Baton Rouge Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, with Accurate Valuations Group, recently created a geographical competency map showing the main concentration of appraisal assignments since 2001.  Although Bill has been appraising homes since 1991, only the current data from 2001 forward was used for the map below.

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I was appraising a home in University Gardens on Saturday and noticed a substantial amount of renovations projects taking place along with these two new homes under construction on corner lots back-to-back below. It appears the trend in this market is to stay put and renovate or add-on and renovate and/or demolish and build new.

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Housing Market Direction: Up or Down?

Solds In Shenandoah Estates from 1/2007 to 12/2007 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $193,628
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $93.62/sf
Median Sold Price: $190,000
Average Days On Market: 81
Number Of Sales: 91

Solds In Shenandoah Estates from 1/2008 to 12/2008 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $200,524
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $89.68/sf
Median Sold Price: $205,000
Average Days On Market: 89
Number Of Sales: 68

Solds In Shenandoah Estates from 1/2009 to 12/2009 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $196,030
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $89.48/sf
Median Sold Price: $196,500
Average Days On Market: 106
Number Of Sales: 62

Therefore, based on the “median sale price barometer” within Shenandoah Estates, the barometer used by the National Association of Realtors, the market direction increased from 2007 to 2008 but declined from 2008 into 2009. However, the 2009 median sales price at $196,500 is still higher than the 2007 $190,000. The gap between the high and low median sales prices was $15,000. The Aveage Sold Price Per Sq. Ft. only varied $4.14/sf within this 3 year period, which shows a fairly tight, supportive market.

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Real Estate Investors Daily is reporting that Baton Rouge will be one of the top 10 best real estate markets in 2010! Their article is here! Here’s a snippet from their article:

“The report is broken into two sections; Large metro areas (population over 600,000) and smaller metro markets. Before I give the list of the large metro areas expected to perform the best in the next 12 months I should mention that, according to the report, “don’t yet show price increases; rather, they’re markets where prices will be steady.”

Large Metro Areas where the Housing Market ie Expected to do the best:

Baton Rouge, LA
Colmbia, SC
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
Pittsburgh, PA
Rochester, NY
San Antonio, TX
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA“

Bill Cobb, CREA, with Baton Rouge’s Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group, is a real estate appraiser based in the Baton Rouge Market with 18 years experience. He covers multiple Parishes (or Counties) in the Greater Baton Rouge Region and works for brokers, banks, governmental agencies, Real Estate Agents, attorneys, home owners and more.

Accurate Valuations Probate Residential Appraisers Group

P.O. Box 40515
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
TEL: 225-293-1500
MOBILE: 225-953-0638
TOLL FREE: 1-888-678-3544
FAX: 1-866-663-6065
STAFF EMAIL: fastvalue2@cox.net
WEBSITE: http://www.accuratevg.com

Coverage Area:

Ascension Parish/County – Only Northern Ascension: Geismar/Dutchtown 70734, Gonzales 70737, Prairieville 70769, Saint Amant 70774 and Sorrento 70778

East Baton Rouge Parish/County – ALL

Livingston Parish/County – Only Western Livingston: Denham Springs 70706 & 70726, Livingston 70754, Walker 70785

West Baton Rouge/County – ALL

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Bill Cobb, CREA, with Baton Rouge’s Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group, is a real estate appraiser based in the Baton Rouge Market with 18 years experience. He covers multiple Parishes (or Counties) in the Greater Baton Rouge Region and works for brokers, banks, governmental agencies, Real Estate Agents, attorneys, home owners and more.

Accurate Valuations Estate Appraisers Group

P.O. Box 40515
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
TEL: 225-293-1500
MOBILE: 225-953-0638
TOLL FREE: 1-888-678-3544
FAX: 1-866-663-6065
STAFF EMAIL: fastvalue2@cox.net
WEBSITE: http://www.accuratevg.com

Coverage Area:

Ascension Parish/County – Only Northern Ascension: Geismar/Dutchtown 70734, Gonzales 70737, Prairieville 70769, Saint Amant 70774 and Sorrento 70778

East Baton Rouge Parish/County – ALL

Livingston Parish/County – Only Western Livingston: Denham Springs 70706 & 70726, Livingston 70754, Walker 70785

West Baton Rouge/County – ALL

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