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

On Thursday, November 15, 2018, 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 and Scott Fairchild, with Performance Contractors, Inc. donated and prepared their award- winning jambalaya.  With their generous donation, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors were able to raise over $4,000.00 for Pat’s Coats for Kids.

Pat’s Coats for Kids 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:

5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

16573 Airline Highway, Prairieville, LA 70769

For over fifteen 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.

---

---

---

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

Advertisements

Coldwell Banker ONE Helps Pack the PODS

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors were at Walmart on College Drive on Wednesday, November 15 from 6:00am – 6:30pm, 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 fifteen 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.

---

---

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 Fundraiser for Pat’s Coats for Kids

On Thursday evening, October 25, 2018, Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors hosted a fundraising event for Pat’s Coats for Kids at Painting with a Twist in Baton Rouge.  The event was sponsored by Jared Gary, who is a loan officer with Assurance Financial, and Roxanne Mckenzie, Title Attorney with Title Stream.

“Coldwell Banker ONE is proud to be a major sponsor of Pat’s Coats for Kids and, through our annual fundraising efforts, we have been able to help supply warm coats to thousands of children in the greater Baton Rouge area over the years,” said Coldwell Banker ONE Broker/Owner, David McKey.  “The need never goes away.”

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, high-quality coat 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.

Thank you for your continued support as we work together to meet the growing needs of our area’s children this winter.

---

 

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

With the third quarter of 2018 behind us, we want to bring you the latest real estate market update:

	2017	2018	Change
Total Unit Sales	8703	8285	Down 4.8%
Total Dollar Sales	$1,864 Million	$1,872 Million	Up .4%
Avg. Sale Price	$212,741	$225,131	Up 5.8%
Medium Sale Price	$186,000	$200,000	Up 7.5%
Avg. Days on the Market	51	61	Up 10 Days
% Sale Price / List Price	97.43%	97.25%	No Change
#Active Listings (Sep.)	4858	5348	Up 10.1%
Monthly Supply of Inventory (Sep.)	5.41 Months	6.39 Months

The information above was compiled from reports pulled on October 10, 2018, from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service (MLS).  It represents residential sales only and covers our 9 parish area.

The number of properties sold in the first three quarters of 2018 was down nearly 5% from the same time period of 2017.  Some of this may be due to a slight increase in interest rates, which is projected to continue into 2019.  We also saw a 10 day increase in our Average Days on the Market to 61 days.  The reality, however, is that the mortgage rates are still historically low, and 61 days is still a healthy number. 

Sellers will appreciate the fact that their home values have increased.  The average sale price for the first nine months of 2018 was $225,131, a jump of 5.8% compared to the first nine months of 2017.

Our inventory of homes on the market continued to increase, to 5348, as of September 2018.  This reflects an inventory supply of just over 6 months. This means that if no new home were to be placed on the market, it would take just over six months for every home to sell.  The real estate industry considers a 6 to 8 month supply of inventory as healthy.  This increase does mean that buyers are having more choices and are taking more time to look around.  Inventory of 6 to 8 months would be considered a healthy market.

Overall, we’re seeing a strong real estate market in the greater Baton Rouge area, as the economy in our area remains strong!       

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  Call today for a free market analysis! 

---

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

---

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

Data Source: Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS. 7/10/2018

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

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

Local Real Estate Market Update

With the first half of 2018 behind us, we want to bring you the latest real estate market update.  The summary below compares the first six months of 2018, compared to the same time period in 2017:

	FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2017	FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2018	CHANGE
TOTAL UNIT SALES	5707	5297	down 7.2%
TOTAL $ SALES	$1,205 million	$1,183 million	down 1.8%
AVERAGE SALE PRICE	$209,081	$222,495	up 6.4%
MEDIUM SALE PRICE	$182,608	$196,714	up 7.7%
AVG. DAYS ON THE MARKET	54 days	62 days	up 8 days
% SALE PRICE / LIST PRICE	97.10%	97.64%	no change
NUMBER OF ACTIVE LISTINGS (JUNE, 2018	4658 units	5572 units	up 19.6%
MONTHLY SUPPLY OF INVENTORY (JUNE, 2018)	4.06 months	5.36 months	—

The above statistics compare sales of residential properties in 2017 and 2018.  The data was pulled on 7/10/18 from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors (GBRAR) MLS and only includes residential sales.

 

The figures above show that our unit sales were down just over 7% and dollar sales nearly 2%. This really is not a big surprise, as the beginning of 2017 was very active with the flooded and gutted homes being purchased mostly by investors. People that were flooded were also looking for an alternative home to buy. On the other hand, the average sale price is up just over 6% at $222,495, and the medium sale price was $196,714 reflecting an increase of nearly 8%.

One of the drawbacks of our real estate market over the past couple of years has been a lack of inventory. This trend continued in 2018, but does show signs of improving. Last month our inventory showed a jump of nearly 20% over the same period last year with active residential listings at 5572 units. From a supply standpoint, this inventory represented 5.36 months’ supply compared to just over a 4 month supply in June of 2017. The real estate industry considers a 6 to 8 month supply of inventory as healthy. This increase does mean that buyers are having more choices and are taking more time to look around.

Overall, we believe or market remains healthy and should continue that trend as we move through the remainder of 2018. Unemployment is low, jobs are available and (although we have seen some movement in interest rates) rates remain historically low.

Because inventory is increasing, it is very important to price a property competitively and consider making those necessary repairs or updates that will make your home more marketable. 

Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors are your local real estate experts.  Call today for a free market analysis! 

---

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

---

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

Data Source: Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS. 7/10/2018

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

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

Jeff Furniss Receives Recognition by Real TRENDS’ The Thousand

(Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July, 2018) Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors, Jeff Furniss was named among the top real estate agents in the country for individual transaction sides by REAL Trends The Thousand.

The Thousand ranking, which is advertised in The Wall Street Journal, is a REAL Trends exclusive ranking of the top agents across the United States.

Jeff Furniss ranks number 166 in the country for number of closed sides, with 148 transaction sides closed in 2017.   As a reference, the average residential real estate agent in the United States closed 10 transaction in 2017.  Not only is Jeff recognized as a top real estate professional in the country, he is one of only four Realtors in the state of Louisiana to achieve this honor.

“Being recognized as a top real estate professional in the nation is an incredible accomplishment. Jeff is an outstanding Realtor, and he does an exceptional job for his clients and customers,” said Coldwell Banker ONE Broker, David McKey. “His hard work, dedication, and attention to detail exemplify what we at Coldwell Banker ONE look for in a professional Realtor. I am very proud to call Jeff a Coldwell Banker One Realtor.”

Information about Jeff Furniss’s recognition can be found online at RealTrends.com.

About Coldwell Banker ONE – Coldwell Banker ONE is independently owned and operated and services 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. There are two Coldwell Banker ONE office locations, and 100 professional Coldwell Banker ONE Realtors available to serve the real estate needs of the greater Baton Rouge area. Start your home search at www.ColdwellBankerOne.com or call 225-925-2500.

Baton Rouge: 5025 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Ascension Parish: 16573 Airline Hwy, Prairieville, LA 70769

Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE Realtors attend RECon

PICTURED: Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE Realtors, David Trusty and David Palmer, with Coldwell Banker Commercial Worldwide President, Fred Schmidt, at the Coldwell Banker Commercial booth at RECon.

Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE Realtors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, David Trusty and David Palmer attended the recent Global Retail Real Estate Convention, RECon, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The world’s largest global gathering of retail real estate professionals, RECon hosted 37,000 industry professionals for a three-day convention that provided an opportunity for Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE Realtors to showcase their property listings, network, and learn from other industry professionals.

Learn more about Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE, and how their expertise can help you reach your commercial real estate goals by visiting www.CBCommercialOne.com or calling 225-925-2300!

---

About Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE
Coldwell Banker Commercial ONE has been serving Louisiana since the 1940s. The firm’s well-trained, full time, professional commercial Realtors are prepared to give their clients the best service in the industry.  For additional information, call 225-925-2300 or visit www.CBCommercialOne.com

About Coldwell Banker Commercial
Coldwell Banker Commercial^® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker Commercial brand has been a premier provider of real estate, recognized globally as a company that puts the client first while delivering individual, distinctly different service. Coldwell Banker Commercial affiliates cover territory throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Coldwell Banker Commercial is an industry leader in providing commercial real estate solutions that serve the needs of tenants, landlords, sellers and buyers in the leasing, acquisition, disposition and management of all property types. Each office is independently owned and operated. For more information, visit: www.cbcworldwide.com.