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Belle Chasse LA 70037 | July 2009 Home Sales

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Crescent City Living LLC Licensed LA RE Commission

Current real estate activity in Belle Chasse LA:

53 homes for sale

High list price $1,700,000

Low list price $127,000

Average list price $416,343

Median list price $320,000

10 pending home sales, priced from $125,000 to $375,000

Based on the number of homes sold in July (3), there is a 17.6 month supply of homes for sale in Belle Chasse

Belle Chasse LA | Number of Homes Sold | July 2009

Belle Chasse LA | Homes Sales | July 2009

Belle Chasse ended July with 3 homes sold, bringing the year to date total to 36 homes sold in 2009 (down from 50 sales at the same time last year).

Conventional financing ruled July – all of the sales were to buyers using conventional loans, which means they had to have at least a 10% down payment.  These are strong buyers that are choosing homes in the $300-$400k price range which currently accounts for about 21% of the Belle Chasse real estate market.

The drop in the number of sales pushed the absorption rate up from 7 months to 17 months, showing what a delicate balance there is between supply and demand in today’s market.

Belle Chasse LA | Homes Sales | July 2009

Belle Chasse LA | Average Home Sale Prices | July 2009

Belle Chasse LA | Homes Sales | July 2009

The average Belle Chasse home sale in July was for $330,833, while the 2009 year to date average is $269,336, down almost 19% from the 2008 average.  While the average list price is skewed by that one listing for $1.7 million, the median list price (half of the homes are priced lower, half are priced higher) is still higher than what the average Belle Chasse home buyer is spending.

What sold in July?

Address # Beds/Baths Square Footage List Price Sale Price
Cazalard 3/2 2,110 $339,900 $312,500
Dr Gorman 4/3.5 2,816 $350,000 $315,000
Jasmine 4/3 2,700 $415,000 $365,000

 

It’s interesting to note that every sale in July was a home between 4 and 6 years old.  If you are selling an older Belle Chasse home, be prepared to have either already done your updates and renovations or to settle for a lower sales price.  Read: Home Selling Tips

Belle Chasse LA | Homes Sales | July 2009

All data is provided by GSREIN and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed

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Comments (7)

Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Lisa, I love your graphics....it's wonderful when I can understand a market report (and it means other consumers can as well).

Aug 18, 2009 12:46 PM
Christine McInerney
Great Life RE - Knoxville, TN
The McInerney Team, Knoxville TN Homes For Sale

Awesome graphs!  What program did you use to create them.  I also want to compliment you on your website, blog, online documents, etc...  I followed your links to them and ended up spending about 30 minutes on your site- one of the best I have seen.

If I have a client moving your way, I will most definitely be sending you a referral- you are knowledgeable and it shows.  Keep up the great work!  Very Impressive!

Aug 19, 2009 06:09 AM
Lisa Heindel
Crescent City Living LLC - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Real Estate Broker

Carole, thank you!  You always have the kindest words about boring old market reports :)

Christine & Jennifer, I do the graphs in Excel - very easy once you get the hang of it!  Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.  It is (and will probably always be) a work in progress, but I'm kind of partial to it :)

Aug 21, 2009 05:54 PM
Tamara Inzunza
Realty One Group Capital - Alexandria, VA
Close-In Alexandria and Arlington Living

Ok, Lisa, when do we get the Excel tutorial for the graphs!  Your graphs are very appealing, and complimentary.  Great job!

Oct 04, 2009 02:53 AM
Lisa Heindel
Crescent City Living LLC - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Real Estate Broker

Thanks, Tamara!  I just created spreadsheets in Excel and then used that data to make the graphs within the spreadsheet.  Copy/paste to Paint, save as a jpg and done :)

Oct 05, 2009 07:44 AM
Tamara Inzunza
Realty One Group Capital - Alexandria, VA
Close-In Alexandria and Arlington Living

Thanks Lisa,

I've got the hang of the graphics, now trying to figure out how to add a background photo :-)

Oct 24, 2009 08:53 AM
Lisa Heindel
Crescent City Living LLC - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Real Estate Broker

Tamara, are you trying to add the background photo to the graph?  If so, that's easy.  Just right click on the graph, choose format chart area, then opt for a picture for the fill.  You can adjust the transparency to lighten the photo if it's too overwhelming for the graph.  Feel free to give me a shout if you need help!

Oct 24, 2009 03:08 PM