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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Considers Rules to Simplify Mortgage Points and Fees
Rules would bring greater transparency to the mortgage market WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) outlined rules it is considering that would simplify mortgage points and fees and bring greater transparency … [read more...]
Dear Mr. Seller I Want to Buy Your House
This past Sunday in the local newspaper, the Times Picayune, ran an article in the Real Estate Section about how to make an offer and not to make low offers because sellers might get insulted. Dear Mr. Seller please keep the emotion out of it. A … [read more...]
Uptown, New Orleans | Market Reports, April, 2012
Currently there are 49 active single family homes on the market in the Uptown area of New Orleans. During the month of April, 2012 15 properties sold. There is an absorption rate of 3.5 months in this area and that indicates a strong seller's … [read more...]
Carrollton, New Orleans | Market Reports, April 2012
During the month of April 7 homes sold in the Carrollton area of New Orleans. There are 100 active single family homes available in this area. The aborption rate is 6.58 indicating a buyer's market...these statistics are a guide only and decisions … [read more...]
What is a Real Estate Broker, An Agent, A Realtor? How Much More Confusing Can this Be!
As you search for properties or to find someone to list your house with you will come across terms that may seem a bit confusing. Not sure that it matters much however I thought it would be helpful to explain some of these terms. So here … [read more...]
Garden District, New Orleans Market Reports, March, 2011 – March -2012
The charts below are for the Garden District area of New Orleans, LA. For the month of April 6 properties sold in this area and there are currently 26 active single family homes on the market. The lowest price was $129,000 for a 3 bedroom, 1 … [read more...]
Bruce Springsteen at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, 4/29/2012
If you couldn't get to Jazz Fest this year here is a video of Bruce Springsteen. The Fair Grounds were packed and tears rolled for those who were living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Bringing back memories of Springsteen's performance 8 … [read more...]
A Blighted House Becomes a Large Ball Pit in the Marigny
Take a Creole Cottage in the Faubourg Marigny that is blighted strip the house down to the studs, wrap the house with batting cage plastic and then fill the house with balls, lots of balls, four feet deep. That is what one gentlemen who lives in … [read more...]
New Orleans Soft Second Mortgage Program Picking Up Steam
From the Times Picayune this morning: "Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced a new program Thursday to encourage developers to build homes on spec for families of modest means, who will be eligible for a "soft-second" mortgage subsidy when the home … [read more...]
Jazz Fest in New Orleans, There’s An App for That!
Click here Jazz Fest iPhone App. … [read more...]
To Add Pictures or Not to Add Pictures to a Listing – that is the question!
This past week the multiple listing service (MLS) for the greater New Orleans area and its' suburbs, Gulf South Real Estate Information Network (GSREIN), instituted new rules that will become effective on May 1 2012. The new rules dictate how … [read more...]
605 Honore Drive, Jefferson, LA 70121
Location, Location! Overview Maps Photos Description Neighborhood $120,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1,250 … [read more...]
HUD’s Good Neighbor Next Door Program
HUD has a wonderful program for people in our community who we all owe a great deal to, law enforcement officers, teachers and fire fighters/emergency medical technicians. It is their "Good Neighbor Next Door Program". Following are the … [read more...]
A Scam Alert from the FTC: Mass Joinder Lawsuits: A New Twist on Foreclosure Rescue Scams
A new scam is targeting financially strapped homeowners across the country. So-called specialized law firms are sending invitations to homeowners, urging them to participate in "mass joinder" lawsuits against their mortgage lenders as a way to get … [read more...]
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