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re: How bad is the real estate market in BR?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:48 am to lilsnappa
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:48 am to lilsnappa
Your house is beautiful and the exact kind I'm looking for. I pass by it every day on the way to/from work. Unfortunately it's too big for me (I'm single) and I'm trying to stay under $500k 
The problem is that $500k in BR gets you a cookie cutter pos with laminate flooring and a 2in gap between you and your neighbors house.
The market is absolute shite. House shopping here is the most depressing thing
The problem is that $500k in BR gets you a cookie cutter pos with laminate flooring and a 2in gap between you and your neighbors house. The market is absolute shite. House shopping here is the most depressing thing
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:31 pm to Paul Allen
my own pipeline and talking with all the LO's at my company. I work for Hancockwhitney last year our internal number of first time homebuyers was 68%.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:54 pm to lilsnappa
I'm not spending 800k for a closet with that wire shelving.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:41 pm to broadhead
That closet is actually built out attic space - so if you’re too good for shelving for attic storage, it’s not for you.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:52 pm to lilsnappa
You're the one complaining that it won't sell. I don't care if it is attic or garage storage. Being off Highland and over 800k you have to improve that.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:19 am to lilsnappa
Actually, St. George IS the place to be.
It has the budget surplus of $50 million, and improvements are already happening around the City. Baton Rouge proper is cutting 40% of its services, and will definitely need to raise taxes to fill the gaps.
Investing / living here is a way better idea than any ‘mid-city’ home. The synergy of development, people, schools, everything is moving here, not toward ‘Mid-City.’
The tax uncertainty is not with St. George. The uncertainty is with Baton Rouge.
It has the budget surplus of $50 million, and improvements are already happening around the City. Baton Rouge proper is cutting 40% of its services, and will definitely need to raise taxes to fill the gaps.
Investing / living here is a way better idea than any ‘mid-city’ home. The synergy of development, people, schools, everything is moving here, not toward ‘Mid-City.’
The tax uncertainty is not with St. George. The uncertainty is with Baton Rouge.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:40 am to lilsnappa
Well considering all the other houses in that neighborhood sold for 4-600K, its not a stretch that its over valued. Never want to have the most expensive house in a neighborhood!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:43 am to Carson123987
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The problem is that $500k in BR gets you a cookie cutter pos with laminate flooring and a 2in gap between you and your neighbors house.
I wouldn't exactly say that. There are lots of very pretty homes in that price range, especially since you want something smaller. Homes are still largely priced per foot, all things considered.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:01 pm to jpainter6174
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Well considering all the other houses in that neighborhood sold for 4-600K, its not a stretch that its over valued. Never want to have the most expensive house in a neighborhood!
..you should see what is getting built 2 doors down.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:45 pm to lilsnappa
200 a square in BR? No thanks
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:18 pm to lilsnappa
Yeah I noticed that new house a couple doors down from you. Place looks amazing. Really beautiful look to that house in the early construction phase.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:24 am to GravelLotinCanada
Bump
House is finally under contract with a contingent offer. Not the preferred option, but gotta take what you can get.
Hope this is the last house I have to sell for a long long time.
House is finally under contract with a contingent offer. Not the preferred option, but gotta take what you can get.
Hope this is the last house I have to sell for a long long time.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 12:00 pm to lilsnappa
I guess the BR housing market is actually pretty good if you sold that house in 60 days.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 1:18 pm to lilsnappa
quote:Congratulations!
House is finally under contract with a contingent offer.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 3:34 pm to lilsnappa
congrats
Posted on 2/16/26 at 7:32 pm to PeteRose
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Very nice house and I was shocked this was not a million dollar home on highland. But I hate the kitchen layout with two islands. And having no ventilation above the cook top makes it worse. It looks kind of naked. Imagine the smoke from searing a steak.
This is what a nice outdoor setup is for
Posted on 2/16/26 at 8:59 pm to lsuconnman
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I guess the BR housing market is actually pretty good if you sold that house in 60 days.
It’s been on the market since April. We delisted during the holidays to have it professionally staged.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 7:47 am to lilsnappa
We put ours up for sale in St George last May. We thought we were choosing a house that would easily sell when we bought it 6 years ago. It is around $400K, on a pond with a dock, nice neighborhood, no carpet all hardwood, etc. We moved out of it a year ago and are still waiting on it to sell. I think it has to do with the net decrease in population in Louisiana. Houses just don’t move.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 8:33 am to Ramblin Wreck
It has to do with everyone not moving off of their 2.5% mortgages. A 500k house today is a hell of a lot more expensive than that 500k house in 2021
Posted on 2/17/26 at 9:16 am to WhoGeaux
What we found through this process is that people are only moving if that HAVE to. Meaning, transferring for work or a life change (divorce).
People that want to upgrade lifestyle or need a bigger home just can't make the math work right now. They are stuck in an interest rate that is too good, and the pain of a more expensive house + higher interest rates make it not feasible for most potential buyers.
People that want to upgrade lifestyle or need a bigger home just can't make the math work right now. They are stuck in an interest rate that is too good, and the pain of a more expensive house + higher interest rates make it not feasible for most potential buyers.
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