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housing prices: Monroe Housing Market Continues to Appreciate - 07/12/11 10:45 AM
As reported in the News-Star this week, home prices in the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area grew about 3 percent in 2010. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, this was the second best average change in the nation. 
Other housing market research sites like Local Market Monitor and Housing Predictor listed Monroe as one of the Top 10 markets in the U.S. In fact, Housing Predictor had this to say about the Monroe market:
"As national trends disintegrated into rising foreclosures and a more troubled economy, in the northern reaches of Louisiana, Monroe has held its own as a huge … (0 comments)

housing prices: Monroe area named "Small Market of the Year" by Biz Mag. - 07/07/10 10:20 AM

By Greg Hilburn • ghilburn@thenewsstar.com • July 7, 2010
Monroe's Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Ouachita and Union parishes, has been named Southern Business & Development magazine's Small Market of the Year for Economic Development, while Louisiana shared top honors with Tennessee among 16 Southern states.
The magazine called Monroe and northeastern Louisiana's economic development victories in 2009 "one of the best small market performances of all time. The point total (60) is the second-best in the 17-year history of the Small Market division," according to the magazine.
Points are based on job-creating projects like Foster Farm's resuscitation … (0 comments)

housing prices: BUSY Real Estate in Frenchman's Bend! - 03/02/10 02:04 AM
A popular golf course community, Frenchman's Bend is a favorite place to live for many families moving to the Monroe area to work at ULM, CenturyLink, Dow, and many other local employers. The neighborhood has continuted to grow over the past 20 years with over 450 residences now completed.
The housing market in the Bend is always busy, but activity has picked up some since the beginning of the new year.
5 homes SOLD Average SOLD price = $312,800 Average days on the market = 130 Average price/sq.ft = $112 4 Homes are under contract or Pending Sale, ranging in price from $255,000 to … (0 comments)

housing prices: Monroe's Stable Housing Market UP Dramatically! - 01/04/10 08:38 AM
News about northeast LA keeps getting better and better! Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of any big city, the Monroe, LA, area is showing people from other parts of the US that living in a small town is still something folks want in America.
Housing in Monroe, West Monroe and other parts of northeast LA continued to be the strongest market in the state and among the strongest in the US during the third quarter of 2009.  In fact, Q3 2009 sales in the Monroe area market were up 21.6% over the second quarter and up a whopping 53.9% over the … (2 comments)

housing prices: What's the market like in Monroe and Sterlington, LA? - 08/19/09 03:46 PM
Monroe and Sterlington,LA Housing Market Update August  19, 2009   
How many homes are for sale in Monroe, 71201/71202,71203 and Sterlington, LA 71280?  
As of Aug. 19, 2009, there are 408 homes listed for sale in the Monroe and Sterlington areas, east of the Ouachita River in Ouachita Parish. The average listing price is $205,594.  The majority (230) are 3-BR homes; 112 homes have 4-BRs.
How fast are homes selling and how much are they selling for in Monroe and Sterlington?
From May thru July, 150 homes have sold on average for $156,134. Prices varied, but statistics show that homes sold for 96.63% of the listed price and stayed on the market for 114 days … (0 comments)

housing prices: Monroe is among the top 10 housing markets! - 07/12/09 09:50 PM
This article was in The News Star today. Real estate pros know this already, but it's nice to see experts telling the story!Gayle Causey, 318-614-5615Keller Williams Realty, Monroe, LAhttp://GayleCausey.com********    ********
Louisiana housing prices up from last year
By Mike Hasten • mhasten@gannett.com • July 12, 2009
BATON ROUGE - Add the price of housing to the list of ways Louisiana is bucking the national economic trend.The Local Market Monitor, a national real estate market assessment firm, says Louisiana is one of only five states to show an increase in home prices in the past year. With a 3.1 percent gain, … (0 comments)

 
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