re: Home Sales in BR Decline; LP and AP Increase

You need to get off a computer and go to the permit offices. I actually work with builders and build myself. I see what goes on in the market and I don't live behind a computer with no life.

Now central is booming and their permit office is separate from EBRP office. They are doing well and I built some nice homes in that area that sold quickly.

Biggest problem in ascension and Livingston parish is finding land DSLD and Dr Horton is not building on. If builders can find affordable land in live oak, Watson, walker, or Denham springs the home is typically sold before it's finished.

EBRP sean at DSLD is building in a few area, level doing some homes, and Alvarez has their developments they build on. These homes cost more typically and typically are slower moving than in Livingston or ascension parish.

I guess you are the building, real estate, and God of all information.

You are just cheerleading for a city that is dieing out and doing nothing to attract families back.

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I actually work with builders and build myself.

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I sure hope no one I know buys a house you've been involved in building. The numbers I linked to totally disprove what you spout on here. Your ignorance is unmeasurable.

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Go check out the sales prices in 70806 and 70808 and get back to me.

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This. I live in 70806 and prices are going up and up. Realtors used to shun the area because of the crime statistics (the affluent areas share a zip code with much of "Mall City"), but it seems people are really coming back in a big way. The new investments along government street seem to be adding more and more fuel to the fire in that area. If I had the capital, I would be shopping for a duplex or 4 plex in the neighborhood to renovate and start renting out while using the revenues from that to start flipping small starter homes. It's a great neighborhood and it's refreshing to see it coming around like it is.

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I have seen lot prices that why I don't mess with it. Market flooded with homes over $175k to $345k

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Try 275k to 600k. And they are selling.

And since they are selling that would refute your claim that the upper middle class is moving from BR.

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Public schools, public schools, public schools...

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This. It's amazing to think that the same group that can't afford a $350,000 1600 sq ft house in Southdowns also can't afford $10,000/year to send their children to private schools...

However, for those that can (or don't have kids), there exists a handful of neighborhoods that are rapidly becoming more and more attractive, not just to families, but to real estate investors trying to buy homes to rent out to tenets.

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In AP the new listings are up.

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At the same time the inventory of houses on the market declined at almost three times the rate.

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That means more existing home owners in that parish want to sell, as in LEAVE.

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It may be evidence of existing homeowners wanting to sell, but even if it is it does not mean they want to leave AP. They could be upsizing or downsizing within AP. The new listings could also be new construction.

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What's your point because I'm pretty sure you have completely misinterpreted the graphic?

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I think it is safe to say that you may have misinterpreted the information provided as well.

I'd love to live inside of some of the neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, but I'm not paying for private schools when I can still live very close to Baton Rouge and send my kid to a public school and she can still get a very good education. It's money in my pocket.

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Posted by johnnyrocket
I build on the side in California.
I use American crews and can actually frame.
I know how to use a total station and layout my jobs.
My slabs are level where you don't have to shim to frame a level wall.

I don't have to worry about busting up a new slab to move lines.
I also make sure my windows are flashed correctly so I reduce call backs from windows leaking.

Funny I know a lot more than some **** that sits on a computer.

Why don't we solve it and meet me on one of my jobs so you can say I build crap to my face!

Let's get face to face ****!

Hey you can say it on a computer say it to my face ****!

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Trashiest post I've read on here in a while.

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Upper middle class is not moving its lower middle class.

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You just said upper middle class is moving from the crime of BR. And I'm telling you they aren't. And the crime issue is overblown.

We've had one car broken into on my street in 5 years. And it was because the car was left unlocked.

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We've had one car broken into on my street in 5 years. And it was because the car was left unlocked.

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Obviously your cherrypicked situation is a good representation of the entire BR metro area.