Almost all the sellers I meet these days want to know if they should wait until the spring to list their home. I tell them all the same thing: our inventory is low right now therefore there is less competition, and we have 473 homes pending in the area, including 305 in Lafayette parish alone. Your home could be one of those. Not to mention that buyers are out looking; I’ve shown properties to 4 different buyers this past week.

We usually think of the spring as the season for real estate, much like we think of the spring as the season for baby animals. On our farm however, babies are born whenever they’re ready and that is usually not in the spring. Two nights ago was one one of the coldest night we’ve had so far this year and that’s when this baby calf decided it was time. Same is true for buyers. When they find the right home, they don’t care what season we’re in.

It is true that more real estate is bought/sold in the spring and summer but buyers buy year round, much like baby animals are born year round. If you’re ready to sell, there’s really no time like now to put your home on the market!

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Yes, it is a real car up in the tree. This car has been there for as long as I can remember (15+years). My husband says that there used to be another car in that tree when he was a child. Why they keep putting cars in the tree, I’m not sure. To make people talk, perhaps?

I was tempted to say “only in Louisiana” but I’m sure there are other cars in trees somewhere. If you want to see the car in the tree for yourself, it is on Hwy 82, just north of Abbeville.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

If you are looking for property in Vermilion parish to build a nice home, you need to consider Bayou Marron Subdivision just south of Abbeville and about 5 minutes from downtown. Located off of S. Henry, Bayou Marron is a small oasis filled with mature trees along Coulee Kinney and just a few feet away from the Vermilion River.

One of the lots I just listed (above) has water frontage and is .65 acre. It is available for $30,000. The lot next to it is also available. It is .81 acre and listed for $14,000. These two lots are on Rue de Bayou, near the cul-de-sac.

I also listed 3 lots on Avenue des Chenes, the other street in Bayou Marron. These lots are about 1/2 acre each and are available for $18,000. If you are a builder, the seller is willing to negotiate a great deal on all five lots.

The minimum square footage in the subdivision is 2000, and 2880 for a two-story home. There are currently two beautiful homes in the subdivision.

Click here for more information about these lots in Bayou Marron Subdivision or contact me.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

There is still quite a bit of sugarcane burning going on in Vermilion parish these days. I’m thinking it’s probably close to the end but every day this week, I’ve seen the dark smoke clouds in the skies around our home in Maurice.

Some of you may wonder why farmers burn the sugarcane in the first place. According to LSU Ag Center, there are several reasons: lower cost of production and more efficient harvesting of the cane, it reduces the amount of cane being transported and thereby reduces the number of hauling trucks on public roads (less wear and tear of the roads), and it also increases the yield of sugar while improving the quality of the sugar.

Farmers have been growing sugarcane for more than 200 years in Louisiana. The sugar industry is important here as more than 30,000 people are employed by it and it contributes about $2 billion to our economy.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Southern Living is taking your votes right now and until January 31st for the South’s Tastiest Town Award. As I write this, Lafayette is leading by roughly 5,000 votes.

There is no doubt in my mind that we live in food heaven here in Lafayette and Acadiana. As a friend of mine commented, “You can get better food (plate lunches, boudin, meat pies…) at gas stations in the Lafayette area than most restaurants in most US cities….really. Enough said.”

Vote early and vote often! Every one can vote daily on this one.

Visit Southern Living tastiest town award page to cast your vote.

Originally Posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News