[soc_panel color="yellow" margin-"10"]Is There A Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisal Question I Can Help Answer? E mail asktheappraiser at g mail [/soc_panel]

Baton Rouge Housing Market

shadow-inventory.png

Why Did RE Agent Send Appraiser 5 and 6 Year Old Homes As Comps For 20 Year Old Subject?

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Why Did RE Agent Send Appraiser 5 and 6 Year Old Homes As Comps For 20 Year Old Subject? The longer I appraise homes for purchases, the less I understand about how homes are properly and ethically priced for listings! This post is about an example in the Greater Baton Rouge housing market […]

Continue Reading

Amazing Beauregard Town Renovation: 975 Louisiana Avenue Before and After Photos

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Amazing Beauregard Town Renovation: Before and After Photos! This is 975 Louisiana Avenue, near Beauregard Town and the Baton Rouge Central Business District. I appraised this property in 2008 as a foreclosure when the condition was much less impressive. Property was sold through local Real Estate Agents, Jeff Furniss and Darry Gissel in […]

Continue Reading

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 […]

Continue Reading
1251-longwood-drive-baton-rouge-la-70808-1.jpg

What 2010 Recession? Have You Seen The Baton Rouge Real Estate Garden District Lately?

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – What 2010 Recession? Have You Seen The Baton Rouge Real Estate Garden District Lately? New Millon Dollar Home Finished Construction On Longwood Drive! I was performing a home appraisal yesterday morning on Longwood Drive in Glenmore Place and you’d never know there was a “National Recession” taking place in this neighborhood! Below is […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers: Why do some houses sit on the market while others sell?

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers: Why do some houses sit on the market while others sell?   Here’s an interesting video by Jay Papasan, an executive of Keller Williams Realty. We see “Jay” on the month “This Month In Real Estate US: November 2010” videos on YouTube. In this video, Mr. Papasan explains […]

Continue Reading

Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisers: One and Three Year Housing Studies Released!

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisers: One Year Housing Study Released! Accurate Valuation Group has released a 1 year and 3 year study on Greater Baton Rouge Housing – Facts, Prices, Trends! The 1 year study includes 10 charts and 3 year includes 9 charts. Click here to view the 1 Year Study! Click […]

Continue Reading

Where Are The 2010 East Baton Rouge Fore closures Taking Place?

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge Fore closure Trends: Where Are The 2010 East Baton Rouge Fore closures Taking Place? East Baton Rouge 2009 2010 Fore closure Sales Numbers! 2010 Fore closures total 12% of sales YTD; 2009 Fore closures totaled 11%. 7% of all EBR MLS Listings are Fore closures! Fore closures are negatively impacting this […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Foreclosure Trends: East Baton Rouge 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge Foreclosure Trends: East Baton Rouge 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 12% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totalled 11%. 7% of all EBR MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market. There’s A Major “Cavaet” with the numbers below! The chart below represents the number of recorded […]

Continue Reading

West Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permits Charting From 2000 Through September 2010

http://www.westbatonrougeappraiser.com/ – West Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permits Charting From 2000 Through September 2010 The West Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permit Data Through September 2010 has been released. See the results above for actual residential building permits less those permits issued for additions or remodeling projects. In 2008, there were a total of […]

Continue Reading

East Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permits Charting For 2000-2010 YTD and By Month in 2010

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/building-permits/ – East Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permits Charting For 2000-2010 YTD and By Month in 2010   The East Baton Rouge Parish Residential Building Permit Data Through September 2010 has been released. See the results below for actual residential building permits less those permits issued for additions or remodeling projects. In 2008, there […]

Continue Reading

Video: Taking the axe to a foreclosed home in Baton Rouge

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Taking out foreclosure frustration with an axe in Baton Rouge I recently performed a foreclosure appraisal within the Greater Baton Rouge housing market where there was more damage than I normally witness – approximately $45,000 in cost-to-cure. The video of the damage is below the page. Possibly the most costly repairs to bring […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge High End Homes Market September 2010 Better Than Expected!

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge High End Homes Market September 2010 Better Than Expected!   High End Homes Market Appears Near Solid Support, Most Solid Within East Baton Rouge Parish. From 9/1/08 to 9/30/09, MLS reports 298 sales versus 294 sales 9/1/09 to 9/30/10, which is only a decrease of -4 sales or -1.3%. Average Sold […]

Continue Reading

Greater Baton Rouge Housing Statistics: Central’s The Northwoods Subdivision 2010

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Greater Baton Rouge Housing Statistics: Central’s The Northwoods Subdivision 2010 Solds In The Northwoods from 1/2010 to 10/07/2010 revealed:Average Sales Price: $221,617 ($155,288 in 2009) Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $107/sf ($107/sf in 2009) Median Sold Price: $226,950 ($148,450 in 2009) Number of Sales: 3 (8 in 2009) Average Number of Days […]

Continue Reading

Appraisers In Baton Rouge Report The Housing Numbers: Wimbledon Estates 2010

http://www.batonrougehomeappraisal.com/ – Appraisers In Baton Rouge Report The Housing Numbers: Wimbledon Estates 2010   Solds In Wimbledon Estates from 1/2010 to 10/08/2010 revealed: Average Sales Price: $208,750 ($215,500 in 2009) Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $95/sf ($99/sf in 2009) Median Sold Price: $198,250 ($220,000 in 2009)Number of Sales: 4 Average Number of Days On […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Appraisals: How Market Conditions Can Mean A Not As Favorable Value For Your Home!

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge Home Appraisals: How Market Conditions Can Mean A Not As Favorable Value For Your Home! The challenges local home appraisers now face when valuing Greater Baton Rouge homes after the Federal Tax Credit Expiration. I recently completed a refinance appraisal assignment off Sharp Rd and witnessed a trend I wanted to […]

Continue Reading

Ascension Parish Residential Building Permits Charting 2000 – 2010 Year To Date

http://www.ascensionrealestateappraisers.com/ – Ascension Parish Residential Building Permits Charting 2000 – 2010 Year To Date NOTE: This chart can be viewed in a larger scale @ http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/building-permits/ According to Chad Calder‘s The Advocate article below, for the first half of 2010, Ascension has issued approximately 399 permits, which was a 27% rise over 2009. NOTE: IF […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends: September 2010 GBR MLS Numbers Are Released!

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Trends: September 2010 GBR MLS Numbers Are Released! Active Listings On 10/1/2010: 4245 Pending Listings On 10/1/2010: 795 SOLDS Sept 2010-407 (Decline of 172 or -30% Compared to 9/2009) Sept 2009-579 Sept 2008-374 ( Hurricane Gustav Meant Less Closings ) Sept 2007-695 Sept 2006-841 Sept 2005-1763 (Hurricane Katrina Meant […]

Continue Reading

Video: How Baton Rouge Mortgage Fraud Was Committed Post Hurricane Katrina

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – How Baton Rouge Mortgage Fraud Was Committed Post Hurricane Katrina Video   Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz: How Mortgage Fraud Was Committed Post Hurricane Katrina. In this video, Baton Rouge Home Appraiser, Bill Cobb, reports on-site from a 10 year old high-end foreclosure and explains how mortgage fraud was committed. The fraud was […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisal: Plantation Trace 2010 Housing Report

https://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com// – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisal: Plantation Trace 2010 Housing Report Solds In Plantation Trace 70808 from 1/2010 to 9/28/2010 revealed: Average Sales Price: $275,500 Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $116.33/sf Median Sold Price: $275,000 Number of Sales: 6 Average Number of Days On Market: 36 Low To High: $218,000 to $345,000 Number […]

Continue Reading

Baton Rouge Real Estate Home Sales: Highs and Lows For September 7, 2010

http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Home Sales: Highs and Lows For September 7, 2010 Rebekah Allen, with the Baton Rouge Business Report, has an update on Baton Rouge home sales as published on September 7, 2010 and quoted below: “After several months of hoping that the worst had passed in the fragile housing market, […]

Continue Reading