New Orleans Real Estate by Eric

I talk to a lot of people and one thing I know is that the water bills where I live are cheap. Water cost us about $20 per month and we get billed $40 something every other month. Its something we never think about as the Mississippi has plenty of water. With gas today at $3.09 people are interested in utilities and such more and more. One good thing is that heating bills tend to be small since heaters are only used about 20 days per year.

              

 Known as Jazz Fest for the locals,its a big deal for many on the internation scene as well. There are 10 days of music spread over three weekends. Its $40 for the day. This is the line up for one day. Some are big and some will be big. Most are local and from Louisiana. The head liners for this day are great. Tim McGraw from Louisiana as are many of these. Getting back on our feet after Katrina makes things like Jazz Fest and the Saints an important part of our lives. People like to get a lot for their money here. So here it is. The line up for this day!   

 "Irma Thomas, Tim McGraw, Al Green, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, Cassandra Wilson, Delbert McClinton, Del McCoury, Pete Fountain, Byron Cage with Kim Burrell, Voices of the Wetlands Allstars, Jeremy Davenport, Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, Hot 8 Brass Band, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, Roy Young, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Nicholas Payton, Davell CrawfordÕs New Orleans R & B Orchestra, JumpinÕ Johnny SansoneÕs Harmonica Revue, The Throw Back Jamm feat. Joe Blakk, UNLV, MC T. Tucker, Dolemite, BustDown, and Cheeky Blakk, Rob Wagner and Hamid Drake, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Tim Laughlin, Jo ÒCoolÓ Davis, Mamadou Diabate of Mali, Little Freddie King, Jambalaya, Leroy Jones, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express, Wilberforce University Choir, Kenny Bill Stinson, Paulette Wright, Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Egg Yolk Jubilee, Midnite Disturbers, David Egan, Lars EdegranÕs New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Furious Five, Untouchables and Big Steppers SAPCs, UNO Jazz Ensemble, Shades of Praise, Michael Ward, Paulin Brothers Brass Band, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band, Carrollton Hunters and Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians, Gregg StaffordÕs Jazz Hounds, Nineveh BC Choir, Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, AsheSon, VisionQuest Chorale feat. Maurette Brown Clark, NÕFungola Sibo West African Dance Company, Percussion Inc., Patrice Fisher & Arpa feat. Angel Rios of Honduras, Craig Adams & Higher Dimensions of Praise, Olympia Aid, New Look and The First Division SAPCs, Kilts of Many Colours, Percussion Inc., Ninth Ward Navajo and Cherokee Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Coleen Salley É "

                                              

 Clients always ask me if they remember us when you sold us your house. Of course I most always do. Many time we nickname a house that we have sold. This was the Wild Animal house of me. The seller had well over a 100 stuffed wild game throphies that his family had in its collection. People could not get past the Oh! before looking at the home. The fella built this 40x30 room as his game room, Used some odd wood from Brazil and had his pals decorating the walls. Many were bagged by his grandfather. There were llions,tigers and rhinos. I could not help taking the photos as I know it was a once in a lifetime shot. Anyone have a similiar memory.  

                   

   The future value of blogging is to get people to subscribe to your blog. I am starting a new blog and have been thinking about this as I build content. The blog is all local New Orleans. I am going to have guest bloggers who have been past clients which I think is a novel idea. Planting the seed now will give me some blooms next year. Getting the past and future buyers and sellers is the key.  Just a couple per day adds up.

                                  

     Ormond Country Estates is the premier subdivision in Destrehan. The St. Charles Parish school system is one of the best in the state. All the area schools are in the subdivision. There is an 18 hole golf course and country club within walking distance of 24 Edgewood. The area is an easy commute to Metairie and a 40 minute commute to downtown New Orleans via I-310 and I-10.  You are a mile from the Mississippi River and River Road. This is a great example of the type of home you can buy in the 230k range in Ormond. This street has been high and dry since it was developed. Ranch style homes are the most common in this price range.  

24 Edgewood Drive in Ormond

This is a 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom updated home with many recent additions. Features include Cherry hardwood floors, bamboo floors and tile throughout.  The kitchen has new granite countertops, new gas stove and hood, and newer cabinets. The master is very large measuring 20x14.5 with large walk in closets and garden tub.  Fresh colors and crown molding thru out. The large back yard features garden lights, in ground sprinkler system, screened porch and patio, and a 2 car detached garage with a new garage door. There is a large den with fireplace and an office off the kitchen. The large attic gives you extra storage. The other two bedrooms are large also. The large  utility room with sink is in the hall, wet bar in the den, bamboo floors in office, curbed gardens and much more. Seen by appointment only. $234,900

     The price of wheat has tripled in the last couple of months. We will all be seeing it in food prices as they increase. Look to pay more for bread, pizza, and crackers. Milk and corn products are already up there and expected to go higher. At the same time home prices are down. People will not be getting raises to off the increase. What does this have to do with housing?

     It will begin to worry people and begin to set a frame of mind. It will change peoples outlook towards buying more. It will also mean the demand for American Agriculture products will attract world wide demand since the dollar is so cheap.  Lets hope that Congress does not pass a bread bill, let demand work its way through the system.

Condos, What you need to know?  A lot of us do sell condos and has become a speciality of mine since Katrina visited New Orleans and Insurance has gone through the roof. This has not happened to condos to the same degree. Its a subject that all of us have written about so I decided to start the group so looking for new members to join and add blogs about condos. Historic Conversions are my favorite. I have even started a blog that deal with just this subject. New Orleans Condo Trends, lets exchange ideas.

            

     I am beginning another blog about real estate and have been reviewing other realtor blogs. One think that struck me is how many realtors start and do not keep it up. Its much like having a site, many agents do not go past putting their names on the site. I find blogging so much easier working on a static website. I see so many that haven't updated their blog in a month. Is it that agents do not believe that blogs will work?  I do not know how long that I can keep up with a blog every ther day but that is my goal for several months. Lots of ideas, its just putting them down. I even wrote a couple on Mardi Gras day. What happens to the blogs that go to the grave yards of blogging. New Orleans Condo Trends

                        

This blog has nothing to do about real estate. Pistol Pete Maravich was at LSU the same time that I was. Went to most of the games during that time span. Check out this video of Pistol.  This kid was focused on basketball and was well ahead of his time. He averaged over 44 points per game without a three point shot or a dunk. His team mates were just average Joes and he only had eight of them. Blacks were not allowed to play in the south in those days. I used to see him at the Tiger Bar a lot sitting in the first booth having a beer. I remember one game where he had 69 points at Alabama and the Alabama fans were pulling for him to hit 50 points. LSU lost the game but everyone got a show.

"In his three years on the varsity team at LSU, Maravich scored 3,667 points in 83 game-an average of 44.2 points per game, and the all-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record. He set 11 NCAA and 34 Southeastern Conference basketball records, as well as every LSU record in points scored, scoring average, field goals attempted and made, and free throws attempted and made. Maravich still holds many of these records, more than 35 years later.  

One other item of note, those 3,667 points don't factor in the 741 he scored his freshman year or the fact that they played without a three-point line in Maravich's era."