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Greater Baton Rouge’s Housing News Reporter is Bill Cobb Appraiser
03/05/2012 | 
Author http://www.batonrougehousingreports.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge’s Housing News Reporter is Bill Cobb Appraiser.
With 20 years experience as a Louisiana Home Appraiser and editor of several local housing related websites, Bill Cobb brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Greater Baton Rouge Housing. From the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Week In Review segment to Greater Baton Rouge Monthly Housing Studies . To Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz to Denham Springs Housing News . From Ascension Parish Housing News to Zachary La Housing News . From West Baton Rouge Housing News to Videos of Baton Rouge Real Estate News .
From Baton Rouge Market Metrics Subdivision Studies to Baton Rouge Residential Real Estate Trends, Bill Cobb Appraiser is THE SOURCE for Greater Housing News!
Shenandoah Estates New Entrance Sign and iPhone Pro HDR App Home Photos
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Shenandoah Estates New Entrance Sign and iPhone Pro HDR App Home Photos
Here’s Shenandoah Estates new entrance sign near George O’Neal Road.
Don’t Believe Central Greenwell Springs Home Values Declined Since 2008? Think Again!
Don’t Believe Central Greenwell Springs Home Values Declined Since 2008? Think Again!
I’m working a Greater Baton Rouge Pre-Listing Appraisal for a local REALTOR®. This home sold in 2008 between a price of $127,000 to $129,000. 2008 was the year Cedar Mill Run reached an all time high of $102.09/sf. Since 2008, sold prices per sq. ft. have declined from $101/sf, $100/sf and $92/sf in 2011. That’s Right, in 2011, there were 9 total home sales averaging $119,470, $92.33/sf and median $120,900, which is a correction. In fact, home sales have slowed in Cedar Mill Run, so much so that I only have 2 home sales to use that sold in the previous 6 months, in 09/2011 and in 12/2011. This is very odd for this development. Furthermore, there’s 9 competing listings in Cedar Mill Run, which is added competition and a high number of listings. The home I’m appraising, that sold between $127,000 to $129,000 in 2008, is having problems selling and it’s one of the newer homes in updated condition. It appears the evenutal sales price will be in the low $120′s, meaning the owners are currently upside down and resulting in a potential loss of $4,000 to $8,000.
THE POINT. So, YES, it’s possible to be upside down in Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate and despite a great school system in Central, home values, at least in Cedar Mill Run, have corrected somewhat.
Bill Cobb with Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group (AVG) Serves The Greater Baton Rouge Metroplex With Boundaries North by Zachary, South by Sorrento, West by Port Allen and East by Livingston.
Contact Information:
Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group
P.O. Box 40515, Baton Rouge, LA 70835
Baton Rouge Office: 225.293.1500
Toll Free: 1.888.678.3544
Toll Free Fax: 1.866.663.6065
Denham Springs Office – Local #: 225.709.6013
Staff Email: info@accuratevg.com
Website: http://www.accuratevg.com/
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2011. This information was extracted on 01/16/2012.
What’s Your Baton Rouge Home Worth? Pre-Listing Appraisals Provide Answers
http://www.gbrprelistingappraisals.com/ – What’s Your Greater Baton Rouge Home Worth? Pre-Listing Appraisals Provide Answers! Order a GBR Pre-Listing Appraisal here.
Confused About Listing Your Home? Whether Listing FSBO (For Sale By Owner) or With A Local Real Estate Agent, You Need A Pre-Listing Appraisal! WHY? Watch The Video Below! ANSWER: To Make Sure That A Real Estate Professional Measures Your Home Based on National ANSI Standards For Accurate Living Area Size and Then Prices Your Home Based On That Accurate Size.
Baton Rouge Home Sellers And Buyers Lose Money or Pay Too Much Without Listing Appraisal. Order A Pre-Listing Appraisal So You Don’t Undersell Your Home. Order A Pre-Purchase Appraisal So You Don’t Over Pay For A Home!
Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group (AVG) Serves The Greater Baton Rouge Metroplex With Boundaries North by Zachary, South by Sorrento, West by Port Allen and East by Livingston.
Contact Information:
Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group
P.O. Box 40515, Baton Rouge, LA 70835
Baton Rouge Office: 225.293.1500
Toll Free: 1.888.678.3544
Toll Free Fax: 1.866.663.6065
Denham Springs Office – Local #: 225.709.6013
Staff Email: fastvalue2@cox.net
Website: http://www.accuratevg.com/
http://www.gbrprelistingappraisals.com/
http://www.gbrprepurchasehomeappraisals.com/
Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisals: Westdale Heights Home Photos
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisals: Westdale Heights Home Photos
I recently completed a Home Appraisal in Westdale Heights and snapped these photos of this beautiful subdivision in 70808.
Baton Rouge Home Appraisers Provide January 2012 Market Report
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Baton Rouge Home Appraisers Provide January 2012 Market Report
In this Baton Rouge Housing updating, January 22-28, 2012 are reported for the eight (8) parish MSA including East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston and West Baton with Iberville, East and West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee combined as “ALL”.
Other Greater Baton Rouge Housing Statistics January 22-28:
LISTINGS:
Total Current Listings: 5,035
Foreclosure Listings: 490 or 10% of total listings
3rd Party Active Listings: 330 or 7% of total listings
Short Sale Active or Potential SS Listings: 250 or 5% of total listings
SOLDS From 01/22/2012 – 01/28/2012:
Total Number of Solds: 65
Foreclosures Sold: 14 or 22% of Solds
3rd Party Solds: 8 or 12% of total solds
Short Sales Solds: 8 or 12% of total solds
Foreclosure, 3rd Party and Short Sales Solds: 30 or 46% of all solds
Low To High Sales Prices: $16,000 to $475,000
New Home Sales: 18 or 28% of all sales
East Baton Rouge MLS Area with most home sales: 43 with 9 sales
CUMULATIVE TOTALS FOR 2012Total Number of Sales: 290
ASCENSION: 65
EAST BATON ROUGE: 149
EAST FELICIANA: 0
LIVINGSTON: 59
IBERVILLE: 2
POINTE COUPEE: 8
WEST BATON ROUGE: 6
WEST FELICIANA: 1
Foreclosures Sold: 69 or 24% of Solds
3rd Party Solds: 33 or 11% of total solds
Short Sales Solds: 47 or 16% of total solds
Foreclosure, 3rd Party and Short Sales Solds: 149 or 51% of all solds
AVERAGE SALES PRICES FOR LOCAL PARISHES:
EAST BATON ROUGE: $192,043
ASCENSION: $190,747
LIVINGSTON: $144,439
OTHER: $158,993
MEDIAN SALES PRICES FOR LOCAL PARISHES:
EAST BATON ROUGE: $158,500
ASCENSION: $166,450
LIVINGSTON: $138,900
OTHER: $159,900
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET (CONTINUOUS):
EAST BATON ROUGE: 116
ASCENSION: 105
LIVINGSTON: 133
OTHER: 157
LISTING-TO-SALES PRICE RATIO (What Percent Below Listing Price Home Sell For):
EAST BATON ROUGE: 97%
ASCENSION: 99%
LIVINGSTON: 97%
OTHER: 92%
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Important Video: Foreclosure Mythbusting by John C. Jones
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OTHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL HOUSING NEWS:
December Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend Investors With Cash Place Downward Pressure on Home Prices Rise In Home Sales Signifies Strengthening Market: Economists Weak December ends poor year for U.S. home building Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards Absorption rates to improve across all property types in 2012 New mortgage originations drop 30% in November, loan delinquencies decline December plunge leaves East Baton Rouge building permits down 3.5% in 2011
Business Report Releases Baton Rouge’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2011
Juban Crossing Developer: Site work continues; deals with retailers in the works
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NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of 01/01/2012 to 01/28/2012. This information was extracted on 01/29/2012. Excludes Manufactured Housing.
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Real Estate Appraiser Appraisals Baton Rouge, Louisiana
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Real Estate Appraiser Appraisals Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When you need Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisals completed, call Bill Cobb 225-293-1500 or email us at info@accuratevg.com.
Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, has been appraising homes or houses now for 21 years, 2 years in the Alexandria LA metro area and 19 years in the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market. Bill’s specialty is:
Baton Rouge Pre-Purchase Home Appraisals
and
Baton Rouge Pre-Listing Home Appraisals
Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group (AVG) Serves The Greater Baton Rouge Metroplex!
With Boundaries North by Zachary, South by Sorrento, West by Port Allen and East by Livingston.
Contact Information:
Accurate Valuations Group (Home Appraisals)
P.O. Box 40515
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
Baton Rouge Office: 225-293-1500
Toll Free: 1-888-678-3544
Toll Free Fax: 1-866-663-6065
Denham Springs Office – Local #: 225-709-6013
Staff Email: info@accuratevg.com
Website: http://www.accuratevg.com/
Before Writing Purchase Agreement, Baton Rouge Home Buyers Need Pre-Purchase Appraisal
http://www.gbrprepurchasehomeappraisals.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge Pre-Purchase Home Appraisals. When you need Greater Baton Rouge Pre-Purchase Home Appraisal completed, call Bill Cobb 225-293-1500 or email us at info@accuratevg.com.
Why Baton Rouge Home Buyers Need Pre-Purchase Appraisal Before Writing Purchase Agreement? Because the nation’s home prices have fallen 33% from their 2006 peak and some sellers are in denial and asking too much for their homes…that’ why. In today’s Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market, you stand to pay too much when the market will still be correcting into 2012!
The source for the statement above is provided below from Businessreport.com Daily PM Report for 01/10/2012.
Don’t overpay in a housing correction that is to continue into 2012.
Obtain a Pre-Purchase Appraisal from Bill Cobb at Accurate Valuations Group.
Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, has been appraising homes or houses now for 20 years, 2 years in the Alexandria LA metro area and 18 years in the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market. Bill’s specialty is:
Baton Rouge Pre-Purchase Home Appraisals
and
Baton Rouge Pre-Listing Home Appraisals
Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group (AVG) Serves The Greater Baton Rouge Metroplex!
With Boundaries North by Zachary, South by Sorrento, West by Port Allen and East by Livingston.
Contact Information:
Accurate Valuations Group (Home Appraisals)
P.O. Box 40515
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
Baton Rouge Office: 225-293-1500
Toll Free: 1-888-678-3544
Toll Free Fax: 1-866-663-6065
Denham Springs Office – Local #: 225-709-6013
Staff Email: info@accuratevg.com
Website: http://www.accuratevg.com/
Difference Between Baton Rouge Home Appraisals Versus Home Inspections
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Difference Between Baton Rouge Home Appraisals Versus Home Inspections In A Mortgage Loan Process.
The Home Appraiser is hired by the bank to decide the estimated market value of a house. The Appraisal Report protects the Bank or Lender and not the home buyer. The buyer pays for the home appraisal and that price will depend on if the lender is employing a third party to order the appraisal. Depending on how the appraisal is ordered from the Bank, the cost can range from $350 up to $600, the higher price is if an AMC or Appraisal Management Company is hired (a middle-man that orders, reviews and delivers the report by hiring local home appraisers).
Home Appraiser’s inspection generally consists of an inspection of the neighborhood first, then measuring the home based on national ANSI standards, taking lots of required photos of interior and exterior and determining condition and quality level of home. Appraiser takes this “subject” data and compares other recent home sales in the same market, applies market adjustments of pluses and minuses for differences and arrives at an estimated value. NOTE: Home Appraiser condition inspection is limited to what can obviously be seen with the eye, at eye level. An Appraiser inspection is not a roofing inspection, hot water heater inspection or central heat and air inspection, the major expensive items that tend to lead home buyers into believing that home appraisers should inspect these items and guarantee them.
Call or email Accurate Valuations Group for more details: 225-293-1500 or info@accuratevg.com.
FHA even protects the Appraiser with this form below presented to buyers that tells them to “Get A Home Inspection”!
Home Inspections inspect detailed condition. are a very detailed inspection of various items around the home and inside the walls, attic and underneath the home if there’s crawl space. Inspectors can inspect things like pest control, roofing, chimney, electrical, plumbing, for harmful mold and other negatives that might cost the buyer money in repairs soon after they buy the home. They are hired by the buyer to inspect the condition of the home on the day of inspection.
The home inspection fee is normally paid by the buyer. The costs for home inspections is not known and is really based on the size and complexity of the home. Naturally, the longer the inspection will take, the higher the fee.
There are TWO (2) local Greater Baton Rouge Home Inspectors I recommend because I’ve known each of them for years now and can count on them to do their job right and not sorry that I referred them.
Kevin Dinkel, Advantage Services, 225-753-8114 email info@extramileteam.com
James Bohac, Alltell Home Inspection 225-806-7572 4alltell@cox.net
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Baton Rouge Home Appraiser Calls 2011 The Year Of Correction For Baton Rouge Housing!
Baton Rouge Home Appraiser Calls 2011 The Year Of Correction For Baton Rouge Housing!, See Below.
Baton Rouge Housing Reports Dot Com says,
2011: The Year Of Correction For East Baton Rouge Real Estate Prices .
See the complete report at the link above.
The well anticipated correction in local home prices, based on local incomes, the insane escalation of home prices after Hurricane Katrina, and the same housing euphoria that gripped our Nation from 2004 to 2007, has finally arrived. Despite the appearance of only a -2.13% decline, most of the 25 subdivisions examined belwo show far worse percentage declines indicating that for Baton Rouge Real Estate, 2011 was the anticipated “Year of Correction”!
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of 01/01/2005 to 12/27/2011. This information was extracted on 12/27/2011. Statistics are based on total residential MLS sales reported to the GBRMLS as of 12/26/2011 6:01:00 PM