orleans, since we don’t get very cold. However, we have been known to get freezing temps for a couple of weeks. Also, let’s be honest; most of you can’t handle anything below 60 degrees without pulling out… Read more »
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