http://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Juban Crossing Improves Livingston Parish Image with video. WBRZ News Reports.
WBRZ News has an interesting article regarding Juban Crossing at the link below and a partial image of that article is below!
http://www.wbrz.com/news/juban-crossing-helps-livingston-parish-move-on-up/
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Area 2011 St. Jude Dream Home Photo Gallery And Video Are Online
Accurate Valuations Group is a proud sponsor of the St. Jude Dream Home, providing home appraisal services for the Dream Home since the year 2000. Buy your tickets at the links below.
Direct Link And Info From Sponsor WBRZ Information Page: http://www.wbrz.com/st-jude-dream-home-giveaway
TICKETS: $100 tickets will go on sale December 14, 2010. You may reserve your ticket at Citizen’s Bank & Trust branch locations, The UPS Store, open houses, www.stjudedreamhome.org or by phone at (800) 726-6409.
Grand Prize: Approximate value is: $350,000
The first place prize is the St. Jude Dream Home house located at 37393 Hwy. 621 in Prairieville in the Lakes at Ascension subdivision.
The St. Jude Dream Home house features:
Four bedrooms, 3 baths
3,052 square feet living, 3,755 square feet total area
Upstairs den/playroom
Granite Slabs
Stainless Steel Appliances
Bricked Courtyard
Wood FloorsCypress Cabinets
Bronze Light and plumbing fixtures
This year marks the thirteenth year of construction of the St. Jude Dream Home in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is the original and longest running home raffle conducted in our community. Proceeds generated from the sale of tickets to win this home directly benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic located in Baton Rouge and children locally, nationally and around the world.
Other Prizes
In addition to the St. Jude Dream Home house, other prizes will be given away. Each is valued at $1,000 or more. These prizes include:
$1,000 gift certificate at Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning
Flowers each month for a year, courtesy of Billy Heroman’s Flowerland
$1,000 gift certificate at Memory Mania
$1,000 gift certificate at Shear Illusions Hair Salon
Two $500 gift certificate at Carriages
One year family membership, courtesy of Spectrum Fitness Club
Spa services and products, courtesy of St. Michel Day Spa
5-piece patio set, courtesy of Brian’s Furniture
$1,000 gift certificate at Kleinpeter Photography
$1,000 savings bond, value at maturity date, courtesy of Citizens Bank & Trust
Talo® SmartTouch® kitchen faucet & accessories, courtesy of Brizo®
Two painting parties, courtesy of Mud Pies and Masterpieces
Custom built furniture, courtesy of Kayu Furniture Imports
Desktop computer and printer, courtesy of Diamond Foods
Mural, courtesy of Tara Buttons
$500 gift certificate at The Melting Pot $1,200 gift certificate at Associated Grocers
Open Houses:
The St. Jude Dream Home house will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday, February 5-March 20, (Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays noon to 5 p.m.).
Call (800) 726-6409 for directions.
Tour of the St. Jude Dream Home with Whitney:
Drawing:
Winners will be announced during the live St. Jude television special on WBRZ Channel 2 on March 27, 2011. Only 11,500 tickets will be sold.
For more information, call the 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1-(800) 726-6409 or visit www.stjudedreamhome.org
http://www.batonrougemarketmetrics.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge Housing Trends: Indepth Look At 2010 Home Sales Numbers
The LREC or Louisiana REALTORS are reporting on comprehensive housing numbers for 2010, including 4th quarter 2010. So, the source for this report and charts and graphs is LREC.
NUMBER OF SALES DOWN 7.3%. Overall, the number of Greater Baton Rouge Home Sales was down 7.3% for 2010. Total volume for 2010 was 5,708 versus 6,160 for 2009.
AVERAGE SALES PRICE. The average home sales price increased in 2010 to $202,138 vs $197,587 for 2009. This would appear to be due to strong local employment numbers of 355,797 in 2010 versus 354,044 in 2009. However, the Baton Rouge Business Report just reported this morning that “B.R. home price index drops for fifth month running“. So, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index for Louisiana, Baton Rouge home prices are continuing to correct to the downside, not the upside, and I would agree. And, a look at the median sales prices would be more helpful than average sales prices since average sales prices can include homes from $10,000 up to $3,000,000 – outliers.
SOME IMPROVEMENT. Not all areas are declining though, but marketing time periods are well over 6 months. I’m appraising the 2011 St. Jude Dream Home in Prairieville and the general market of competing solds and listings is showing a rising median sales price, but very long marketing time periods of well over 6 months. Some homes in one local high end development on Highway 73 in Prairieville have been on the market since 2008 without selling.
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET. The average days on market remained almost unchanged at 90 days in 2010 versus 91 in 2009.
http://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ - The Restoration Subdivision Denham Springs Report 2010
YouTube Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwOoTIHvOL4
