If you are looking for a 4 bedroom home on a few acres of land for your horses, you might want to take a look at 3525 W. Gloria Switch Road (Hwy 98) in the Scott, LA area. This home features 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2225 square feet of living area, and it sits on 5.5 fenced acres. This property is currently priced thousands below its appraised value at $347,500 and represents a great buy.

 

The owner/seller is a colleague of mine. She built this home a couple of years ago as a “forever home” and it shows in the attention to details throughout the house. The kitchen features exotic and rare blue pearl granite, while the bathrooms have beautiful hand painted glass vessel bowls. The home is also super energy efficient which means low utility bills.

The property has a Church Point address but don’t be fooled. It is located just north of Scott, near the intersection of Hwy 93 and Gloria Switch (Hwy 98) and right across the street from Oakridge Estates.

For more information about 3525 W Gloria Switch in the Scott area, visit this link. If you would like to view this property, do not hesitate to contact me.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Home sales were up in Acadiana for the fifth consecutive month while they were slightly down in Lafayette parish for May (245 sales in May compared to 258 in April).

The number of home sales pending is also slightly down in Acadiana from the middle of May when it was at 743. As of now, it is 735, which is still higher than what we have seen in the past few years. In June 2011, for example, there were 498 home sales pending in Acadiana. Today, we have that many sales pending in Lafayette parish alone.

The graph above illustrates well the shrinking of the inventory in Lafayette parish due to the latest rise in home sales pending.

You have questions about the market or want to know how you make your home sell faster, don’t hesitate to contact me.

 

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

If you are looking for a 5 bedroom home in the Lafayette area, please take a look at 116 Concerto Crest in Amy Estates, in Duson. This home features close to 3500 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a large bonus room above the garage, and a shop with garage door and extra covered parking for all your toys. For other 5 bedrooms houses in the Lafayette area, click here.

The gourmet kitchen features granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, refrigerator matching the cabinets and extra sink in the island.

What I love about this home is that it has something for every one in the family. The shop/man cave features a full size garage door and extra covered parking for all the toys. There is also a two-car garage attached to the house.

And this one is sure to please the little people in the family!

For more information about 116 Concerto Crest and more pictures, visit this link. For other homes available in Amy Estates, use this link (116 Concerto Crest is the only home currently listed, but the link is updated daily so bookmark it if you like the neighborhood).

 

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

We just listed this wonderful home at 108 Wisteria in Lafayette this weekend. Located in the middle of town, near Ambassador and Wal Mart (off of Bonaire), this home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2000 square feet of living area, two large living rooms and a fenced-in back yard with a kennel for the furry members of your family.

The kitchen is centrally located and surrounded by the dinning room and the two living areas, which makes it a great house to entertain. The kitchen has been updated with a beautiful tile back splash and stainless steel appliances.

For more information about 108 Wisteria in Lafayette and more pictures, please visit this link.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Yes, June 1st is the beginning of the hurricane season here in Louisiana and in the Atlantic. And while hurricanes make for good satellite photography, we are all happy looking at archive images of past hurricanes. The one pictured below is Ivan in 2004.

If you are new to a hurricane area, you should probably take a few minutes to read about hurricane preparedness. This week was actually Hurricane Preparedness Week. For information about what you can do to prepare now and shortly before a storm, visit the National Hurricane Center.

As your Realtor, I also need to remind you to check your insurance and your coverage. If you need to change something, now is the time to do it.

If you are currently in the process of buying a home, make sure you activate (and possibly pay) for your insurance as soon as you can. If your insurance is not in place and a named storm enters the Gulf, you will not be able get coverage and you will not be able to close on your home until the storm is gone.

Wishing everyone a hurricane free hurricane season!

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News