Here’s your opportunity to own a large tract of land in Parks, Louisiana, and build your private retreat. This property featuring over 20 acres has not been cleared in case the new owner wants privacy. It would also make a great development. The possibilities are truly endless!

There is about 350 feet of frontage on Hebert Lane Hwy and the property is wider in the back. The property runs along side a sugarcane field and features several large oak trees.

The property is located in the Parks/Breaux Bridge school district and is currently offered for $170,000. A recent appraisal puts the value at $240,000 once cleared. For more information about this available acreage on Hebert Lane Hwy, click here or contact me today!

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Here are some of the activities this week in Lafayette and Acadiana. Have fun and be safe!

67th annual Erath Fourth of July

Erath is hosting it 67th annual days-long July Fourth events, which continue through Thursday. On Wednesday, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie will perform starting at 9:30 p.m.

On the 4th, the celebration begins at 7:30 a.m. with 5K run and 1 mile walk. Area fire departments are set to hold water fights at 10 a.m. in downtown. The July Fourth parade begins off 5 p.m. and music by Louisiana Red begins at 7 p.m., and Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin’ Cajuns take the stage at 9:30 p.m. A fireworks display is set for 9 p.m. For more information, visit erath4.com.

Sugar Mill Pond

In Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville, the celebration starts on Wednesday. Free entertainment will include face painting, pony rides, live music, hot air balloon rides and a fireworks show starting at 9 p.m. For more information, Sugar Mill Pond Town Center, 101 Waterview Road, Youngsville. 856-2323.

ASO presents Red, White and Boom!

In Lafayette, the celebration will be in Parc International with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra hosting its Red, White & BOOM! event, featuring Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band and other musical performances and activities. Gates open at 5 p.m. Admission is $5. Receive one concession ticket for every five non-perishable food items donated to FoodNet.

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band open the show at the Freedom Fest! Stage at 5 p.m. followed by Lafayette’s Bayou Boys at 7 p.m. on the same stage. Interactive children’s music and activities are set for Parc San Souci at 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, and 8:15 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., Chubby Carrier joins the ASO on the Parc International stage. Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m.

Broussard

Fireworks kick off at 9 p.m. at Home Depot, 213 St. Nazaire Road, Broussard. Hot dogs and drinks will be on sale at the store beginning at 5 p.m., with all sales benefiting Miles Perret Cancer Services.

New Iberia

The New Iberia Independence Day Parade is set to begin at 6 p.m., followed by music and fireworks, at Main Street and Bouligny Plaza.

The Iberia Rod & Gun Club is also hosting its annual Saltwater Fishing Rodeo. The event begins at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and ends at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Trophies will be awarded after the closing of the scales Saturday afternoon, and the event ends with a Fais Do Do under the Pavilion featuring Leroy Thomas and The Zydeco Road Runners as well as The Bad Boys Band.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Temperatures have barely started to warm up in Acadiana but our real estate market has been on fire. Home sales in March were higher than sales last July in Acadiana, which was our best month for 2012. In Lafayette parish, March sales were almost as high as July 2012. If this is any indication of what our summer and the rest of the year will be like, it appears that we will be setting real estate records in Lafayette and Acadiana.

Pending home sales keep climbing. I have never seen them this high and pending sales are higher now than they were last June before we set a record month for July.

The demand for homes in Acadiana have put the builders back to work. In Acadiana, 95 of the 396 homes sold were new construction. In Lafayette parish, 84 of the 262 sales were of new homes.

Meanwhile, inventory is not catching up to the high demand and it remains low.

There are still plenty of buyers looking out there if you have been thinking about selling. True, if you wait, your home will be worth a bit more however, if interest rates rise, there will also be less buyers on the market.

If you want to discuss the sale of your home, call or email me today. I’m here to help!

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

I love this time of year in Louisiana when nature comes back to life, days get warmer, and we get to view some of the most beautiful homes by our local builders. The weather is somewhat grey today, however, it is supposed to be perfect this weekend when the 2013 edition of the Parade of Homes begins in Lafayette (April 6, 7, 13, 14, from 1 to 6pm).

The 2013 Parade of Homes will allow you to tour 30 new homes in 18 subdivisions in Lafayette, Youngsville, and Broussard. This year, 24 members of the Acadian Home Builders Association are featuring their work.

You do need a ticket to enter the homes and they are available now for $7 each at both the Johnston St. and Verot School Rd locations of Doug Ashy Building Materials and at the Acadian Home Builder Association on N. Domingue Rd in Lafayette. During the Parade, you will also be able to buy tickets in the Copper Meadows and Village at Broussard subdivisions. Children under 2 are admitted free and all ticket outlets accept cash or check only.

This is the list of this year’s featured subdivisions with link to available homes in each of them. Please note that the homes in the Parade are not necessarily listed yet, some are already sold, and the others will be put on the market during or shortly after the Parade. (A few of the subdivision currently do not have any active listings.)

Lafayette
Acacia Bluff
Boulder Creek
Élan
Island Oaks Plantation
La Bon Vie
La Cheniere
Stonehaven on the River
Tolson Oaks

Broussard
Jordan Estates
Le Triomphe
Mon Jardin
Village at Broussard

Youngsville
Cypress Crossing
Copper Meadows
Fortune Hills
Saddleback Trail
Sugar Mill Pond
Sugarland Estates

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Bonne Journée internationale de la francophonie à tous!

Happy International Francophonies Day to All of You!

Aujourd’hui est la Journée international de la francophonie dans toutes les régions francophones du monde. Ce soir, vous êtes invité à la Cité des Arts (109 Vine Street au centre ville de Lafayette) où il y aura le visionnement d’extraits du documentaire “L’Acadie, l’Acadie” suivi par une conversation sur la franco-responsabilité et la mobilisation avec des acteurs clés du mouvement franco-louisianais.  “L’Acadie, l’Acadie” (1971) documente le mouvement des étudiants de l’Université de Moncton au Nouveau-Brunswick à la fin des années 1960 et leur quête pour les droits linguistiques des francophones dans cette province canadienne.

Le tout commence à 18:30. L’évènement est gratuit et ouvert au public. J’y serai et j’espère voir plusieurs d’entre vous!

Today is International Francophonie Day throughout the French-speaking world. Come celebrate tonight at Cité des Arts (109 Vine Street, downtown Lafayette) with scenes from the 1971 documentary “L’Acadie, l’Acadie,” followed by an open discussion about “franco-responsabilité” and activism with key actors in the Louisiana francophone movement. “L’Acadie, l’Acadie” documents the Université de Moncton students’ movement at the end of the 60s as they sought linguistic rights for French-speakers in New Brunswick, Canada.

The event start at 6:30pm. It is free and open to the public. I will be there and hope to see many of you!

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News