Home After Home: July 2009

Check out the embedded material below which will play an internet radio station provided by the National Association of REALTORS which allows you to listen to up to the minute updates about the real estate industry.

Well, I had a great vacation on the beach in Navarre, FL.  It's clear that there are some areas of the country that are suffering due to a weak economy.  In fact, I was able to get a much better price on a beach front condo for a week as a result of the soft national economy.  But back home in Baton Rouge, LA the real estate market was hopping!

I left Linda with a great deal of work to handle. One of our sellers receieved two offers on his home for sale this past week.  We are working on two closings for Monday and Tuesday.  We have inspections for one of our buyer-clients on Monday.  And we're talking to new buyers/sellers everyday.  It's all proof that the real estate market in Baton Rouge is quite a healthy market.

For sellers who have their homes properly priced, there are plenty of buyers.  For buyers with good credit there's plenty of lenders out there ready to lend.  And for first time homebuyers there's still time to get a home before the first time home buyer tax credit of $8,000 expires (December 1, 2009 is the expiration date).

So, if you're wondering if now is a good time to move, it is!  In fact, now is a great time to make that move. The market will probably cool down after school starts, but there is still some time left to strike while the iron is hot.

Happy House Hunting/Selling!

-Bridget

What great timing for the launch of our new blog. Today we had the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS board office.  It's a great new building for facilitating the activities of the local association.  There's an enormous classroom for our continuing education classes and wonderful computer room for technology classes.

In attendance were some of members of the Board of Directors along with local media from the Advocate and the Baton Rouge Business Report.  And, we had a guest appearance from Stephen Moret.  It's a great event with good food, music, and lot's mingling.

Coincidentally, we're also launching our new blog site today. Linda Fredericks and I will be the primary contributors to this site and we do hope that you will find it useful. Some of our blog entries will have market data about the Baton Rouge area. some will contain information for local real estate professionals, and some will have great tips for home buyers and sellers.  We're open to suggestions as well, so if you would like to see us discuss a specific topic drop an email to Team@LindaFredericks.com and we will happily provide you with the information you seek!  Feel free to visit us here at www.HomeAfterHomeBlog.com frequently to get the latest updates.

Now, to kick this off with some great information, I provided my very own market data chart in the media packets for the press that attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the association office. I am providing you with that very same chart here as well. This chart shows the steady yet moderate appreciation the Baton Rouge market has experienced over the past 7 years. Check it out:

Hope to see you soon,

Bridget F