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Greater Baton Rouge Area Property Tax Appeal Home Appraisals
04/04/2011 | 
Author http://www.gbrpropertytaxappeal.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge Area Property Tax Appeal Home Appraisals
We provide property tax appeal home appraisals for East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Western Livingston Parish and Northern Ascension Parish. Cities we cover are Baton Rouge, Zachary La, Baker La, Greenwell Springs La, Port Allen La, Brusly La, Addis La, Prairieville La, Gonzales La, Geismar La, Saint Amant La, Denham Springs La, Walker La, Watson La. Appeal your property taxes today.
NOTE: It’s Responsible To State Here That We’ve Found Less Than 13% Of Local Housing Is “Over-Assessed”. Over-Assessments ARE NOT A Major Problem Locally! Most Local Housing Is Fairly Assessed By Assessor Teams That Strive To Be As Accurate As Possible! See “VIDEO EXPLANATION” for Parish by Parish Results…And, In West Baton Rouge Parish, We’ve Found No Over-Assessments Year-To-Date! This is not a cheap shot directed at our public servants as this video is complimentary of them. Our Tax Assessors are fair and will generally make it right. Bill Cobb, Appraiser
Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers, Baton Rouge Home Appraisers, Baton Rouge Real Estate, Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends | 
Tags: Addis, Ascension Parish, Baton Rouge Area, Baton Rouge Parish, Bill Cobb, Brusly, Denham Springs, East Baton Rouge, Geismar, Greater Baton Rouge, Greenwell Springs La, Home Appraisals, Livingston Parish, Property Appraisals, Property Tax Appeal, Public Servants, Tax Assessors, Video Explanation, West Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Parish | 
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Zachary La Real Estate: Success of Windsor Place Creates Demand For Second Filing
http://www.zacharylouisianarealestate.info/ – Zachary La Real Estate Minute: Windsor Place Subdivision 2010-2011 Report. With a marketing time period or average days on the market of only 31 in 2010 and 39 in 2011, clearly the market wants more of this housing! Since 6/1/2010 in Zachary and excluding Windsor Place home sales, the average days on market has been 140 days for other builders!
Metra Area Home Builder, DSLD Homes, has found a sweet spot in the Zachary market! In approximately one year, DSLD has filled up the first filing with new homes…new homes the market likes and wants at affordable pricing! This is the same company, or partners, that purchased approximately $10,000,000 in lots in Ascension Parish in the past two years! DSLD is meeting a need in the Greater Baton Rouge housing market by building larger homes locals can afford!
Here’s My Video Posted On March 28, 2010, 1 Year To The Day!
Here’s My Video Posted On 3/27/2011 of Windsor Place
Average Sales Price: $189,548
Median Sales Price: $187,000
Average Sold Price: $97.22/sf
Average Days On Market: 31
Average Sales Price: $194,120
Median Sales Price: $190,300
Average Sold Price: $94.13/sf
Average Days On Market: 39
Author’s Bio:
Bill Cobb is Greater Baton Rouge’s Home Appraiser frequently called upon by banks, homeowners, and savvy real estate investors to assess property values. A home appraiser with 20 years experience, Bill Cobb brings a wealth of knowledge to the table as a home appraiser.
Bill’s company, Accurate Valuations Group, serves Greater Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Western Livingston Parish and Northern Ascension Parish).
Contact Bill Cobb and Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group for your next home appraisal:
Office: 225-293-1500, Cell: 225-953-0638
Fax: 1-866-663-6065
info@accuratevg.com
http://www.accuratevg.com/
Posted in East Baton Rouge Parish, Zachary LA Real Estate 70791 | Tags: Association Of Realtors, Bill Cobb, Dsld, Estate Success, Gbrmls, Greater Baton Rouge, Home Builder, Housing Market, January 1, Locals, March 25, Marshall, Median Sales Price, New Homes, New Windsor, Price Trends, Sweet Spot, Time Period, Windsor Place, Zachary La | No Comments »
Baton Rouge Real Estate: Kildare Subdivision Housing Report
http://www.batonrougehomeappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Housing Statistics: Kildare Subdivision 70812 Housing Numbers.
Solds In Kildare Subdivision have varied from lows to highs in terms of the Average and Median Sales Prices by year from 2006 up to 2011. The variance in the these range from $45,000 up to $152,500 depending on how many REO or foreclosure sales took place in Kildare during any given year. For example, the average sales prices since 2006 were $100,600, $89,000, $137,000, $87,700 and $122,500, which is a very wide spread. With the exception of 2009, there were few sales in each year. 2010 Data is reported below and there has already been one (1) REO or Foreclosure sale in 2011 for $45,000 for an 1,872sf home on 0.55 acre lot. In 2010, there were two (2) unusually high sales for $152,500 and $175,000. The $152,500 sale was for 2,919sf on about 1 acre and the $175,000 was for a 4,907sf on large lot with pool, 2 kitchens and apartment. Average days on market in 2010 was 300 days with a weak listing-to-sales price ratio of 92%.
Average Sales Price: $122,500
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $36/sf
Median Sold Price: $152,500
Number of Sales: 3
Low To High: $40,000, $152,500 to $175,000
Number of Sold REO/Foreclosures Noted In MLS: 1
Current # MLS Listings: 2
Current Listings Prices: $75,000 To $89,900
Author’s Bio:
Bill Cobb is Greater Baton Rouge’s Home Appraiser frequently called upon by banks, homeowners, and savvy real estate investors to assess property values. A home appraiser with 20 years experience, Bill Cobb brings a wealth of knowledge to the table as a home appraiser.
Bill’s company, Accurate Valuations Group, serves Greater Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, Western Livingston Parish and Northern Ascension Parish).
Contact Bill Cobb and Accurate Valuations Home Appraisal Group for your next home appraisal:
Office: 225-293-1500, Cell: 225-953-0638
Fax: 1-866-663-6065
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of January 1, 2006 to March 23, 2011. This information was extracted on 03/23/2011. YES, this appraiser does have the permission of GBRMLS to use the chart above Subdivision Price Trends Report!
Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers, Baton Rouge Economic News, Baton Rouge Housing Market, Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends | Tags: Accurate Valuations, Appraisal Group, Appraisal Office, Ascension Parish, Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Bill Cobb, Foreclosure Sales, Home Appraisal, Home Appraiser, Kildare, Livingston Parish, Median Sales Prices, Mls Listings, Price Ratio, Property Values, Real Estate Investors, Reo, Wealth Of Knowledge, West Baton Rouge Parish | No Comments »
Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisal Video: Highland Road Housing Market Trends In 2011
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisal Video: Highland Road Housing Market Trends In 2011.
Video Link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Y3eTRa_D8
In this video, local home appraiser of 20 years, Bill Cobb, points out trends observations from the Area 53 housing market, generally from Essen Lane over toward Country Club of Louisiana area.
This is a “sub-market” study of homes 2900sf to 3450sf, from 11-15 to 16-20 years old, from approx. $300,000 up to $450,000 range. This is not a broad study but a limited study of homes comparable to a 3250sf home built in 1994 in the Bluebonnet 70810 market. The observations here are not broad or general, but specifics to these parameters.
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of June 1, 2008 to March 6, 2011. This information was extracted on 3/6/2011.
Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers, Baton Rouge Home Appraisers, Baton Rouge Housing Market | Tags: Association Of Realtors, Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Bill Cobb, Bluebonnet, Buil, Country Club Of Louisiana, D8, Essen, Greater Baton Rouge, Home Appraiser, Housing Market, Louisiana Area, Market Trends, Nbsp, Parameters, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Video, Specifics, Video Link | No Comments »
West Baton Rouge Home Appraisers VIDEO: Missouri Acres Addis Report For 2009-2010
http://www.westbatonrougeappraiser.com/ – West Baton Rouge Home Appraisers VIDEO: Missouri Acres Subdivision in Addis Louisiana Report For 2009-2010
In Missouri Acres in 2009-2010, the median sales price for the 5 GBRMLS sales was $238,000 with an average sold price of $119.64/sf. The low to high sales prices were $219,000 to $258,000. However, this market is very slow and the days on the market it takes to sell a home has been increasing over the past two (2) years above the $225,000 price ranges.
West Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers is an information source provided by local West Baton Rouge Parish Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, and Accurate Valuations Group West. Bill has 20 years experience as a residential appraiser and updates his local network of sites weekly with reports, videos and audio reviews of local housing market conditions! Some of the videos on this site are housing market updates provided by Bill himself and others are videos of local homes for sale by area Agents.
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ is also a helpful resource for local West Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz!
While Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends Dot Net reports on the broad or macro Greater Baton Rouge Housing Markets, Baton Rouge Market Metrics Dot Com reports on the individual subdivisions within the four (4) local Parishes that make up the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market.
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. This information was extracted on 02/13/2011.
Posted in Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Greater Baton Rouge Subdivision Video Tours, West Baton Rouge Real Estate | Tags: Accurate Valuations, Addis Louisiana, Association Of Realtors, Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Bill Cobb, Greater Baton Rouge, Group West, Home Appraiser, Home Appraisers, Housing Market, Local Network, Market Metrics, Market Updates, Median Sales Price, Real Estate Appraisers, Real Estate Trends, Residential Appraiser, West Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Parish | No Comments »
Baker La Real Estate Appraisers: City of Baker La Photos of New Fire Department
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baker La Real Estate Appraisers: City of Baker La Photos of New Fire Department
Accurate Valuations Group Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, took these photos last Fall of the new Baker Fire Department, Office of Emergency Preparedness & Homeland Security Buildings. Buildings dedicated to Avon R. Honey, La State Representative District 63 from 2002-2010 for his dedication and commitment to the Baker Fire Department and City of Baker. The official website for the Baker Fire Department is here! The Advocate Newspaper also has an article about Baker’s new $300,000 fire truck here from June 2010.
From their website, the “Mission Statement” of the Baker Fire Department is: “All members of this department guarantee to the residents and visitors of the City of Baker that we will provide dependable and professional service in a responsive fashion while showing care and compassion for those in need. We will do our best to rapidly and professionally mitigate all fire, rescue, medical care and hazardous material incidents and to protect lives, property and the environment through meticulous training, disaster preparedness, fire prevention and community education programs.”
Posted in Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate News | Tags: Accurate Valuations, Avon Representative, Baker Fire Department, Bill Cobb, Community Education Programs, Disaster Preparedness, Fire Department Office, Fire Prevention, Fire Rescue, Fire Truck, Group Home, Hazardous Material Incidents, Home Appraiser, Nbsp, New Fire, Office Of Emergency Preparedness, Professional Service, Real Estate Appraisers, Responsive Fashion, State Representative District | No Comments »
Baton Rouge Home Appraisal Blog: Cameron’s Corner Offers New Custom Townhomes For Central Community
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Home Appraisal Blog: Cameron’s Corner Offers New Custom Townhomes For Central Community. These new units are great compliment to the Central Community!
As I was driving into Rambling Oaks Subdivision the other day, I noticed a new set of really nice Townhomes. I pulled into the development to see that the builder developer was Patterson Homes.
I contacted the Listing Agent, Treshur Jones @ 225-954-2460 to inquire about this new development. According to Treshur, “I am very pleased with the project and also think they are a great addition to the Central community!!” Also, Treshur stated, “2 are pending and I am currently waiting on the third contract right now. The HOA dues are now $800 for the year and that includes their insurance.”
There are 5 new townhomes ranging in living area sizes from 1,263sf, 1,383sf to 1,399sf listed from $145,900, $149,900, $159,000 and $164,900. The features are listed below from the GBRMLS sheets. From the online MLS photos, it appeared these were more upscale units with slab granite counters, upgraded appliances, really nice.
“GREAT ONE STORY TOWNHOMES IN THE HEART OF CENTRAL! HOMES HAVE OPEN FLOORPLANS WITH STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES & OIL RUBBED BRONZE FIXTURES. LARGE MASTER BEDROOM WITH LARGE CLOSET. MASTER BATH HAS DOUBLE SINKS. CONVENIENT COMPUTER NOOK. ENCLOSED GARAGE WITH PRIVATE COURTYARD ENTRANCE. PRIVACY FENCE IN BACK.”
These new units are great compliment to the Central Community! Bill Cobb, Appraiser
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Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers, Baton Rouge Home, Baton Rouge Home Appraisers, Baton Rouge Housing Market, Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Trends Baton Rouge Real Estate | Tags: Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Bill Cobb, Builder Developer, Convenient Computer, Floorplans, Granite Counters, Hoa Dues, Home Appraisal, Mls Photos, New Townhomes, Privacy Fence, Private Courtyard Entrance, Rambling Oaks, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Appraisers, Real Estate Trends, Slab Granite, Stainless Steel Appliances, Story Townhomes | No Comments »
Baton Rouge Home Appraiser PRE-LISTING Appraisals Now Offers Semi Pro Photos and Video Marketing
http://www.gbrprelistingappraisals.com/ – Baton Rouge Home Appraiser PRE-LISTING Appraisals Now Offers Online Photos and Video Marketing
As a local Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraiser and local online real estate marketer, Accurate Valuations Group will now be able to offer semi-pro style photos for my PRE-LISTING Appraisal Clients along with HD Video Tours! Bill Cobb with Accurate Valuations Group recently made the investment in a Sony HX1 with 16mm ultra wide angle lens. The differences with the lens versus without the lens is impressive, see Before and After photos below.
BEFORE: Interior Photo Without The Wide-Angle Lens
AFTER: Interior Photo With The Wide-Angle Lens
Visit http://www.gbrprelistingappraisals.com/ for more details coming soon.
What Type Of Homes Qualify For Our Pre-Listing Appraisals?
Generally, homes in restricted subdivisions between the value ranges of $40,000 up to $500,000. Bill Cobb doesn’t perform Pre-Listing Appraisals on Complex or Extraordinary Homes or Rural Homes On Acreage.
What Is Our Service or 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
Photographing Greater Baton Rouge on Flickr @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/billcobb/
Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers, Baton Rouge Home Appraisers, Baton Rouge Pre-Listing Appraisals | Tags: Accurate Valuations, Appraisal Clients, Appraisals, Baton Rouge Parish, Bill Cobb, Coverage Area, Denham Springs, Dutchtown, East Baton Rouge, Greater Baton Rouge, Home Appraiser, Interior Photo, Livingston Parish, Saint Amant, Sorrento, Style Photos, Video Marketing, Video Tours, West Baton Rouge, Wide Angle Lens | No Comments »
Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz Video: How To Straighten A Photo Free With Windows Live Photo Gallery
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz: How To Straighten A Photo Free With Windows Live Photo Gallery! In this video, Home Appraiser Bill Cobb shows how he straightened a photo for a blog post.
Windows Live Photo Gallery allows one to share photos and videos online, find the photos you’re looking for and make photos look great! And, it’s FREE!
Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 Description: “Import photos from your camera, organize them into albums, and edit them so they look their best. Use powerful photo tools to create stunning panoramas, movies, slide shows, and more. When you’re ready to share, publish your photos and videos to your favorite websites like Facebook and Flickr directly from Photo Gallery.” Source: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-photo-gallery?os=other
Actually, I downloaded 6 more plugins that will allow me to upload directly to Twitpic, Facebook, Multiply, Auto Collage, Smugmug and Digital Frame.
Posted in Baton Rouge Appraisal, Baton Rouge Appraisals, Baton Rouge Appraisers | Tags: Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Bill Cobb, Buzz, Collage, Digital Frame, Facebook, Free Photo, Gallery Photos, Home Appraiser, Import Photos, Panoramas, Photo Free, Photo Gallery, Photo Post, Photo Tools, Photo Video, Share Photos, Slide Shows, Smugmug, Video Home | No Comments »
2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, 2 Percent Of All Sales
http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, Approximately 2 Percent Of All Sales!
Greater Baton Rouge Appraiser, Bill Cobb, has performed a study on the number of “short sales” taking place within the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market. This was a rather difficult study to complete because of the lack of designation of short sales within the local GBRMLS. In other words, there’s no box for agents to check that specifically states the reason for the sale was “Short Sale”. So, this makes the numbers below somewhat questionable because of the lack of a proper method for classifying short sales within the local MLS. This appraiser has made the suggestion for this to be corrected to GBRMLS.
Agents do sometimes state “Short Sale” in the “Remarks” and or “Realtor Remarks” section of the MLS Sheet. So, this appraiser searched “short sale” within the “Remarks” and or “Realtor Remarks” to discover the results below. NOTE: It’s believed that these numbers below are lower than the actual number of short sales taking place. And, it’s anticipated that with the Big Banks halting foreclosures for an unknown time period (moratorium), short sales will become more popular with the Big Banks, or so I have been reading.
NOTE: Data used with permission of the GBRMLS. Search dates are 1/1/2009 to 10/16/2010. Extraction date was 10/16/2010.
Short Sale Image Source: http://www.manausa.com/short-sale-proces/
Posted in Baton Rouge Economic News, Baton Rouge Housing Market, Baton Rouge Real Estate, Foreclosure Trends, Greater Baton Rouge Economic News, Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate News, Greater Baton Rouge Subdivision Video Tours, Short Sales Study | Tags: Banks, Bill Cobb, Designation, Foreclosures, Gbrmls, Greater Baton Rouge, Housing Market, Image Source, Mls, Moratorium, Realtor, Search Dates, Suggestion, Time Period | No Comments »