New Orleans Real Estate by Eric

This is a great area and has been for 20 years. There are few condos in River Ridge but Steamship Circle was reserved for condo developements. The area is primarily residential but is near a lot of things. I sold this condo about 8 years ago and recently listed it. It looks much better than when I sold it Yoni and Kathy. You can get a overall view of the area by viewing the Steamship neighborhood.

 Taxing Dividends      Common sense says if Americans have less then less will go into housing. Raising taxes will take money out of the economy. This money has already been taxed at the highest rate of any developed country. This is a geat way to collect less and hurt the average guy who may like to collect dividends. Granted this is for the high income buyers at this rate. Less second homes for sure. Is this money going to be well spent?   

MCCAIN
15% (no change)


OBAMA
39.6%

CLINTON
39.6%

 Facebook is another online business card that peeple see and view.  I Just added my FaceBook Profile a couple of months ago and already several of my clients have noticed it. Eric's Face Book Profile . One of the features that few use but can be a draw is to have a link to your blog from Facebook. I started doing it a for about a month ago and its a neat feature. You can go overboard but this is a good card to have on the internet. Just keep it professional and wait till people visit you. You will see many of your old real estate friends there as well.

                       

Do you ever wonder where people read your blog from. Its all over and posted below is a review of my New Orleans Condo Trends blog readers by location. Its a site meter feature. It give you some great features and its free. Since adding the widget to my blog the number of hits has picked up daily. Many are going to be local but the distance is amazing. 

1		United States	Biloxi, Mississippi
2		United States	Brooklyn, New York
3		United States	New Orleans, Louisiana
4		United States	Slidell, Louisiana
5		United States
6		United States	New Orleans, Louisiana
7		United States	Houston, Texas
8		United States	Metairie, Louisiana
9		United States	Pompano Beach, Florida
10		United States	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
11		United States	Monroe, Georgia
12		United States	Houston, Texas
13		Canada	Mississauga, Ontario
14		United States	Metairie, Louisiana
15		United States	Fort Campbell, Kentucky
16		United States	Chicago, Illinois
17		United States	New Orleans, Louisiana
18		United States	New Orleans, Louisiana
19		United States	New York
20		United States	Gulfport, Mississippi
21		United States	Metairie, Louisiana
22		United States	Luling, Louisiana
23		United States	Monroe, Georgia
24		United States
25		Canada	Waterloo, Ontario

     One of the nice things about showing in a variety of areas is that the experience is always changing. I have been showing a lot in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  Its a small area so walking is the best way to show. You have plenty of time to get to know your client along with getting some great shots with the camera.

     This is not my prime area but do get to show here at least every couple of weeks. The area has really come back to life after a sleepy 2 years following Katrina. Its great to have a positive approach as an area comes to life. Just another great experience.  Once its gets hot a lot of the fun leaves but its great for 8-9 months. Walking may be making a return with these fuel prices.  

                   

     I write a lot of local blogs on my New Orleans Condo Trends blogs. It does always have to be strictly about facts and figures.  My clients want to see what the neighborhoods are about and how historic New Orleans neighborhoods can be. My site is about condos but they are in these neighborhoods and many people have no idea what to expect. So many times people think negative thoughts of living in a city that flooded and has had it share of problems. New Orleans is often called the "City That Care Forgot". In this brief blog I tried to tie two of my hobbies plants and photos into selling New Orleans Condos. Check out the GardenDistrict Azalea Blog.

                                

I was showing condos last week and I took my camera to write a blog about thisngs you see while showing on a weekend in the New Orleans French Quarter. I came across this one and wondered what they were advertising. The blog came out great and will most likely only do one like that this month,lol. Take a look at the blog and give me some ideas about this store in a courtyard. No I did not venture in. Maybe next week.

Archive for the 'French Quarter' Category

French Quarter Condos, Showings of French Quarter Condos is an experience!

                              

Just wonder ing why no one mentions Localism and the great furure it seemed to hold when active rain was booming with new ideas. I rarely see posts on the subject and thought I would bring it up again. 

One of the great things about the localism photos is that you can string togeather a group of photos that can really give you a feel for the neighborhood. I would like the series to stay put but as other agents start inserting it may ad to it. Being a local expert in the area lets me put some descriptions that ties the area togeather. The New Orleans Warehouse District is one of my areas of concentration. Just wanted to pass on what a series of photos and descriptions can do for you. I like to describe it as a lifestyle text/photo. 

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: Mills Row Condos are a new developement that was just completed in the New Orleans Warehouse District. One of the few brand new complexes in a very good location. [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: The New Orleans Convention Center has been one of the reasons the Warehouse District has become a hot area. There is always something going on fueling the need for good eating places and hotels. [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: The Warehouse District is also home to some businesses that have a novel way to advertise their products or create branding. This was home to Lighthouse glass. What a way to get noticed. [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: New Orleans is famous for its various Streeetcar lines. This line runs thourgh the New Orleans Warehouse District. These cars were flooded during Katrina but will return. Best ride in town [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: Courtyards are a minstay of urban condos in the New Orleans market. This is something different at 760 Magazine Street which is the Magazine Place Condos. [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: The courtyard at the Federal Fibre Mills Condos is one of the best courtyards in the Warehouse District. This building was a rope factory and later a beer garden for the 1984 worlds fair before being converted inot condos [delete]

Contributor: Eric Bouler (Prudential Gardner) Location: Warehouse District Description: Italian Plaza in the New Orleans Warehouse is a hiden Jewel at the end of Commerce of Commerce Street. It was erected to show appreciation to the Italian immigrants that flowed the area from 1900. [delete]

Just listed this condo in downtown New Orleans that has a lot going for it.  The windows and the views will have to be factored in to the price.  When you have a unit that has these special features its hard to get comps in the same building. Being a corner unit you have 10 large windows and 18 ft. ceilings. It will get more than the average unit because of the intangibles. Find more info about the unit on my New Orleans Condo website and New Orleans Condo Trends blog.