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The New Orleans Real Estate Talk blog is where I share New Orleans specific real estate advice and info. To search for properties in the greater New Orleans area please visit my property search. By the way I answer my phone and respond to email within minutes not days – promise.

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Recent Posts: New Orleans Real Estate

Times Picayune Article on Open Houses – What they Don’t Tell You Can Hurt You!

I don’t often read the Real Estate Section of the local newspaper in New Orleans and I suppose I should but I don’t.  Today I happened to be home and had the opportunity to take a look.  The article on the front page is “12 Open House Tips for 2012″.   There are inaccuracies and…

2012 Housing Market Predictions – Some Good News!

“New Orleans Miracle”

This past week New Orleans was featured as the most improved city in the nation on the Wall Street Journal MarketWatch’s “Best Cities for Business in 2011” list, a survey looking at over 100 metro areas in the country using 15 different criteria.  I sign up to the Mayor’s website and he sent out the…

Cell Phones and Driving

Yesterday the National Transportation Safety Board issued a statement about using your cell phone while you are driving. They are attempting to get States to pass laws that ban the use of cell phones while driving.  Following is the fact sheet from their web site explaining the dangers.  In Louisiana there is no law about…

Fight the Blight Day this Saturday!

  This Saturday, December 10, 2011, we are hosting our 5th “Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day from 9:00am– 1:00pm. This effort is being coordinated through ServeNOLA, the Mayor’s service and volunteerism initiative.   Please click here to sign up for Fight the Blight Day.   With the holiday season upon us and a slate of…

Market Reports | Garden District through November, 2011

The City of New Orleans is made up of several different neighborhoods and each has a different profile which makes it impossible to do market reports for the entire area of “New Orleans” and get a clear picture of the housing market.  In the Garden District of New Orleans for the month of November 6…

A Tribute to a Great Guy and My ex-Broker

Ten days ago my previous Broker, George Groves, passed away from a long illness. George was a champ and one of the most experienced Broker’s that I have had the privilege to know over the past 20 years.  George had been a previous President of the local Board of Realtors among many honors but most…

A Short Sale Testimonial

Last week I closed on a short sale on the West Bank of New Orleans after several months and a very bumpy road.  A buyer who didn’t want to match the required price from the bank, a seller who was amazed by the whole process and the things that happened along the way and finally…

New Orleans is Participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

A group of entertainers from New Orleans will be participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow…this is a group that could only come from New Orleans and they are a hoot.  Doctors, lawyers, teachers coming together to form a group called the “610 Stompers“.  610 refers to a highway down here in Louisiana.  This…

New Orleans Is Booming! From Forbes.com

I live in New Orleans now and I feel the growth even in the amount of time I have been here -it is very exciting….People are moving here from all over the country, there is nothing like it.  If  you want to read what is going on in New Orleans please click the link below….

First Time Homebuyer Stats from NAR

The National Association of REALTORS held their Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California for the past few days.  They study buyers and sellers and publish annual statistics and this year here are some of the numbers; Four out of 10 buyers between July, 10 and June, 2011 were first time buyers down from 50% last year;…

REMAX Goes Global – “Think Local, Market Global”

REMAX is rolling out over the next few months a global marketing tool because you never know where a buyer may be!

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