http://batonrougerealestateappraisers.net/ - Fannie Mae Tightens Greater Baton Rouge Underwriting Criteria According to the Louisiana Realtors eNews Digest, Fannie Mae is tightening underwriting guidelines. The Fannie Mae Tightens article is here! Here's a snippet: "Fannie Mae is tightening its underwriting criteria by raising the minimum credit score for automated underwriting (Desktop Underwriter) ... Continue Reading

http://www.appraisersinbatonrouge.com/ - Baton Rouge Real Estate Question: Is It Wise To Invest $60,000 For A Pool and Landscaping On A $250,000 Home? As a home appraiser, I often see this type of scenario: Homeowner wants that swimming pool in the backyard with a lot of nice landscaping. That's human nature ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Twelve Home Improvements That Didn't Reward: Could These Apply To Baton Rouge Market? Justin Pierce has written an article on "12 Improvements That Didn’t Pay: Learn From These Rehab Mistakes" where he warns homeowners not to over-prove their homes. This article is certainly worth reading for locals as ... Continue Reading

http://www.fhaappraisersbatonrouge.com/ - Certified FHA Home Appraisers in the City of East Baton Rouge Office: 225-293-1500 or 1-888-678-3544 Fax: 1-866-663-6065 Staff Email: fastvalue2@cox.net Bill Cobb, Accurate Valuations Group Appraiser, has operated as a home appraiser for 18 years now primarily in the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana market. Bill performs Conventional, FHA and RD/Rural Development home ... Continue Reading

http://www.billcobbsuccess.com/ - LSU's Coach Dwyane "Beetle" Bailey's Famous LSU Baseball College World Series Talk Download This is a talk that Coach gave to the leadership of The Pentecostals of Alexandria Church in Alexandria, LA, in 2002. He talks about the lessons learned on the way to LSU's 2 College World ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealtorhomes.net/ - Six Marketing Strategy Caveats for Baton Rouge Real Estate Agents Chris Brunner is the featured Active Rain "Rainmaker" for Sunday, November 29, 2009 with his post, Six Marketing Strategy Caveats for Real Estate Agents! Here's a snippet: "1) Have a plan for the plan. Before you do anything else, map ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Greater Baton Rouge In Top Ten Housing Markets For Third Quarter 2009 Local Market Monitor Announces Release of Third Quarter Home Price For Largest US Markets, article here! Here's a snippet: "According to the forecast, among the largest US markets—identified as those with populations greater than 600,000—the 10 markets ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Altos Research: November Housing Market Update: NAR, Case-Shiller & What We're Seeing Click on the article link to read this highly intuitive article by Scott Sambucci, which says that sellers are having to become much more realistic with their asking prices to get a sale. Here's A Snippet: "An ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisers.net/ - Baton Rouge Real Estate: Springlake At Bluebonnet Highlands New Home Construction Raises 2009 Median Sales Price Chart #1 includes ALL solds from November 2008 to November 2009 YTD indicating a +7.36% increase in median sales price. ALL home sales includes both new home construction sales and existing home sales. Chart ... Continue Reading

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Baton Rouge FHA Appraisers Report: Is FHA Baton Rouge Condo Financing Evaporating? Housingwire.com is reporting that FHA Condo Financing May Be Evaporating! Read the article here! Here's a snippet: "In a letter to lenders, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) produced new guidelines that would constrict financing for condominiums. ... Continue Reading