Scott Saporito Elected GBRAR President-Elect

We are proud to announce that Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor, Scott Saporito, was  were recently elected to the position of 2020 President-elect for Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors (GBRAR).  Elected by his Realtor peers, Scott will serve as 2020 President-elect, then 2021 President of the over 3,600 Realtor member association.

“We are all very proud of Scott and grateful for his leadership and willingness to serve the GBRAR membership,” said Coldwell Banker ONE Broker/Owner, David McKey.

In addition, Scott was recently elected, along with two other Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors, Kyle Jackson and Ginger Maulden, to serve on the GBRAR Board of Directors.

The Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS^® (GBRAR) serves more than 3,600 REALTOR^® and Affiliate members.  GBRAR is affiliated with the Louisiana Association of REALTORS^® and the National Association of REALTORS^®, and works to provide their Realtor members with the tools they need to remain successful.

Scott is a full-time, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor who specializes in real estate in the greater Baton Rouge area.  He and his family live in Prairieville, Louisiana.  Scott served on several Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® (GBRAR) committees, served as the GBRAR Treasurer, and was recently elected to serve on the GBRAR Board of Directors .  In addition, he has earned his Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), and Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certifications from the National Association of Realtors as well his Smart Home Designation from Coldwell Banker in partnership with CEDIA, the leading trade association for 22,000 smart home manufacturers and installers.

See more about Scott Saporito and start your home search at

ScottSaporito.com

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Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market? Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com 

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

Independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana

Coldwell Banker ONE Hosts Jambalaya Fundraiser for Pat’s Coats for Kids

On Thursday, November 7, 2019, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors hosted a jambalaya fundraiser to support Pat’s Coats for Kids at Neighbors Federal Credit Union on Perkins Road.

Chad McCann, Scott Fairchild, Robert Watson, and Steve Burmester with Performance Contractors, Inc. donated and prepared their award-winning jambalaya and white beans.  With their generous donation, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors were able to raise over $4,000.00 for Pat’s Coats for Kids from this event.

Pat’s Coats for Kids works to ensure that no child in our community goes without a warm coat this winter.  Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are proud to support Pat’s Coats for Kids all year long.  By working with a Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor, you are also helping provide a coat to a local child each winter.

You, too, can still support Pat’s Coats for Kids and help keep the children in our community warm this winter by making a monetary donation of any amount.

For every $20.00 donated, a new coat in the proper size will be purchased for a child in need in our area.

To donate, you may drop off or mail your check to: Coldwell Banker ONE, attn: Pat’s Coats for Kids, 5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.  Please make all checks out to Pat’s Coats for Kids.

You can also drop off coat donations at either Coldwell Banker ONE’s Bluebonnet or Prairieville location:

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

For over sixteen years, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have sponsored Pat’s Coats for Kids.   Throughout each year, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors donate their time and money to this organization in order to help ensure that no local child goes without a coat each winter.

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Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market?  Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com 

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

Independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana

Amy Poe earns the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) Designation

Amy Poe, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker ONE, has been awarded the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation, the premier seller agency designation in the country.  The SRS is conferred by the Real Estate Business Institute (REBI) and is an official credential of the National Association of REALTORS^®.   Amy joins an elite group of real estate professionals around the world who have earned the SRS designation.  All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in seller representation, pass a comprehensive exam and subscribe to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics.

“Amy is a true professional Realtor,” said Coldwell Banker ONE Broker/Owner, David McKey. “She demonstrates the highest professional standards and dedication to satisfying the needs of her clients by providing them with the highest level of support available.”

Amy is a full-time, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor who specializes in real estate in the greater Baton Rouge area.  In addition to her ABR designation, Amy is a graduate of the Coldwell Banker AMP Program, and she received her Smart Home Designation from Coldwell Banker in partnership with CEDIA, the leading trade association for 22,000 smart home manufacturers and installers.

See more about Amy and start your home search at

GeauxWithPoe.com

Coldwell Banker ONE is independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana.  5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.  225-925-2500.  http://www.ColdwellBankerOne.com

SRS is wholly owned by REBI and focuses specifically on representing the real estate seller. Founded in 1968, REBI is a not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS^®. You may contact REBI by telephone, 800-621-8738, by e-mail, [info@rebinstitute.com], or by visiting the SRS website, [www.SRSCouncil.com].

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors Help Pack the PODS

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors were at Walmart on College Drive on Wednesday, November 6 from 6:00am – 5:30pm, helping WBRZ’s Pat Shingleton pack the PODS with warm coats for Pat’s Coats for Kids.

The coats collected benefit Pat’s Coats for Kids, which works to ensure that no child in our community goes without a warm coat this winter. Since its inception, more than a million dollars has been received, reflecting close to 250,000 coats purchased and distributed to 125 area schools.

You, too, can still support Pat’s Coats for Kids and help keep the children in our community warm this winter by making a monetary donation of any amount.

For every $20.00 donated, a new coat in the proper size will be purchased for a child in need in our area.

To donate, you may drop off or mail your check to: Coldwell Banker ONE, attn: Pat’s Coats for Kids, 5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.  Please make all checks out to Pat’s Coats for Kids.

You can also drop off coat donations at either Coldwell Banker ONE’s Bluebonnet or Prairieville location.

For over sixteen years, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have sponsored Pat’s Coats for Kids.   Throughout each year, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors donate their time and money to this organization in order to help ensure that no local child goes without a coat each winter.

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Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market?  Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com 

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

Independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana

Scott Saporito earns NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor, Scott Saporito, has been awarded the nationally recognized Military Relocation Professional Certification.  The National Association of Realtors^® awards the MRP certification to Realtors^® who help military personnel, veterans and their families find housing that lets them make the best use of their benefits and serves the unique needs of military life.

When military staff and their families relocate, the services of a real estate professional who understands their needs and timetables can make the transfer easier, faster and less stressful.  Realtors^® who earn this certification know to work with active duty military buyers and sellers, as well as veterans.

“Service members may only have a couple of days to view properties and make an offer, and others might be deployed at the time and need someone who can represent them while they’re away. Working with a Realtor^® who understands the singular complications that arise with military service can help make the home buying process simpler, faster and less stressful,” said National Association of Realtors^® President Tom Salomone. “The MRP certification lets home buyers and sellers know that a Realtor^® knows the ins and outs of military housing benefits, such as zero-down payment loans, and the specific needs service members and veterans have when searching for their new home.”

The certification provides NAR’s members with resources to accommodate current and former military service members at any stage of their military career and is an approved elective for NAR’s Accredited Buyers Representative designation. To earn the MRP certification, Realtors must be in good standing with NAR; complete the MRP Certification Core Course; complete a reading providing background information on the military, included acronyms and understanding military culture; and complete two webinars.

Scott is a full-time, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtor who specializes in real estate in the greater Baton Rouge area.  He and his family live in Prairieville, Louisiana.  Scott served on several Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® (GBRAR) committees, served as the GBRAR Treasurer, and was recently elected to serve on the GBRAR Board of Directors .  In addition, he has earned his Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), and Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certifications from the National Association of Realtors as well his Smart Home Designation from Coldwell Banker in partnership with CEDIA, the leading trade association for 22,000 smart home manufacturers and installers.

See more about Scott Saporito and start your home search at

ScottSaporito.com

For more information about the MRP certification, visit www.militaryrelocationpro.org

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Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market? Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com 

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

Independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors Elected to GBRAR Board of Directors

We are proud to announce that three Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors were recently elected to serve as members of the the 2020 Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors (GBRAR) Board of Directors.

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors, Kyle Jackson, Ginger Maulden, and Scott Saporito, were each elected by their Realtor peers to serve a two-year term as a board member of the over 3,600 Realtor member association.

“Kyle, Ginger and Scott are true assets to the real estate industry,” said Coldwell Banker ONE Broker/Owner, David McKey.  “They have each shown strong leadership qualities within Coldwell Banker ONE and the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®, and we are happy that they will be able to continue to provide those valuable qualities to our local Realtor association as members of the Board of Directors.”

The Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS^® (GBRAR) serves more than 3,600 REALTOR^® and Affiliate members.  GBRAR is affiliated with the Louisiana Association of REALTORS^® and the National Association of REALTORS^®, and works to provide their Realtor members with the tools they need to remain successful.

Kyle, Ginger, and Scott are full-time Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors who specializes in real estate in the greater Baton Rouge area, including Ascension Parish.

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Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market? Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com 

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

Independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana

Local real estate market update

Fall weather and football season is here, and the holidays are right around the corner.  What a great time of year and great time to be a resident of south Louisiana!  Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are asked all of the time how our real estate market is doing in the Baton Rouge area.  The answer:  It’s on target to equal or exceed what we did in 2018.  The numbers below from data pulled from the Greater Baton Rouge area according to the GBRAR MLS records certainly indicate that to be true.  The data below is a summary of sold residential properties for the first 3 quarters of 2019 (January-September), compared to the same time period in 2018.

	2018	2019	Change
Total Unit Sales	8400	8399	———-
Total Dollar Sales	$1,895.1 Million	$1,970.8 Million	Up 4.0%
Average Sale Price	$ 224,786	$ 233,511	Up 3.9%
Medium Sale Price	$ 199,900	$ 207,375	Up 3.7%
Average Days on the Market	61 days	70 days	Up 9 days
% Sale Price/List Price	97.1%	97.2%	———-
# Active Listings (Sept)	5433	5707	Up 5.0%
Monthly Supply of Inventory	6.13 Months	6.44 Months

The report was pulled on October 9, 2019.  This data may vary some as additional sold properties are added.

As reflected in the above numbers, average sale price and medium sale price showed a modest increase of just under 4%.   Unit sales remained stable and total dollar volume also increased around 4%.  The average days on the market increased by 9 days, to 70 days.  We have seen this upward trend in days on the market recently as inventory of active listings has been increasing.  Interest rates have remained low and very affordable through the year.  Overall, we still have a healthy real estate market in Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas.

Interest rates remain low, and it is anticipated that we will see a good real estate market through the remainder of the year.  If you are looking to buy or sell real estate – now is a great time!

We are more than just your Realtors;

We are your neighbors!

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  We service the entire greater Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, including Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, East Feliciana Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish, Iberville Parish, Point Coupee Parish, and St. Helena Parish.

Do you own a home in the greater Baton Rouge or surrounding areas?  Are you looking to buy a home here?  Do you just want to know more information about our local real estate market?  Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors have got you covered!

Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

225-925-2500

ColdwellBankerOne.com

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Author: David G. McKey, Coldwell Banker ONE Broker/Owner

Data Source: Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS. 10/09//2019

The information above is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.

Coldwell Banker ONE is independently owned and operated.  Licensed in Louisiana.