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Analyses, thoughts & commentary relating to the Greater Baton Rouge area real estate market including Ascension Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish. Prairieville Homes for Sale. Gonzales Homes for Sale. Baton Rouge Homes for Sale. Zachary Homes for Sale. Geismar Homes. St. Amant Homes.
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There is a new subdivision being developed in Ascension Parish called Eagles Landing.  It is located on Hwy 42 at the intersection with Joe Sevario Road.  The subdivision is planned to have 234 building lots to be created in three phases.  The restrictions call for homes with a minimum of 2100 sq...
12/06/2007
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Mike Elliot posted The Full Service Lie in his blog.  In this he pointed out that an agent in his area was claiming to provide Full Service and yet half of the agent's listings were without photos.  Many of us working for more traditional brokerage firms talk about the benefits of providing Full ...
12/03/2007
 Alisha Stern, (225)413-1418, will be hosting an open house at 40020 Champion Tif on Sunday, December 2 from 2:00 to 4:00pm.  This three bedroom/two bathroom single level townhome would be great for someone who just didn't have the time or inclination to keep up a big yard but wanted to be part o...
12/01/2007
I will be hosting an open house at 617 Westbrook Dr. in the Sherwood Forest subdivision of Baton Rouge on Sunday Dec. 2nd from 2-4pm.  This home currently has over 3000 sq.ft. of living area.  It would be easy to convert the loft and walk-in attic to additional living area so you could really str...
12/01/2007
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 Pr...
11/27/2007
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...
11/20/2007
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 ...
11/20/2007
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 appro...
11/20/2007
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 furnis...
11/18/2007
 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 ...
11/16/2007
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Analyses, thoughts & commentary relating to the Greater Baton Rouge area real estate market.