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Is Buying a New Orleans Condo Right for You?

Existing home sales rose nationally throughout 2013 – and included in those numbers were a good many condominiums. If 2014 will find you investigating the market for a new home, it may be time to give condo living a serious thought.  Buying a condo in New Orleans can provide many of the benefits of home ownership minus much of the worry that goes with keeping your property. Of course, whether buying a condo is the right housing solution depends on the buyer as well as the particular condo itself – but there are some generalities usually hold true.

Most condominiums include a variety of amenities for the owners. There may be an on-site fitness center, or a pool. Owners may also have access to a club room, or even other features that some of the larger upscale developments offer, such as on-site shopping, hair salons and concierge services.

Whether you call it an ‘amenity’ or not, never having to shovel snow, mow the lawn or worry about property upkeep is certainly welcomed by many. If you are buying a condo in New Orleans, you’re usually buying everything from the drywall inwards – the rest is owned by the development.

Those amenities don’t come for free. Typically, you’ll be required to make payments to the Homeowner’s Association, or HOA. These fees can be tiny or considerable: ranging from a couple hundred dollars a year to as much as four figures a month. The variation in those numbers make it mandatory to include the HOA fees in your budget when you’re shopping for a condo. Your savings on home insurance and property taxes can be given back in HOA fees.

Many people are drawn to condo living principally because of the accompanying worry-free lifestyle. You get your own living space, are free to modify it, and are working towards owning it rather than just paying rent. However, this lifestyle isn’t right for everyone: you sacrifice a degree of privacy, and don’t have your own yard.

The luxury of condo living will only be enjoyed if you’re comfortable with the lifestyle that goes with buying a condo. Then, if you do think you might be a buying a condo in New Orleans this year, call me to review today’s best inventory!

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Metairie Holiday Season Makes a December to Remember

This year, the first early signs of Metairie’s holiday season didn’t seem to arrive too early, maybe because Christmas rushed in so soon after Thanksgiving (which somehow also landed smack dab at the start of Hanukkah).

Still, by now the familiar holiday music has been being played long enough that it’s hard to believe there is a man, woman or child left who hasn’t had at least one moment when some familiar chord didn’t summon up a sudden flood of memories. Whether those memories were of a family gathering just last year, or of one from the distant past, the holiday season means something unique and special to all of us.

However your family celebrates their Metairie holiday season, be it Christmas, Hanukkuh, Kwanza or simply the Holidays, you have to agree there is something about this corner of the year that borders on magic. Little kids don’t have to be reminded of that, just mention the word “December” any time between April and November, and the eager chatter about presents, visiting plans, or Santa (or presents again) are bound to erupt. December without the decorations, the cheerful colored lights, the cookies (thanks everyone, for those cookies!), the candy canes and gatherings of family and friends…without those, December would be just another month.

Even when the shopping and traveling and all the other sometimes too-frenetic preparations threaten to drive us half to distraction, I for one have to admit this time of year serves as a replenishing break from the relentless march of everyday. And whether it results in a spiritual moment or a festive celebration (or both!), it also creates an occasion when families allow themselves a special pause to just be together — if events allow, at the same table — or even if not, in spirit…an likely, also on the jammed-to-capacity cell phone and internet circuits!

So please allow me to wish you all the warmth and good cheer this moment can bring. Thank you for making my and my family’s year as bright as it has been. And for you and yours, may this year’s Metairie holiday season bring a sleigh full of warmth, peace, joy and love!

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Home Values and More in Metairie Club Garden

Understand the difference between "listing prices" (what sellers are asking for) and "sold prices" (what buyers are willing to pay).

By comparing these price trends, you'll have a good idea of where the market is heading. The median listing and sold property prices are calculated based on the market activity each month.

Some sales are not immediately available from public records. As they become available, the data are updated.

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Things To Do This Weekend In New Orleans!

Joy Theater presents, Lightwire: A Very Electric Christmas

Saturday Dec 21st 

Tickets can be purchased at the door starting at 2:00pm

Show starts at 3:00pm

Tickets range from $30-$90

Valet parking is also available

For all ages- A tale of a young bird and his holiday adventures.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Contemporary Arts Center.

The Broadway musical, "Sister Act" at the Saenger Theater

Friday Dec 20th at 8:00pm

Saturday Dec 21st at 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sunday Dec 22nd at 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Grenadine McGunkle's Double-Wide Christmas

A comedy about a beauty and talent pageant.

Friday Dec 20th at 8:30pm

Tickets are $25 

The 8th Annual "Last Stop Shop"

Frenchmen Art Market

Friday Dec 20th from 7:00pm-1:00am

Prytania Theater Midnight Movie

"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

Friday Dec 20th 12:00am

Saturday Dec 21st 12:00am

Wear your ugly Christmas sweaters and BYOB.

Ballet Hysell's "The Nutcracker"

Jefferson Performing Arts Center

Saturday Dec 21st 7:30pm & Sunday Dec 22nd 3:00pm

Annual Caroling in Jackson Square

Sunday Dec 22nd 7:00pm

Candles and song sheets will be provided.

Free and open to the public.

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Metairie Empty Nest Phenomenon Brings Multiple Opportunities

The kids are gone. Your big house seems either dreadfully empty or just plain wasteful.  Congrats: you are officially in possession of a Metairie empty nest! Now it’s time to consider where and how you want to live next.

When Do You Sell?

It's not a bad time to be selling in Metairie—but since you will be buying, too, you would have to deduce that it might not be the perfect time to be on that side of the table. When you are swapping your full-sized family home for a snug nest for two, you want to get full value for your old home without paying too much for the new one. If you can swing it, you may want to buy before you sell. That puts you in control of the time factor, providing freedom to hold out for a prime offer while you find new digs at a reasonable price.

What Will You Need?

Another challenge that goes with the Metairie empty nest situation is the need to accurately foresee future needs. One of the great things about downsizing is the possibility of trading size for features that used to be impractical. Smaller homes with maintenance packages and ranch-style designs ideal for empty nesters and retirees who favor more accessible layouts and community amenities.

How Do You “Dispose” of Your Stuff?

When you think about saying goodbye to your Metairie empty nest, you soon realize it’s not quite empty enough. You just don’t need all that accumulated stuff—so after you’ve offered the kids the opportunity to take what they’d like, the best strategies usually combine charitable giving and auctions or yard sales. There’s a lot of utility left in many of the things you don’t need any more, and it would be a shame for it to end up in a landfill.

If you're considering buying or selling in Metairie in the coming year, it's not too early to contact me for a consultation. Good luck…and happy nesting!  

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2014 Home Design Trends

Curb-less showers are a growing trend in home design. Leaving out the doors and curtains is a new twist on a modern bathroom. 

Also trending are stand-alone bath tubs. They take up less room, and are a visually interesting way to jazz up your next renovation. 

Many of our treasured devices charge using a USB power cord. Now you can have a USB port right in your power outlet with a U-Socket. The U-Socket has multiple USB ports and standard 3-prong all in one outlet! It also features a sensor that turns the power off when your device is fully charged. 

Pops of bright color are “in.” Appliances, furniture, and accent walls are brightening up the living space. 

If you prefer a softer palate, go for a relaxed approach to modern design. While stone, metal, and wood continue to be popular choices, trends are favoring modest designs with raw and earthy tones. 

Multi-generation accommodations are another emerging trend in home design, such as walk-in bathtubs, and wall-mounted sinks for wheelchair access.

Motion sensing faucets and lighting are in demand!

Eco-friendly is “all the rage!”

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Canal Street Holiday Reindeer Run & Romp This Saturday!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013

Where: Canal Street, beginning and ending at the Riverwalk Spanish Plaza
When: Registration 8:00 a.m., Race Start 9:00 a.m.

Calling all kids! The Downtown Development District and Entergy present the annual holiday fun run for kids on Canal Street! Rudolph, Santa and friends will jingle their bells to signal the start of the race. Participants will receive antlers, a race t-shirt and a bag of holiday goodies. After the race, “Romp” around the Riverwalk’s Spanish Plaza and enjoy healthy activities like yoga for kids & parents, pictures with Santa, music, games, crafts and more.

Visit http://www.canalstreetholiday.com/events.html for more information and upcoming events!

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Panama Canal Expansion Project Bringing More Growth to New Orleans

It has been almost 100 years since the Panama Canal was completed. It is still considered an engineering marvel. Since its creation, the world of global shipping has changed and the old canal is now too small for massive cargo ships.

The nation of Panama is investing six billion dollars to widen and deepen the canal. The new and improved Panama Canal is scheduled to be in operation by April 2015 and will be able to accommodate ships as long as four football fields carrying 1,300 containers.

 “It’s definitely a game changer for the industry,” says Chief Operating Officer of the Port of Seattle.

The expansion will double the waterway’s capacity and channel more and larger ships to the gulf. It's is expected to double the container volume to the Port of New Orleans by the year 2028. 66% of the traffic from the Panama Canal flows to and from the U.S. and 12% of that comes from the gulf alone.

The Port of New Orleans is well prepared for the increase in volume. New Orleans already has the 2^nd largest container volume in the gulf. Improvements have been made to the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal including; modern facilities, 2 new custom designed cranes, and five additional acres of marshaling yard where loaded containers are kept. The Napoleon Avenue Intermodal Railroad Improvement Project is a 20 million dollar modernization which is set to be completed in 2014. Plans are already in the works to double the capacity of the Port of New Orleans by 2020.

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New Orleans is the comeback city of the country

NEW ORLEANS — Population-wise, New Orleans is the comeback city of the country.

Forbes Magazine just ranked the Big Easy the fastest growing city in America since 2007.
It had a long way to go after losing more than half its nearly 500,000 residents after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Forbes credits two things for the city’s rapid growth, a partial rebound effect and what is called a “striking economic revival.”
“The thing that brings most people from one region to another is job growth,” said Allison Plyer, director of the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. “So, people can’t return unless there are jobs for them to come to.”
“In 2007, we were really getting into our quote, recovery and return mode, post-Katrina,” said New Orleans demographer Greg Rigamer. “So, it is fully understandable that we would have an accelerated rate of growth. Clearly, more residents are returning than new people. There isn’t any doubt about that.”
According to Forbes, New Orleans grew 28 percent to 370,00 residents in the past five years. That’s about 80 percent of the city’s pre-Katrina population.
“We are seeing economic growth in multiple areas in our community, primarily fueled by the investments that have been made post-Katrina,” said Rigamer.
Young professionals, 18 to 34, are the fastest growing segment in New Orleans. But studies show that the middle demographic, 35 to 50, is actually on the decline in the city.
“Insuring that our schools continue to improve, addressing the crime issue, these are going to be fundamental to ensuring that we grow not only at the top and bottom end of the demographic spectrum, but also in the middle,” said Michael Hecht, president and CEO of the economic development group Greater New Orleans, Inc.
There is now expected to be another wave of people flocking to New Orleans when the new University and Veterans Administration Hospitals open over the next few years in the city’s emerging Bio-Medical Corridor.
“We’re trending in the right direction,” said Hecht. “What’s happening here is not just a population rebound that was going to happen, regardless. But people are voting with their feet because of the opportunity that you have in the new, New Orleans.”
“I think you will see a lot of job opportunity at a high level, a high salary,” said Rigamer. “You’ll see people coming to fill those jobs.”
“The Bio-Medical Corridor certainly could attract more people from the suburban areas,” said Plyer. “That’s part of creating those amenities that make the city the attractive place to live rather than the suburbs.”



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Colonial Country Club Landowner Proposes Limitations on Development - The New Orleans Advocate

Colonial Country Club landowner proposes limitations on development

SPACE FOR PARK, DRAINAGE PROPOSED

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