Sherwood Forest Home For Sale or Possible Lease/Purchase - 11/27/07 11:39 AM
Located in the Sherwood Forest subdivision this home is truly a bargain with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms located on a corner lot. It has 3041 sq.ft. of living area and a walk-up attic could easily be converted into additional living area. The home sits on a large (0.43 acres) corner lot.
Sale Price is $199,900
Call Don Stern @ (225)413-3624 for more information.
www.DonAndAlishaStern.com
Coldwell Banker Mackey Co. (225)647-8805
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Mother-in-law Suite - What is it? - 11/20/07 05:27 PM
I attended a meeting of our MLS user committee meeting yesterday and we briefly discussed adding a searchable field to enable searches of properties containing a Mother-in-law suite. The question that came up was, "How do you define a mother-in-law suite?" Is it a room with adjoining bath? Does it have private access? How about a separate sleeping and sitting area? Is there anything else that defines what a mother-in-law suite?
I'd be curious to know what other MLS's do and, if they have a searchable field, how it's defined.
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Bocage Plantation - Darrow, Louisiana - Being Auctioned in December - 11/20/07 04:51 PM
The Bocage Plantation on 110 acres is scheduled to be sold at auction in December. This antebellum home is located in River Road in Darrow, LA, part of Ascension Parish. It was built in 1801 by Emanuel Marius Pons Bringier as a wedding present to his 14-year old daughter. It was remodelled in 1837 by James Dakin. Having fallen into disrepair during the Great Depression, it was restored in 1941 by Dr. and Mrs. E.G. Kohlsdorf. I sincerely hope that the new owners will do something special with this piece of Louisiana history. … (1 comments)
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Cornbread Stuffing for Office Thanksgiving Party - 11/20/07 04:24 PM
My office had a Thanksgiving feast after our office meeting today. Everyone contributed something. My contribution was to cook the Turkey and provide the stuffing. I made a cornbread stuffing that was eaten up and I had several requests for the recipe. Here it is. Some measurements are approximate because I didn't measure anything.
Don's Cornbread Stuffing
32 oz Cornbread Stuffing (Fresh Gourmet brand from Sam's Club)
3 Apples peeled and cored and chopped into 1/2 in chunks
2lbs Jimmy Dean Breakfast sausage
1.5c Pecans
.75-1c Raisens
.5-.75c Craisens (dried cranberries)
1 large Onion chopped
50oz Chicken Broth
6oz Unsalted Butter
Saute' sausage and onion until sausage is cooked through. In a … (1 comments)
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Pelican Point Home For Sale - Open House 11/18/07 from 2-4pm - 11/18/07 08:51 AM
A three bedroom two bath townhome for sale in the Pelican Point Golf Community will be held open on Sunday, Nov. 18th from 2-4pm. Currently listed for $204,900 this home is vacant and available for immediate sale. All appliances are included. The townhome is partially furnished and the furnishings can be negotiated separately.
Pelican Point is in Gonzales, LA which is conveniently located just off Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. You're about 30 minutes from the Baton Rouge airport and just 45 minutes from New Orleans International airport. Pelican Point features two 18-hole championship golf courses, two clubhouses, tennis courts, … (0 comments)
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Can RSS Feeds Be Filtered - 11/16/07 03:34 PM
Using an RSS feed, I display my Active Rain Blog on my website. Does anyone know if there is a way to filter the feed. By that I mean, can I restrict the feed to contain only entries with certain word strings in the blog or in the tag list? I'm thinking that on neighborhood websites, I could feed only those entries pertaining to that neighborhood. Has anyone got a solution? Thanks in advance.
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Access to Pelican Point - A light at the end of the tunnel? - 11/15/07 12:14 PM
A bridge replacement project, started in June, has shut down LA Hwy 44 which leads to the Pelican Point Golf Community. This has been a major inconvenience to residents and has made home sales in the subdivision even more difficult through the peak selling season of June-September. It now looks like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. The new bridge has been constructed. Right now they are pouring concrete to form the guard rails. I was told by one of the construction workers that they expect to re-open the road in 2 or 3 weeks. Here … (0 comments)
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Price Reduction - 3122 Ottawa, Baton Rouge, LA - 11/15/07 11:03 AM
Great Starter Home or Investment Property
We've just reduced the price on this three bedroom two bath house from $95,000 to $89,900 for a quick sale! The home has new wood floors and fresh paint. Located in the Village Cote' subdivision, this home is just minutes away from shopping and the interstate. Outside there is a fenced back yard with large oak trees and a storage shed. Call now for a private tour.
Visit me on the web at www.DonAndAlishaStern.com your source for Greater Baton Rouge area real estate information.
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Late night visitor - 11/13/07 07:37 AM
I was working at my desk last evening when I noticed that I had a spy just outside my window trying to learn my trade secrets. Always having my camera handy, I snapped his photo for the authorities.
Frog Joke of the Day
A man takes the day off work and decides to go out golfing. He is on the second hole when he notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks … (7 comments)
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Where's the inventory located - Greater Baton Rouge Tri-Parish Homes - 11/10/07 03:59 PM
Here's where the current inventory of detached single family dwellings are located within the tri-parish area (Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Livingston). New construction as well as previously owned homes are included in the data set analyzed.
The raw data are extracted from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS database as of 11/2/07. Absorption rates are calculated through October 2007.
Over 90% of the available inventory is located within the top seven cities/towns. On average there is less than seven months of inventory in these locations.
Visit me on the web at http://www.donandalishastern.com/.
©2007 by Don Stern - All Rights Reserved
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Pelican Point Real Estate - Open House Sunday 11/11/07 - 11/10/07 09:08 AM
A three bedroom two bath townhome for sale in the Pelican Point Golf Community will be held open on Sunday, Nov. 11th from 2-4pm. Currently listed for $204,900 this home is vacant and available for immediate sale. All appliances are included. The townhome is partially furnished and the furnishings can be negotiated separately.
Pelican Point is in Gonzales, LA which is conveniently located just off Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. You're about 30 minutes from the Baton Rouge airport and just 45 minutes from New Orleans International airport. Pelican Point features two 18-hole championship golf courses, two clubhouses, tennis courts, … (0 comments)
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KB Homes Pulling out of Louisiana - 11/10/07 08:40 AM
Yesterday the Times-Picayune website reported that KB Homes was pulling out of Louisiana. Apparently, the volume of new construction in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas was not what they expected and inconsistent with their business model. They will be finishing projects already started but not starting any new projects or making additional land purchases.
I've heard that DR Horton has also curtailed their purchase of land for new developments but that is just hearsay at this time. One wonders whether they will follow KB in their exodus from the state.
I'm guessing this is good news for local homebuilders.
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HP Print Studio - Another Free Utility - 11/08/07 09:13 AM
Hewlett Packard has launched Print Studio which is an on-line utility which allows you to create a business identity kit (business cards, letterhead, & shipping lables with a consistant look), iron-ons and greeting cards. It's not as robust as Publisher or some other tools but it is free.
HP also provides additional templates for use within Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, etc. Click here to link.
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A work in progress - 11/07/07 05:28 PM
I listed a home for a bachelor recently. To say it wasn't yet ready for prime time was an understatement but he'd been a good client and was willing to work at getting the home prepared for sale. When I first arrived at the home, I was shocked to say the least. He'd taken up the old carpeting that was in the home when he first purchased it and had painted the floors black! That's right black and here's the photo to prove it.
As you can see the floor was black and the ceiling was dark gray. Can you say cave?
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Pelican Point Real Estate Sales Statistics - October 2007 Update - 11/07/07 04:43 PM
Here are some updates Real Estate sales statistics for the Pelican Point Golf Community located in Gonzales, LA. The raw data were extracted from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS database. It is my hope that potential buyers as well as residents considering a move will find this information useful.
New construction sales prices continue to grow. In the resale market, however, there has been a slight drop in the sales price per sqare foot of living area although still substantially higher than in the pre-Katrina market.
There is currently a 13-month supply of new construction in the subdivision. In the resale … (0 comments)
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Livingston Parish Real Estate Market Statistics - October 2007 - Absorption - 11/05/07 03:31 PM
It is a buyer's market for new construction in Livingston parish for the most part. A notable exception is for new construction in the $101K-150K price range where there are only 35 homes in inventory and a consumption rate of 13.7 homes per month which yields a 2.6 month supply. Most other price categories have inventories representing from a 7 to 40 month supply of homes. Clearly, builders should refrain from building any more spec homes in the over $150K range until demand catches up with the supply. The good news for homebuyers is that there are probably some bargains to … (0 comments)
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Livingston Parish Real Estate Market Statistics - October 2007 - 11/05/07 03:11 PM
This analysis was based upon sales of detached single-family homes during October 2007. The raw data were obtained from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS system.
Real Estate unit sales in Livingston parish, during October of this year, were up slightly for homes in the resale market but down significantly for new construction. In fact, new construction sales in October 2007 are the lowest for any October since and including October 2002.
The average sales price for new construction held at $193,934 for October 2007 versus $194,644 for October 2006. The average sales price for a home in the resale market … (0 comments)
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East Baton Rouge Parish Market Statistics - October 2007 - 11/05/07 01:00 PM
In my last post, I discussed absorption rates which indicate that the East Baton Rouge real estate market is quite strong and healthy. That said, comparing October 2007 sales to October sales for prior years, there appears to be some softening. The following chart illustrates unit sales during the month of October for 2007 and the previous five years. For both the new construction and resale markets, unit sales for October 2007 are lower than in any of the previous five years. This is a single data point in an otherwise strong year but it will bear watching in the coming … (0 comments)
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East Baton Rouge Parish Market Statistics - October 2007 - Absorption - 11/05/07 12:32 PM
Here is the absorption analysis for East Baton Rouge parish including sales data through October 2007 for detached single-family homes. Inventory levels were as of November 2, 2007. The raw data were extracted from the Greater Baton Rouge MLS system.
The real estate resale market in East Baton Rouge parish remains quite healthy. In most price ranges, it remains a seller's market. Overall, there is a 4.1 month supply. It becomes a buyer's market only in the over $400K price range where there is an 8.8 month supply of homes. The following chart illustrates this.
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October Real Estate Market Update for Ascension Parish – Part 2 - 11/05/07 10:50 AM
This is the second in a two-part series updating the state of the Ascension Parish real estate market. As a reminder, the analysis presented herein is based upon data extracted from the Greater Baton Rouge MLS and includes only data pertaining to detached single-family dwellings.
The data suggest that the real estate market in the parish is overall in good shape with a 5.6-month supply of homes for sale. If we drill down through the data and differentiate new construction vs. resale homes, we see that there is a 6.2-month supply of new construction and a 5.2-month supply of homes in the … (0 comments)
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October Real Estate Market Update for Ascension Parish – Part 1 - 11/05/07 10:19 AM
The following analysis encompasses sales data extracted from the Greater Baton Rouge MLS system for detached single-family residences. The analysis will be presented in two parts:
Part 1 - Month of October Comparisons of Sales Price and Unit Sales
Part 2 - Absorption Rates and Current Inventory by Price Range
The average sales price for new construction sold during October 2007 was $259,271 as compared with $248,415 for October 2006, a slight increase and the highest in five years. On the other hand, resale homes sold for an average of $178,188 during October 2007 while in October 2006 they sold for an average of … (0 comments)
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40200 Champion Tif, Gonzales LA - Open House - Pelican Point - 11/02/07 04:19 PM
There will be an open house held at 40020 Champion Tif East from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday, 11/4/07. This three bedroom two bathroom single level home is located in the Pelican Point Golf Community in Gonzales, LA. The refrigerator and washer/dryer are among the appliances which are to be included in the sale. Pelican Point is a multi-generational golf community which features two 18-hole championship golf courses, an active homeowners association, and much more. C'mon in for a visit.
The price of this fine townhome is $204,900.
Host: Alisha Stern (225) 413-3624
http://www.pelicanpointhomes.net/
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12487 Highland Drive, Geismar, LA - Open House Sunday 2-4 - 11/02/07 03:28 PM
Spacious home close to Dutchtown schools. This 3BD/2BA home has large rooms. The converted carport adds a huge den to the living area which can be used as a family room, game room or media room. Built-ins surround the fireplace in the living room. The master bath has a separate shower and jetted tub.
I will be hosting an open house on Sunday 11/4 from 2-4pm. Please drop by for a visit. The price on this home was recently reduced to $219,900.
Directions: I-10 to Exit 173. Go South on Hwy 73. Turn right onto Hwy 74 and left onto Highland Dr. … (0 comments)
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