Tuesday, September 7th was our ninth day without power, thanks to Ida. Our little Honda generator was getting thirsty again, but the gasoline supply around the city was improving, so I optimistically set out for petrol. Across the canal and over to Chalmette I went, and sure enough, I pulled right up to a pump...
First and foremost, I hope this post finds you all safe and well. The last few weeks have been physically and emotionally draining, to say the least. As we move forward on the road of recovery from Ida, let’s take a look at what the August stats tell us about the New Orleans market, and...
Mindy thought the front of our house was blah. I thought it was fine. This qualifies as a significant disagreement in our marriage, and for that, I’m eternally grateful. The more I looked at it, I started to see what she was getting at. We tend to hang out on the more exuberant side of...
Home prices in New Orleans decided a five month bender was enough. The median price of a home in Orleans Parish had increased 24% from February through June. That’s not healthy or sustainable. As if to prove that point, July’s median price fell 8%. No, this does not mean buyers can start throwing low-ball offers...
You know the feeling. Things are going well for a while — maybe longer than you expected. It’s all good, but a part of you is getting nervous. “How long is this gonna last? When’s the other shoe going to drop?” (If you’ve ever wondered where that phrase comes from, stay tuned.) I know a...
“Wait…what?” I was watching a local, New Orleans newscast this week — yeah, my life’s pretty off the chain like that — when they aired a story about the real estate market. Naturally, I tilted my head like a dog and paid attention. Unlike most dogs I know, I spoke words: “Wait…what?” The reporter was...
The bus our New Orleans real estate market has been on this year just pulled into Crazytown. The median price of a property sold in Orleans Parish last month was $362,000 — a 25% jump since January. That’s the fifth straight month with an increase, something we haven’t seen since 2008. June also set the...
I just finished updating the market information for all 48 neighborhoods in my listing map of New Orleans. You’ll see these stats when you hover over each of the neighborhoods in the desktop version of the site. Freshening up these numbers gives me great information to track how prices are moving all over the city....
You might have noticed that I’ve been unusually quiet the last month or so. I’m not normally one to overshare when it comes to personal matters, but there’s a good reason behind letting you know where I’ve been. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to donate a kidney to a friend of mine...
For the first time since July 2006, there are fewer than 1,000 properties for sale in Orleans Parish. As a result, the amount of time it takes to sell a home tied the record of 18 days, set this past October. By now, you can guess what that meant for prices: Prices have been on...
