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Market breakdowns:Jefferson Parish East Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Jefferson Parish West Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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4 H O M E B U Y E R S ’ G U I D E 2 0 0 9

THE NEW ORLEANS REGION’S realestate professionals have been on a rollercoaster ride the past couple of years.

It started with a rapid climb in 2006 aspeople who were flooded out of their homesby Hurricane Katrina scrambled to find dryproperties. That frenzy carried over into2007, but as the economy started to weak-en, so did the business. And by the end of2008, the market was struggling.

The number of homes sold in 2008dropped 23 percent compared with 2007,while the average selling price dropped amere 1.5 percent to $207,685. Agents wereonly able to sell $1.7 billion in residential realestate in 2008,down 22.7 percent from 2007.

The only statistic to rise between 2007and 2008 was the average time a home sat onthe market — and that’s not a good thing.

But talking with Realtors, they’re opti-mistic about 2009. Many have seen the yearget off to a great start and expect the market toimprove through the rest of the year, thanksin part to several factors: historically lowmortgage rates, a flurry of federal, state andparish financial assistance programs,and sell-ers becoming more realistic in pricing.

Only time will tell.•

News Editor Christian Moises can bereached at 293-9249 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Realtors optimistic as aidrolls in, interest rates fall

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MARKET AT A GLANCEThe New Orleans area, comprised of Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John andSt. Tammany parishes, saw the average selling price of homes drop 1.5 percent from 2007 to 2008.

2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 8,195 10,645 (23 percent)Average selling price $207,695 $210,873 (1.5 percent)Volume $1.7 billion $2.2 billion (22.7 percent)Average days on market 95 80 18.75 percent

Source: New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors. (decrease)

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In Carolyn Talbert’s 23 years as a Realtor, she has expe-rienced her share of roller coaster rides through the

homebuyers’ market.Talbert said she averages $20 million to $25 million in

home sales every year. In 2006, that number hit $43 million.“People from Lakeview

and St. Bernard who had losttheir homes were just buyingup property, anything theycould get their hands on, andwe had the homes for sale in

Metairie. It was a crazy year for Realtors,” said Talbert, anagent in Keller Williams Realty’s Metairie office.

But the market slowed in 2007 and 2008, and Talbertfinished with just $18 million in sales in 2007 and $22 mil-lion in 2008.

Backed by the strength of higher-priced homes in sub-urban Metairie, Kenner and River Ridge, the East Bank ofJefferson Parish traditionally has been one of the region’sstronger housing markets.

Despite its traditional strong sales year over year, how-ever, the area has not been able to withstand the sameeffects that have hit the national housing market, includingan economic recession, oversupply of homes and creditlending problems.

Talbert, who feels 2009 will be better, is projecting shewill finish around her average of $25 million this year. Shehas noticed more activity in the first three months of theyear, adding that low interest rates, more assistance pro-grams coming online and homes listed in the market at amore realistic selling price will help increase activity.

Craig Mirambell, owner of Mirambell Realty inMetairie, said sellers are told if they price their house atmarket value, the typical time on the market is about threeto five months, while homes priced less than the marketvalue take two to three months, and homes priced morethan market value usually do not sell, sit on the market andare eventually reduced.

“People still want to sell their homes higher than themarket value out there and don’t want to believe the statis-tics or cut their losses and bring down the prices a little bit,”Mirambell said. “It’s a different ball game than previousyears. They have a whole listing of homes on the market tochoose from, so they can look at one prospect, sleep on it,then see another prospect and take a longer time to buy.”

In the Jefferson Parish East Bank housing market, any-thing in Metairie around $200,000 and less will sell quick-

ly, Mirambell said, adding that areas doingwell are between Lake and West Esplanadeavenues; the Ridgedale area; nearCauseway Boulevard and TranscontinentalDrive; and near Airline Drive and AirlinePark.

Arthur Sterbcow, president of Latterand Blum Realtors, said most of the salesfall between $150,000 and $200,000because that reflects what the population’saverage income can afford.

“The bulk of home sales will overlap theeconomic characteristics of your popula-

tion,” he said.The statistics support Sterbcow’s claim.According to the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of

Realtors, as of March 4, there were 3,200 active listings on theEast Bank in Jefferson Parish with 202.3 homes sold permonth. Of those homes sold, there were 84 homes sold permonth in the $100,000 to $200,000 price range; 54 homessold per month in the $200,000 to $300,000 range; 23 homessold per month in the $300,000 to $400,000 range; and 13homes sold per month in the more than $400,000 price range.

There is a 34.3-month supply of homes in the$400,000 to $500,000 price range and a 41-month supplyof homes in the $500,000 to $750,000 price range, com-pared with an 11-month supply for homes priced between$140,000 and $225,000.•

M A R K E T A T A G L A N C E

Jefferson Parish East Bank2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 1,450 1,789 (18.9 percent)Average selling price $247,264 $255,663 (3.3 percent)Volume $344 million $457.4 million (24.8 percent)Average days on market 98 77 27.3 percent


EAST BANK

By Tommy SantoraContributing Writer

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JeffersonParish

Mirambell Realty owner Craig Mirambell displays brochures at one of his Kenner listings.

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Jeanne Renton is convinced West Bank real estate is in aworld of its own, usually unaffected by larger national eco-

nomic trends.“I have seen this happen before,” said

Renton, a Keller Williams agent with listingson the West Bank. “The economy in otherplaces may be going through big changes,like it is now, while the West Bank marketremains steady.”

Craig Mirambell Jr. agrees.“There have always been pockets of the West Bank that

have done well, no matter what is going on with the nationaleconomy,” said the owner of Mirambell Realty, which has list-

ings on both sides of the Mississippi River.“The market in this area went down in 2008, but so did

everywhere else,” Mirambell said. “But nowthings have picked up. It’s ahead of where therest of the country is.”

Picking up in the first quarter of 2009means the market for houses in the$150,000 to $250,000 range is hot, with

anything priced more than $250,000 also doing well, butusually slower to move.

Properties priced less than $150,000 are also strong, saidSylvia Marie, a broker with Green Gate Realty in Westwego,who’s sold three houses in that category so far this year: one

for $103,000, a second for $125,000 and thethird for $135,000.

“I think in the last quarter people were justfeeling cautious, what with the election andthe economy being so much in the news. Butnow, from what I am seeing, they are willingto make a decision.”

The lower-end market for houses pricedat $100,000 or less is smaller, although thereare some foreclosure listings in that pricerange. But Realtors caution that many houseslisted less than $100,000 on the West Bank

could be in a state of extensive disrepair, making it likely that abank or mortgage company may require a larger loan thatwould also reflect the costs to renovate the property.

“Just because a property is in foreclosure does not auto-matically mean it’s distressed,” said Bob Van Der Akker, anagent with Wayne Songy and Associates Real Estate.

“There are a wide range of foreclosed properties on theWest Bank and throughout the metro area,” said Van DerAkker. “Some are in beautiful condition and ready for peopleto move in.”

But a growing population on the West Bank may also becontributing to a stable real estate market. Although the mostrecent U.S. Census reports of West Bank cities such asMarrero, Westwego and Gretna record the 2005 Katrina exo-dus, Renton said she is seeing “more people coming back tothe area.”

Real estate demand may also be helped by a decreasingcrime rate. According to statistics compiled earlier this year bythe Westwego and Gretna police departments,overall crime inboth cities dropped by more than 10 percent in 2008.

That can only be a good trend, Van Der Akker said, addingthat one of the biggest challenges to selling property in thisarea in the past has been the crime rate.

“Or rather the perception that crime is higher there than inother parts of the metro area,” he said.•

Jefferson Parish WEST BANK

Jeanne Renton, a Keller Williams agent with listings on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish, has been through recessions before and finds the West Bank real estate market is usually unaf-fected by national economic trends.

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By Garry BoulardContributing Writer

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Jefferson Parish West Bank2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 1,094 1,418 (22.8 percent)Average selling price $148,776 $164,319 (9.5 percent)Volume $162.8 million $233 million (30.1 percent)Average days on market 87 70 24.3 percent



Up against a slow local recovery and a national recession,real estate on the East Bank of Orleans Parish is proving

its relative resilience. In 2008, the Big Easy mainland was theonly area in the region where homes gained value — and thetrend appears to be holding steady for 2009.

In February, the averageselling price of a home was$166,831, up 8.2 percentfrom $154,140 a year earlier.This represents a larger appre-ciation than the parishwideaverage for 2008, when single-

family home values increased an average of 4.4 percent. Andwhile 32 percent fewer homes sold this February — 101 com-pared with 149 in 2008 — the amount of time it took units tosell crept down 48 hours to 105 days from 107 days.

Put together, the indicators paint a picture of a market that,while certainly not booming, is at least strong enough to with-stand another year or two of economic retreat.

“We’re surviving, and we’ll keep on surviving,” said EricBouler, a Prudential Gardner Realtor who sells primarily inthe Warehouse District, the French Quarter and Uptown.

This is not to say the market is all roses in the CrescentCity. With the national economy in turmoil, many people whotwo years ago were buying second homes or condos arechoosing to rent instead, Bouler said.

“Last year it was young professionals buying. This year,they are scared and they are renting,” he said.

Meanwhile, the tightened loan standards imposed after thesubprime mortgage crisis have made buying homes more dif-ficult for people with below-average credit, even in states suchas Louisiana where subprime loans were never widespread.

This means slow sales in working-class neighborhoodssuch as Hoffman Triangle or the 7th Ward, where manypotential buyers earn below-average incomes and have lowcredit scores.

“The demand is for houses priced between $150,000and $200,000, but then many of the people who are look-ing at these houses are having trouble closing becausethey can’t get the right loan,” said Latter and Blum RealtorRose Fogarty.

One salvo — a $30 million forgivable soft second mortgageprogram recently unveiled by the New Orleans FinanceAuthority — has brokers hopeful they will close on more deals

in 2009. Fogarty, for one, said she has seen more interest inLakeview since the soft second mortgage program, which isnot restricted to low-income buyers, was announced.

“People are starting to realize that they cango back to Lakeview and use the city’sgrants,” Fogarty said.

Another hopeful sign came near the endof last year, when Louisiana State Universityand the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairsannounced they were moving forward withthe development of a $1.2 billion hospitalcampus in lower Mid-City.

While officials expect construction of thehospitals to take seven years, real estate pro-fessionals expect the massive development to

attract new investment and shore values in the areas surround-ing downtown.

“It should help us regain the professional population thatwe lost after Katrina,” real estate broker Lex Kelso said.

A newcomer to real estate, Kelso built his first four-unitdevelopment, Washington Avenue Condominiums in theIrish Channel, in 2008. These days, he is marketing three ofthe airy, wood-floored units himself, while living in the fourth.

Kelso remains optimistic he will be able to sell the high-end units at his list price of $329,000, though they haveattracted fewer potential buyers than he anticipated when hebroke ground a year and a half ago.

“I thought they would fly off the shelves,” he said. “Theyaren’t. At this point, it looks like I could be owning them forlonger than I expected — and bargaining longer, too.”•

EAST BANK


Orleans Parish East Bank2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 1,976 2,700 (26.8 percent)Average selling price $209,923 $184,889 13.5 percentVolume $414.8 million $499.2 million (16.9 percent)Average days on market 98 90 8.9 percent


By Ariella CohenContributing Writer

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OrleansParish

Prudential Gardner Realtor Eric Bouler finds that with the recession, many professionals who two years ago were buyingsecond homes or condos are choosing to rent instead.

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The good times may just be over for real estate profession-als in Algiers and English Turn.

After Hurricane Katrina, interest in homes on the WestBank of Orleans Parish surged as people fromparts of the city that flooded flocked to thehigher ground across the river. By the springafter the storm, the average selling price hadhiked 14 percent from $180,544 to $206,005.The average listing price had jumped 23.4percent from $229,106 to $282,875. Butwhile the average selling price of $207,472 in Februaryremains well above pre-Katrina averages, Realtors say saleshave slowed to a trickle, and that in many neighborhoodsprices are leveling off or dropping.

“I’ve been in the businesses for 38 years,and this is the worstI’ve seen it,” said Betty Poche, a Prudential Gardner Realtor

who has worked in English Turn throughout her career.Poche recently was taking a potential renter to look at one of

the high-end gated community’s sprawling villas.After monthsof being listed on the market for $599,000, thepalatial suburban home was now for rent withan asking price of $3,500 a month. Years ago,such an arrangement would have been highlyunlikely in the coveted subdivision.

“But in this market though, we are lookingfor relief,” Poche said.

In March, 43 English Turn houses, about 10 percent of thecommunity’s residences, were for sale, she said. While thenumber of for-sale signs is “about average,” she said the mar-ket’s tepid response to the palatial houses is not.

“It’s always been a turnover market,so the number of hous-es for sale doesn’t frighten me. What frightens me is the lack of

buyers. No one is transferring here for work.There aren’t as many doctors as there werebefore the storm. No one is moving in,”Poche said. “If we don’t start selling, thehouses are going to pile up and we are goingto have a problem.”

The stats paint a rosier picture. The aver-age house sold on the Orleans West Bank inFebruary changed hands for 17.7 percentmore than one year earlier when the averageprice was $176,151. The number of homessold in the month showed a minimal increase

from 17 in February 2008 to 18 in 2009.Lisa Heindel, a Realtor who works out of Keller Williams

Realty’s West Bank office, said that while she pays attentionto the numbers, she makes sure to judge each neighborhoodseparately.

For instance,she said, in the section of Algiers that includesTall Timbers subdivision and Aurora Gardens, single-familyhome prices were down 4 percent for January and February,compared with the same period last year.

“But in the older part of Algiers including Algiers Point andaround (Federal City), prices are pretty steady,” she added.

Like Poche, Heindel is concerned about how English Turnwill fare as the recession continues to unfold.

There were 43 sales in 2007 in the subdivision,but only 26in 2008.

“There is not quite the market for high-end homes thatthere was before,” she said.

Latter and Blum Realtor Stephanie Benson said thebiggest differences now compared with three years ago areinventory and attitude. With so many more rehabbedhomes on the market and the economy in a recession,“everyone’s attitude has changed. The buyers know thesellers are between a rock and a hard place and they areusing that to their advantage.”

Benson estimates that prices have dropped by an average of20 percent to 30 percent since the storm.

“If a house isn’t priced right, it will sit,” she said. “We havea lot of inventory to diminish.”•

Orleans Parish

Latter and Blum Realtor StephanieBenson, at a listing in Algiers Point,estimates home prices have droppedby an average of 20 percent to 30percent since Hurricane Katrina.

WEST BANK


Orleans Parish West Bank2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 354 466 (24 percent)Average selling price $183,142 $212,638 (13.9 percent)Volume $64.8 million $99.1 million (34.6 percent)Average days on market 113 96 17.7 percent


By Ariella CohenContributing Writer

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Originally from Jefferson Parish, Wendy Benedetto movedto St.Charles Parish 21 years ago and never looked back.

As a residential real estate agent who hasbeen selling homes in the River Parishes formore than 10 years, she urges others to sharein the same allure she found in the area.

“We’re away from all the hustle and bustle.I’m from Kenner, and I have hardly any reasonto go out there anymore. I do everything I canhere,” said Benedetto, a Realtor with ERA Stirling Propertieswho works out of the company’s Destrehan office.

But while the River Parishes — St. Charles, St. John theBaptist and St. James parishes — saw an influx of residentsduring the past three years who were flooded out of theirhomes during Hurricane Katrina, Benedetto said many ofthose people are beginning to return home.

“What we’re seeing is some more houses on the marketright now because they’ve rebuilt and they’re going back,”Benedetto said.

Benedetto’s observations corroborate with the newlyreleased Census data,which show Orleans Parish’s populationgrowing, while the populations in St. Charles, St. John and St.James parishes have declined between 2007 and 2008.

“I don’t find people, unless they’re from Lakeview orChalmette, moving here unless they’re from here,” Benedettosaid. “I find that if people are moving, it’s from out of state,they’re being relocated or they’re moving from one subdivi-

sion to another.”In addition to people returning to their

Katrina-recovering neigh-borhoods, other real estateagents such as Byron Bellew attribute buyers’hesitations to the recession.

“They are concerned about making anymoves until they feel more comfortable that theeconomy is on the right track,” Bellew said.

Bellew, broker and manager of the Keller Williams office inLaPlace, said home prices are continuing to fall slightly afterreaching a peak right after Katrina, estimating average homeprices on the West Bank of St. Charles Parish at $238,000, theEast Bank of St. Charles Parish at $222,000 and St. JohnParish at $161,000.

But despite relatively low prices, Bellew said the sharpincrease in insurance rates can render otherwise affordablehomes out of a prospective buyer’s range.

“Insurance is always a factor. Prices range from $1,000 to$5,000 or more per year, depending on the specific addressand insurance company,” Bellew said. “Adding $300 to $400per month to a buyer’s monthly payment can easily make ahome beyond the reach of the buyer.”

However, as Benedetto pointed out, homebuyers in theRiver Parishes can qualify for programs including the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s rural development loan, whichoffers up to 100 percent financing and requires no down pay-

ment or private mortgage insurance.“There’s lots of programs that people don’t know that are

out there that can help them. Some of these houses you canget with little or nothing down,” Benedetto said.

“I think they’re getting great rates right now. (Prices) mightcome down more,but then it’s going to go back up and they’regoing to miss the boat,” Benedetto said. “Right now, it’s a buy-ers’ market, and they need to get out here and do their shop-ping because summer is coming and that’s when more inven-tory is coming in. But the good ones go quick.”

In addition to relatively low prices for first-time buyers andstarter homes, the River Parishes have some deals on historicproperties as well.

Ernesto Caldeira, a Realtor with Dorian Bennett Sotheby’s,said the River Parishes offer some unique opportunities forthose interested in historic properties in a rural setting.

Like Benedetto, Caldeira said that most who are interestedin his River Parishes listings have some sort of community tieto the area, such as a family connection or a strong bond.

“Several people who have looked at it were born in thearea, moved away, moved to Houston or somewhere backhome, and would like to have a little spot back where thingsare familiar.”•

Byron Bellew, broker and manager of the Keller Williams LaPlace office, stages a home in Ormond with his wife and partner, Janina-Kinler.

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River ParishesM A R K E T A T A G L A N C E

River Parishes East Bank2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 661 803 (17.7 percent)Average selling price $187,552 $195,386 (4 percent)Volume $124 million $156.9 million (21 percent)Average days on market 93 70 32.9 percent


By Leah BartosContributing Writer

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Citing residents’ will to rebuild and the new federallybacked loan programs to help them do so, real estate

agents focusing on St. Bernard Parish are hopeful the area’shousing market will boom again.

The area’s continuing recovery from the 2005 hurri-cane season, coupled withnew challenges from thenationwide economic down-turn, might seem to bodepoorly for the future of St.Bernard’s housing market.But some Realtors, including

St. Bernard native Liz Stroebel, believe lessons learnedfrom Hurricane Katrina and the recession have created anew consciousness of responsibility.

“Of all the markets I work in, I’m really hopeful about St.Bernard because I get more activity from the buyers, and thebuyers are more educated after all that has happened,” saidStroebel, a Latter and Blum real estate agent with listingsthroughout the New Orleans Metro area. “That’s what thiswhole crisis has created — people are more educated abouttheir money and know that they have to be really careful withwhat they’re spending.”

And, Stroebel said, for those looking for an affordablehome, there are many to choose from in St. Bernard.

“You can move into a home, totally renovated, and get it forunder $150,000. Where else can you find that?” she said.

Most of the listings are between $120,000 and $140,000,with just less than 400 units available in a community that isnow about half the size of its 70,000 pre-storm population.And while there are still some ungutted and unrenovatedproperties available — which start at nearly $20,000 —Stroebel pointed out that most homes are ready to live in. Forthe first couple of years after Katrina, severely flooded proper-ties were the only thing available in St. Bernard Parish.

“You have more people coming back and fixing their hous-es, houses that have been torn down, and you have investorsthat are finished,”said Stroebel,who said she’s working prima-rily with prospective homeowners now,rather than investors orcontractors.

Also contributing to the influx of owner-occupied units isthe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development loan

extended to homebuyers in St. Bernard Parish. The loanoffers 100 percent financing to buyers with credit scores in theupper 600s and requires no money down, provided the buyerdoes not own any other property.

“The main thing about St. Bernard, compared to Orleansor Jefferson Parish,because of the rural devel-opment loan available in St. Bernard Parish,it’s more affordable to your mid- to lower-income buyers, and because of the 100 per-cent financing, it’s easier to get people inthose homes,” said real estate agent BarbaraHallenbeck with Coldwell Banker TECRealtors.

Hallenbeck added that although the sav-ings are significant in St. Bernard — she esti-mated about 30 percent less than comparablehomes in areas such as Metairie or Gentilly —

the threat of another flood is a valid concern.“When you’re in that price point, pretty much everything

you have to choose from (was) flooded,” Hallenbeck said.Cliff Reuther,manager and broker at the Prudential Gardner

office in St. Bernard, also acknowledged that another flood ispossible, but added it is a concern for the entire Gulf South.Besides greatly increased insurance rates — Stroebel saidhomeowners in St. Bernard are paying between $1,200 and$1,600 a year — Reuther said things are returning to normal.

“When you look at St. Bernard Parish three and a halfyears ago, you look at a place that was totally inundated. Now,if you drive the highways — Judge Perez Drive, St. BernardHighway — and if you come at 5 o’clock in the evening andyou’re in a traffic jam coming back to the parish, you realizesomething’s happening,” said Reuther, who has lived in St.Bernard for more than 35 years.

“That’s the best indicator to me.”•

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St. Bernard Parish2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 324 366 (11.5 percent)Average selling price $97,484 $76,818 26.9 percentVolume $31.6 million $28.1 million 12.5 percentAverage days on market 83 77 7.8 percent


By Leah BartosContributing Writer

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Responding to low interest rates, homebuyers in Slidell,Pearl River and larger East St. Tammany Parish are help-

ing to contribute to what some real estate agents characterizeas a resilient early 2009 market.

“I’ve had a great first couple of monthsthis year,” said Brenda Scofield, a Realtorwith ABEK Real Estate in Slidell. “I’veclosed well over $1 million already this year,and that is strong.”

Dianne Seal, a Realtor with Century 21 in Slidell, is notic-ing the same thing and wondering why the local market is notfollowing national trends. “I listen to NPR (National PublicRadio) every day and everything related to the economy is sodepressing,” Seal said. “But when I look around and see whatis going on here locally, it’s an entirely different story.”

Always a strong market, even in past economic down-

turns, Slidell has seen its population increase from 25,695 in2000 to 27,185 in 2007. Nearby Pearl River has enjoyedsimilar growth, with the population jumping from 1,839 in

2000 to 2,179 in 2007.“This has always been a very popular area

for people to move to,” said Debbie McCaslin,also a Realtor with ABEK Real Estate. “I’vebeen working as an agent on the North Shorefor about 20 years, and I’ve never seen a time

when we weren’t growing.”Realtors say the strongest market in East St. Tammany

today is in the $150,000 to $225,000 range. Slower is any-thing between $350,000 and $500,000.

But, Scofield said, “Surprisingly, the $800,000 to $1 mil-lion homes go quick.We had one that was over $3 million,andit went in less than 30 days.”

Low interest rates, averaging between 5percent and 6 percent, are also playing animportant part in East St. Tammany demand,Seal said.

“Even in the early 1980s, when interestrates were around 18 percent, people werebuying homes around here,” she said. “Sowith rates much lower today, the local mar-ket is even stronger.”

Realtors note that a slowdown in the latterpart of 2008 may have been caused in part by

a combination of worsening economic news coupled withanticipation that interest rates might fall below 4 percent earlythis year. When the rate stayed above 5 percent this year, manyhomebuyers who were delaying a purchase decided to takethe plunge.

In addition, competition within the insurance market hasmade homebuying easier.

“This once was a huge issue,” said Rick Roberts, a brokerwith Avalar Realty Louisiana in Mandeville, which has listingsin Slidell and Pearl River.

Roberts said two things happened to change the pic-ture. One is that the area has not been decimated by astorm recently. The other is that some of the things Gov.Bobby Jindal has done to allow more insurance companiesto come in have paid off, he said.

“Insurance can actually now be obtained, which was notthe case before.”

While buyers in the East St. Tammany market are obvious-ly in a strong position, Realtors say many sellers have beenforced to make tough decisions.

“A difficult situation is where you have a person who mayhave overburdened his or her house with equity lines,”McCaslin said. “That person has to understand that they havealready spent the equity in the house. There may have been agood reason for doing what they did. They may have paid offcredit card debt or something like that, but basically thatmoney is gone.”•

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Homes sold 899 1,361 (33.9 percent)Average selling price $187,190 $272,640 (31.3 percent)Volume $168.3 million $262.7 million (35.9 percent)Average days on market 91 78 16.7 percent


By Garry BoulardContributing Writer

[email protected]


Real estate agent Christine Curtis of Showcase Properties inMandeville is running a brave advertising slogan during the

midst of an economic recession and slumpinghousing market: “Your Home Sold in 120 Daysor I’ll Buy It.”

Fortunately for Curtis, she hasn’t had tohold up her end of the bargain, and she hopesit stays that way.

“I have gotten positive feedback from myslogan, and we have really been blessed here in St.Tammany Parish to have a stable housing market and actu-ally a lot of activity recently despite the national marketbeing in a slump,” Curtis said.

The West St. Tammany Parish housing market, consistingof Abita Springs, Covington, Folsom, Lacombe, Madisonvilleand Mandeville, has long had the image of more house foryour spending dollar if you don’t mind the commute, close

access to the interstate, up-and-coming infrastructure andbusiness development, and a solid school system.

While Mandeville has anchored the marketin recent years with its proximity to theCauseway Bridge, several real estate agentsinterviewed said Madisonville is becoming thenext booming area with new developmentscoming online, infrastructure being built, andhomes available with easy access to highways

22 and 1085 and interstates 55 and 12.“Madisonville, in my opinion, is the up and coming

Mandeville,” said Kim Higgins, a real estate agent with KellerWilliams Realty in Mandeville. “Madisonville has picked uptremendously because of good access to roads, shopping,developing areas, a good school system, highway access andmore house and oversized lots for your money.”

Higgins said she has about five listings in Madisonville,and the mid-$200,000 price range is popu-lar, with buyers able to get about 2,200square feet for a $250,000 home.

“It’s a great time to buy a house in terms ofthe price per square feet you are getting,”Curtis said. “New construction homes arereally doing well in the market. We wentthrough a period of a lot of homes and subdi-visions being built to a period now of wherethey are all coming online for buyers.”

While Madisonville has had increasedactivity, it still helps the market to have a

home for sale in Mandeville close to the Causeway Bridge.It took just four days for Janna Palmer, a real estate agent

with Re/Max in Mandeville, to sell a home at 711 WaxwingDrive in Mandeville, minutes away from Highway 190.

“Four days is almost unheard of, but it was a real populararea and the home was priced right,” Palmer said. “If sellersare smart about it when they price their homes, and they’reready to show, it’s always a plus in this buyers’ market.”

Higgins estimates sellers are getting between 93 percentand 96 percent of their listing price, so they are becomingmore realistic on market prices.

The average price of a home sold in West St. TammanyParish dropped 6 percent from $291,808 in 2007 to $272,640in 2008. The total number of homes sold in the parish also fell17.5 percent from 1,742 in 2007 to 1,437 in 2008.

Higgins said the market can improve in 2009 because oflower interest rates, more first-time homebuyer programsand better insurance coverage, including more companieswriting north of Highway 22, which was a problem post-Katrina, Higgins said.

“If the rates can stay low, banks will start being morelenient on the credit scores and inventory stays pricedright, things will turn around,” Higgins said. “The nation-al economic situation is at the forefront of people’s mindsright now, and buying a home is a huge investment, sothere is some hesitancy. But while there is a reality to thosethings, there is also a big opportunity for buyers in terms ofselection and prices. People are starting to realize thataffordability factor in this market.”•

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St. Tammany Parish West2008 2007 Change

Homes sold 1,437 1,742 (17.5 percent)Average selling price $272,541 $291,808 (6.6 percent)Volume $391.8 million $508.3 million (22.9 percent)Average days on market 98 79 24.1 percent


By Tommy SantoraContributing Writer

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Largest homebuilders(ranked by the number of local starts)

CompanyAddress

PhoneFax

Localstarts in2008

Average squarefeet per home(living area)

Average homeprice

Local full-timeemployeesContractlaborers

Top local executiveTitle Primary service areas

HeadquartersYear founded

Southern Homes LLC2053 Gause Blvd. East, Suite200Slidell 70461

(985) 643-0123(985) 643-6364

117 2,000 $200,000 29WND

Adrian Kornmanvice president

St. Tammany Parish,Baton Rouge, Lafayette,New Orleans

Slidell1990

Landcraft Homes107 Fairway DriveLaPlace 70068

(985) 651-3007(985) 651-3279

85 1,600 $196,000 152

Joseph M. Scontrinopresident and owner

River Parishes, Jeffersonand Orleans parishes

LaPlace1992

New Orleans Area Habitatfor Humanity7100 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70118

861-2077866-6004

57 1,100 $75,000 59WND

Jim Pateexecutive director

Orleans, Jefferson, St.Charles, St. Bernard andPlaquemines parishes

New Orleans1983

Paradise Homes of Slidell573 J.F. Smith Ave.Slidell 70460

(985) 960-7777(985) 607-0193

50 2,500 $300,000 2350

Tommy Benascoowner

St. Tammany and Orleansparishes

Slidell2004

Conbeth Inc.P.O. Box 1150Abita Springs 70420

(985) 898-2214(985) 898-3690

37 2,200 $325,000 656

Randy C. Meyerpresident

St. Tammany Parish Abita Springs1985

Habitat for Humanity St.Tammany West1400 North LaneMandeville 70471

(985) 893-3172(985) 893-2822

35 1,120 $74,500 240

Maureen Clarypresident and CEO

West St. Tammany Mandeville1981

Reve Inc.325 Belle Terre Blvd., Suite BLaPlace 70068

(985) 652-5435(985) 898-3690

28 2,400 $240,000 5100

Randy Noelpresident

River Parishes LaPlace1985

East St. Tammany Habitatfor Humanity2229 Third St.Slidell 70458

(985) 639-0656(985) 605-1030

24 1,150 $106,000 728

Debbie Crouchexecutive director

East St. Tammany Slidell1992

JBL Homes2439 Manhattan Blvd., Suite302Harvey 70058

362-9920362-9966

18 1,900 $268,000 7varies

B.W. Layburngeneral manager

Orleans and Jeffersonparishes

Mobile, Ala.1991

Wyman Homes113 Jarrell DriveBelle Chasse 70037

393-8656NA

18 1,200-10,000 $92,000-$1.4million

15300

Wesley Wymanpresident

Orleans, Jefferson andRiver Parishes

Belle Chasse1983

Savoie Construction andDevelopment3735 Pontchartrain DriveSlidell 70458

(985) 643-9546(985) 781-0215

15 3,000 $450,000 WNDWND

Sharon Savoiepresident

North Shore Slidell1975

L.A. Homes Inc.2604 Seagull DriveMarrero 70072

328-7500328-5641

10 1,650 $200,000 450

Carrie Brown Sanderspresident

Orleans and Jeffersonparishes

Marrero1993

Mederos Construction LLC/Daryl Mederos77488 Donnie Rd.Folsom 70437

630-2877796-9586

9 1,900 $195,000 122

Daryl MederosCEO

St. Tammany Parish Folsom1996

Guastella Homes354 Fremaux Ave.Slidell 70458

(985) 649-4984(985) 649-4942

5 2,200 $320,000 420

Ross Guastella IIIpresident

St. Tammany Parish Slidell1954

David ChampagneConstruction124 Kilgore CourtSlidell 70461

236-6058(985) 643-5251

4 2,800 $350,000 242

David M. Champagnepresident

St. Tammany Parish, NewOrleans and Pearl RiverCounty, Miss.

Slidell1985

The above information was provided by the companies themselves. Any additions or corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005.


Largest mortgage companies(ranked by 2008 loan volume)

NameAddress

TelephoneFax

2008 loan volumeLoans closed in2008

LoanofficersFull-timeemployees

Top local executiveTitleE-mailWeb site

Percent of volume:ResidentialCommercialMultifamily

Year establishedlocallyHeadquarters

Standard Mortgage Corp.701 Poydras St., Suite 300 PlazaNew Orleans 70139

569-3702569-3702

$645 million4,156

17116

Edgar [email protected]

100 percent0 percent0 percent

1964New Orleans

Whitney National Bank - ResidentialMortgage Division410 Labarre RoadJefferson 70121

838-6300838-6313

$615 million2,731

4897

Walter Kellysenior vice [email protected]


1883New Orleans

Countrywide Home Loans Inc.6820 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70003

459-3566780-7696

$208 million1,379

1441

Connye Bauerarea sales [email protected]


1993Calabasas, Calif.

America's Mortgage Resource3317 N. I-10 Service Road, Suite 200Metairie 70002

833-2111831-6707

$158 million961

2952

M. Andrew [email protected]


1996Metairie

FBT Mortgage LLC909 Poydras St., Suite 100New Orleans 70112

586-2799584-5902

$79 million507

1221

Valerie Galle'[email protected]


2001New Orleans

Essential Mortgage Co. LLC3621 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70002

888-3858888-8305

$73 million418

74

Marlene Rouenvice [email protected]


1998Metairie

Best Mortgage Resource4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

455-2534455-2950

$66 million395

89

Norris [email protected]


2006Metairie

Liberty Bank - Mortgage Division6600 Plaza DriveNew Orleans 70127

240-5100240-5166

$48 million389

4020

Patrick A. Guillion Jr.president, real estate [email protected]


1972New Orleans

Integra Lending Group385 Highway 21, Suite 301Madisonville 70447

(985) 206-0960(985) 206-0965

$44 million225

67

Lance P. ScottGuy V. Jonesmanaging [email protected]


2002Madisonville

Eustis Commercial Mortgage Corp.1010 Common St., Suite 2400New Orleans 70112

620-0626565-5233

$37 million12

23

John W. SibalThomas A. Kehoe Jr.presidentexecutive vice [email protected]


1956New Orleans

Capital Lending LLC2020 Dickory Ave., Suite 104Harahan 70123

818-0400818-0094

$32 million222

126

Kevin [email protected]


1998Harahan

Bayou Mortgage3053 Mercedes Blvd.New Orleans 70114

367-5776361-3288

$23 million89

75

Rory [email protected]


2004New Orleans

Eureka Homestead1922 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70005

822-0650822-0855

$22 million102

318

Rhea L. GoncziAlan Heintzenvice presidentpresident and [email protected]


1884Metairie

Miller Home Mortgage LLC2815 Division St., Suite 200Metairie 70002

455-7002455-3722

$11 million62

51

Ross L. Millerpresidentross@millerhomemortgage.comwww.millerhomemortgage.com


1998Metairie

Mortgage First LLC3201 Cleary Ave., Suite 400Metairie 70002

456-0411456-0048

$3 million20

11

Paul A. Dours IIImanaging [email protected]


1998Metairie

Companies who are not rated did not provide information for the survey. Any additions or corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005


Property and casualty insurance agencies(ranked by premiums written in the New Orleans area)

CompanyAddressCity Postal Code

PhoneFax

Premiumswritten in theNew Orleansarea Areas of Specialty

Percent ofvolume:CommercialPersonalOther

Year foundedHeadquarters

Top localexecutiveTitle

Hub International Gulf SouthLtd.3510 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite200Metairie 70002

834-2424834-2995

$221 million commercial insurance-energy/marine, construction andtransportation, employee benefits, personal lines


2006Chicago

Steven C. Terrypresident

Eustis Insurance Inc.1340 Poydras St., Suite 1900New Orleans 70112

586-0440565-5219

$172 million manufacturing, hospitality, education, heavy construction, financialservices, high valued homes, bonds, loss control services, humanresource outsourcing


1946New Orleans

Tommy McMahonpresident and CEO

USI Insurance Services LLC3900 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite1300Metairie 70002

219-1874832-0040

$150 million marine and energy, large commercial property, expertise inemployee benefits


1974Briar Cliff, N.Y.

Don CallaisCEO

Ellsworth CorporationP.O. Box 8210Metairie 70011

455-4545455-9449

$144 million commercial, marine, bonds, benefits 99 percent1 percent0 percent

1973New Orleans

Alexander Ellsworthpresident and CEO

Eagan Insurance Agency Inc.2629 N. Causeway Blvd.Metairie 70002

836-9600836-9621

$88 million professional offices, hospitality, retail/wholesale, public entity,condominiums, financial institutions


1954Metairie

Marc F. Eagan Jr.president

Gillis, Ellis & Baker Inc.1615 Poydras St., Suite 600New Orleans 70112

581-3334587-0766

$85 million health care, manufacturing and distributing, auto dealerships,professional/management liability, hospitality, complex property,oilfield services, loss control/risk management


1933New Orleans

R. Parke Ellischairman

Hartwig Moss InsuranceAgency2626 Canal St.New Orleans 70119

525-9901569-9900

$65 million auto dealerships, large commercial property owners, hospitals,nursing homes, home health agencies


1871New Orleans

Hartwig Moss IIICEO

Insurance Underwriters Ltd.2610 Edenborn Ave.Metairie 70002

883-2500883-2535

$53 million commercial and personal insurance programs including contractorsinsurance, bonds, property owners, service industries, retail,wholesalers and distributors, marine, professional liability


1916Metairie

Ronald S. Paulinchairman

Aparicio, Walker & Seeling Inc.4501 W. Napoleon Ave.Metairie 70001

883-4111883-4100

$40 million contractors and contractor bonds, professional risks, serviceindustry, distributors, retailers, hotels, restaurants


1987Metairie

Albert Aparicio Jr.president

Morrison Insurance AgencyInc.4444 York St., Suite 201Metairie 70001

888-9393888-9996

$35 million commercial property and casualty, wholesalers, distributors,contractors


1952Metairie

Paul R. Maddox Jr.president

Harry Kelleher & Co. Inc.5720 Salmen Ave.Harahan 70123

828-0400828-0300

$22 million main street commercial lines, jewelry stores, antique shops, high-valued homes


1984Metairie

Harry Kelleher IIIpresident

Daul Insurance Agency Inc.94A Westbank ExpresswayGretna 70053

362-0667362-0699

$21 million commercial, property and casualty, risks, marine and public entity,employee benefits


1960Gretna

Jerry Daulpresident

Dan Burghardt InsuranceAgency3008 David DriveMetairie 70003

455-7283454-3988

$20 million contractors, retailers, commercial property, commercial vehicles,workers compensation, general liability, group and individual health,life, auto, home, RV, flood, dental, builders risk, rental, renovations


1984Metairie

Dan Burghardtpresident

First Insurance Agency909 Poydras, Suite 2250New Orleans 70112

584-5888584-5887

$8 million group (life, health, disability); business (liability, property, worker'scompensation, flood); film production (liability, property, cast, eventcancellation) and personal property and casualty (homeowners,flood, auto)


1998New Orleans

Burnett Tappelexecutive vicepresident

The above information was provided by the companies themselves. Additions and corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005

Garden District1820 St. Charles 70130

504.891-6400

PRUDENTIAL GARDSylvia Roy

Manager

957-9444

SOME OF THE GREAT AGENTS SERVING

Brett Rector

Garden District

(504) 453-2277

Carlita White

Garden District

(504) 913-6979

Cathy Espenan

Uptown

(504) 344-2116

Charlotte Dorian

Uptown

(504) 237-8615

Chris Smith

Garden District

(504) 231-2004

Eileen Wallen

Uptown

(504) 250-5656

Fred Buras

Garden District

(504) 427-6292

Gail Ruddock

Garden District

(504) 897-6000

Helen Inlow

Garden District

(504) 495-7867

Irene Rand

Garden District

(504) 909-6541

Joan Judycki

Uptown

(504) 319-4672

John Burke

Garden District

(504) 813-3515

Joshua Walther

Garden District

(504) 717-5612

Karen Sepko

Garden District

(504) 460-9540

Katie Witry

Garden District

(504) 919-8585

Lala Toye

Uptown

(504) 650-6204

Mark Hallaq

Garden District

(504) 957-6056

Nancy Chambliss

Garden District

(504) 452-3991

Pat Bozeman

Garden District

(504) 319-7976

Rae Bryan

Garden District

(504) 908-9155

Roy Schneider

Garden District

(504) 813-9750

Sheila Lang

Uptown

(504) 390-4030

Bryan Francher/Leslie Perrin

Garden District

(504) 251-6400/722-5820

Diane Ballantine/

Susan Sawyer

Uptown

(504) 458-3753/416-0368

Uptown/University7934 Maple St. 70118

504.861-7575

RDNER, REALTORSTerry RoffAsst. Manager

251-0883

NG THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA

Christy Womack

Garden District

(504) 234-7507

Clara Paletou

Garden District

(504) 858-5837

Colleen Williams

Uptown

(504) 874-1194

Corinne Fox

Garden District

(504) 239-1481

Cynthia Riggs

Uptown

(504) 701-5893

Cynthia Sciortino

Uptown

(504) 891-4663

Isabel Sanders

Garden District

(504) 615-1401

J Babineaux

Uptown

(504) 813-8460

James Henry

Garden District

(504) 400-9270

Jamie Amdal Hughes

Garden District

(504) 913-0597

Jane Hoogerwerf

Garden District

(504) 382-8106

Jane King

Uptown

(504) 914-5123

Libbie Reiss

Garden District

(504) 813-1102

Linda Babineaux

Uptown

(504) 957-8014

Linda Darmas

Garden District

(504) 701-6543

Louis Lederman

Uptown

(504) 874-3195

Louise Dabezies

Uptown

(504) 259-2154

Maria Zuniga-Lott

Uptown

(504) 377-7547

Sheri Thompson

Garden District

(504) 256-9450

Susan MizellGarden District

(504) 439-0444

Susan Hirth Price

Garden District

(504) 908-3317

Suzanne Ebbert

Uptown

(504) 250-0738

Terri Romano

Garden District

(504) 782-0690

Tricia King

Garden District

(504) 722-7640


Top real estate producers(ranked by 2008 sales volume)

AgentCompanyAddressCity Postal Code

PhoneFaxE-mail

Salesvolume

Salesclosed Geographic focus Specialty Professional awards/designations

Stevie MackERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$37.1million

62 North Shore, Old Covington,Old Mandeville, Madisonville,Folsom

waterfront, estate,equestrian, acreage,gated communities,historic properties,acreage

No. 1 Norshore Sales 2002 through 2008,No. 1 Greater New Orleans Sales 2004,2006, 2007, Top 10 Agent ERA Nationally,ERA Stirling Ruby Award

Eleanor FarnsworthPrudential Gardner Realtors1521 Washington Ave.New Orleans 70130

891-1142/861-6400891-1148/[email protected]@prudentialgardner.com

$32.4million

45 Garden District, Uptown,University, French Quarter,Warehouse District, Metairie

luxury homes GRI, CRS, ABR, HRS, Prudential National-2007 Chairman Diamond Award, 2007NOMAR Board- Platinum Award Winner,Super Star Assisted GCC-1st Place

Bonnie Schulz TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$30.4million

65 River Ridge, Harahan,Metairie

Broker, Prudential National - 2007Chairman's Platinum Award and Legend'sAward, NOMAR Board-Super Star Team3+ Members Award 1st Place-2007

Brooke ArthursLatter & Blum, Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$24.5million

42 Uptown, Garden District,Lakefront, Old Metairie

residential and luxury CRS

Chris SmithPrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$23million

79 greater New Orleans, Uptown Prudential National - 2007 Chairman'sPlatinum Award, NOMAR Board SuperStar Assisted GCC-3rd Place, Super StarAssisted Transactions-1st Place

Karen S. PrieurRe/Max N. O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$22.7million

44 Old Metairie luxury homes, newconstruction

No. 1 RE/MAX agent in metro NewOrleans, 2002-2007

Margaret StewartLatter and Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$20.5million

44 Uptown, Lakefront, OldMetairie

residential, luxury NA

Carolyn TalbertKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$20.3million

88 metropolitan New Orleans residential sales, luxuryhomes, new construction,relocation

Top 1 percent of Realtors in the nation,NOMAR residental sales team w/ 3+members

Jennifer RiceERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) 626-4112www.jenniferrice.net

$19.8million

43 West St. Tammany Parish,New Orleans, Lewisburg, OldMandeville, Covington,Folsom, surrounding parishesincluding New Orleans areaand the French Quarter

waterfront, equestrian,estate and historicproperties, country land,commercial properties,townhouses and condos

Diamond Award and Emerald Award

Bonnie BurasColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors9526 Highway 23Belle Chasse 70037

[email protected]

$19.6million

80 Belle Chasse, West BankNew Orleans, Gretna,Terrytown, Harvey, Marrero,Westwego, PlaqueminesParish

residential, buyer andseller agent, relocation,new construction

GRI, CRS, Associate Broker, CartusRelocation Specialist

Byron LeJeuneKeller Williams Realty Westbank2600 Belle Chasse Hwy, Suite GGretna 70056

[email protected]

$19.5million

183 metropolitan New Orleans REO Specialist NA

Mat BerensonLatter & Blum, Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]@latterblum.com

$19.0million


residential, luxury BRC, CRS

Glennda BachLatter and Blum Inc.3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]@latterblum.com

$17.3million

30 West Bank, Uptown, GardenDistrict, Warehouse District

luxury homes/condominiums

BRC

Tangie StephensKeller Williams Metairie4724 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$16.3million

88 metro New Orleans marketing specialist NOMAR VIP Award 3+ Member Team

Jeff MelanconRe/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$15.8million

71 New Orleans and the RiverRegion

luxury home marketingexpert

Remax Chairmans Award, NOMARPlatinum Award

Britt GallowayKeller Williams Realty8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

862-4122/[email protected]

$15million


buyer and seller agent 2007 NOMAR 7th place Super Starassisted gross commission closed and2007 NOMAR 8th place Super Starassisted transactions

Jeff and Pam Puckett TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors1300 Gause Blvd., Suite C1Slidell 70458

(985) 641-1201(985) [email protected]

$14.7million

77 Slidell, Lacombe, Pearl River Prudential National - 2007 President'sCircle Award, NABOR Board PlatinumAward

Merritt LaneLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$14.6million

26 Uptown, Garden District residential NA

Gary SchoenPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$14.5million

11 St. Tammany Parish Prudential National - 2007 Chairman'sGold Award, NABOR 2007 Platinum Award

The information above is provided by the real estate companies. The list only includes producers whose sales volume for 2008 was $4 million or higher. Any additions or corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness,111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005.




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Letty RosenfeldLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]@lettyr.com

$13.9million

32 Uptown, Lakefront, OldMetairie, Garden District

residential BRC, CRS, GRI

Polly EaganKeller Williams Realty8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$13.8million

15 metropolitian area residental and countryestates

GRI, CRS

Michael WilkinsonFrench Quarter Realty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

[email protected]

$13.6million

15 French Quarter commercial andresidential sales

NA

Anne Comarda and Joyce DeleryTeamPrudential Gardner Realtors523 Metairie RoadMetairie 70005

[email protected]

$13.6million

55 greater New Orleans e-certified, relocationcertified

Prudential National - 2007 President's CircleAward, 2007 NOMAR Board Gold AwardWinner

Lou Wise & Rhonda Wise-MaestriTeamPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$13.3million

104 greater New Orleans, Metairie Prudential National - 2007 Diamond Award,NOMAR Board Super Star Team 2Members Award-3rd Place

The Roberts TeamAvalar Realty Louisiana1200 W. Causeway Approach,Suite 18Mandeville 70471

(985) 674-7789(985) [email protected]

$12.9million

28 North Shore, greater NewOrleans area

residential, commercial 2005 Realtor of the Year, 2005 TopProducer Award, ABR, GRI

Nina LoupPrudential Gardner Realtors3501 Severn Ave., Suite 8Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$12.9million

56 all metropolitan areas -Hammond, Covington,Mandeville, Slidell, Lacombe,Abita Springs

ABR, CCIM, Prudential National - 2007Chairman's Gold Award, NOMAR-2007Platinum Award Winner, Super StarAssisted GCC-5th Place, Super StarAssisted Transactions-3rd Place

Richard TannerPrudential Gardner Realtors78341 Highway 25Folsom 70473

(985) 796-5959(985) [email protected]

$12.7million

10 North Shore NABOR - 2007 Bronze Award, PrudentialGardner Silver Award

Michael O' Brien TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors1300 Gause Blvd., Suite C1Slidell 70458

(985) 641-1201(985) [email protected]

$12.7million

113 greater New Orleans Prudential National-2007 Chairman'sPlatinum Award NOMAR Board Super StarAssisted Transactions-2nd Place

Mary Ann Casey and SarahGilberti TeamRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118


$12.3million

53 Uptown, Lakeview, OldMetairie

luxury homes, condos,renovated property

Casey: CRS, GRI; Gilberti: HHS

Kathy StilesColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors103 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-2001(985) [email protected]

$11.9million

35 New Orleans North Shore,Mandeville, Madisonville,Covington, Estates ofNorthpark, Beau Chene

buyers, sellers, relocation,new construction, luxuryhomes, golf coursehomes, vacant land andacreage, estateproperties, waterfrontproperties

ABR, CRS, Coldwell Banker PreviewsInternational Property Specialist, CartusMobility Specialist

Debbie VititoeKeller Williams Realty Professionals2053 East Gause Blvd., Suite 100Slidell 70461

(985) 605-1018(985) [email protected]

$11.5million

63 St. Tammany Parish residential Top 100

Pat Curtis (deceased)RE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

$11.3million

6 Uptown luxury homes, condos,renovated property

CRS, ABR

Carol JambonLatter & Blum3621 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$10.9million

42 Old Metairie, Jefferson, greaterNew Orleans

residential LIFE

Brigitte FredyLatter & Blum, Inc.840 Elysian Fields Ave.New Orleans 70117

[email protected]

$10.8million

19 French Quarter, Marigny,Garden District, WarehouseDistrict, Esplanade, Lakefront

residential, commercial CRS

Shaun McCarthy TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors523 Metairie RoadMetairie 70005

[email protected]

$10.6million

28 Old Metairie and greater NewOrleans

Prudential National - 2007 Chairman's GoldAward, NOMAR-Board Super Star Team 3+Members Award-2nd Place

Jim LarkERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$10.4million

28 North Shore seller agent, commercialsales/leases, newconstruction, golfcommunities, waterfront

CCIM, CRS

Ched EdlerLatter & Blum Inc.1101 West Airline Highway, Suite BLaPlace 70068

(985) 652-5556(985) [email protected]

$10.3million

57 River Parishes residential CRS, GRI

Isabel ReynoldsRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

451-0903/895-0903895-0906/[email protected]

$10.2million

18 Garden District, Uptown,Warehouse District

historic homes,condominiums, luxuryhomes

GRI, historic house specialist





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Eric BoulerPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$10.1million

44 Warehouse District, FrenchQuarter, Old Jefferson,Harahan, River Ridge

BBA, NOCS, EBGG, Prudential National-2007 Chairman's Gold Award, NOMARBoard Super Star Assisted GCC-8th Place,Super Star Assisted Transactions-5th Place

Jo Ann KennedyLatter & Blum, Inc./Realtors3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$9.9million

30 West Bank, Stonebridge,Gretna, Harvey, Barkley,Magnolia

residential sales BRC, CRS

ReRe Avegno and ChristineFerroREMAX Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$9.6million

40 Metairie, New Orleans,Destrehan, Lakeview

residential sales GRI, CRS, SRES, ABR

Jane HicksPrudential Gardner Realtors3725 MacArthur Blvd.New Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$9.5million

49 greater New Orleans,Westbank

luxury homes Prudential National - 2007 President's CircleAward, NOMAR Board Super Star IndividualTransactions-4th Place

Carolyn LeBlancLatter & Blum Inc.1636 Barataria Blvd.Marrero 70072

[email protected]

$9.3million

51 West Bank of Jefferson Parish residential BRC, CRS, GRI

Ricky LemannKeller Williams Realty New Orleans8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$9.2million


buyer and seller agent 2007 Nomar Top 10 Super Star AssistedTransactions and 2007 Nomar PlatimumAward Winner

Jodi Bruno PowerKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

261-5247 or 455-0100281-4622www.jodipower.com

$9million

16 entire greater New Orleansarea

residential, commercial,multi-family, condos

Consistent Top Sales Producer in KellerWiliiams, City of New Orleans and GufStates Region

Cindi RaymondColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors103 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-2001(985) [email protected]

$9million

43 New Orleans North Shore,Mandeville, Madisonville,Covington, Abita Springs,Slidell and areas of the SouthShore

buyers and sellers agent,relocation, military andcorporate moves, newconstruction, luxury homes,golf course homes, ruralproperties and acreage

ABR, GRI, Certified Relocation Specialist,CRRS, Coldwell Banker PreviewsInternational Property Specialist, CartusMobility Specialist

Carmen DuncanRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$8.8million

8 Uptown, Old Metairie, GardenDistrict

luxury homes, newconstruction

CRS, ABR

Sarah GrossmanLatter & Blum Inc.2734 PrytaniaNew Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$8.7million

31 Garden District, Uptown,Warehouse

residential NA

Joey WalkerKeller Williams Realty New Orleans8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$8.6million

28 Uptown/Garden District,Downtown historic districts,Old Metairie, Lakefront

historic house specialist NA

Sandra GreenPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$8.5million

56 greater New Orleansmetropolitan area

Prudential National - 2007 President's CircleAward, 2007 NOMAR Board Super StarAssisted Transactions-6th Place

L. Bryan Francher and LesliePerrin TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$8.4million

29 historic New Orleans areas historic home specialist Master of Preservation Studies, HistoricHouse Specialist, Prudential National - 2007President's Circle Award, NOMAR BoardGold Award Winner

Cheryl FuselierStirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$8.4million

42 North Shore, Mandeville,Covington, Madisonville, AbitaSprings, Folsom, Slidell

residential sales andservices, certified relocationspecialist for GMAC, CIRVA,Cartus, USAA, Weichert

Life Member Million $ Club, ERA 1st inService Award, NABOR Platinum Award,ERA Leadership Circle, ERA StirlingPlatinum Award, City Business Top 100

Lynn MorganKeller Williams Realty8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$8.4million

6 Uptown, Garden District,Metairie

NA

Frank BarrettRe/Max Real Estate Partners Inc.4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$8.3million

43 Lakeview, Lakefront marketing and sales NA

Karen SepkoPrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$8.3million

51 Warehouse District Prudential National - 2007 President's CircleAward, NOMAR Board Platinum AwardWinner

Debbie FerranteLatter & Blum3621 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$8.2million

28 Metairie, Jefferson, greaterNew Orleans

residential CRS, LIFE

Ernesto Caldeira and DavidAbner SmithDorian Bennett Sotheby'sInternational Realty2340 Dauphine St.New Orleans 70117

[email protected] [email protected]

$8.2million

15 French Quarter, Uptown,Lakefront, Old Metairie,Garden District, Mississippi

luxury properties,condominiums, residential,commercial, leasing

Platinum Award winner





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Louise BradyLatter & Blum Inc. Realtors1151 N. Causeway Blvd.Mandeville 70448

(985) 626-5695 Ext. 22122(985) [email protected]

$8million

33 St. Tammany Parish, NorthShore

residential, golf community,developments, lease,commercial, vacant land

CRS, ABR, SRES

Betty DufrenePrudential Gardner Realtors13371 Highway 90, Suite BBoutte 70039

(985) 785-0336(985) [email protected]

$8million

35 Tri-Parish area- St. John,St. Charles, Jefferson

e-certified, Prudential National - 2007 HonorSociety Award, SAINTS Board Super Gold FleurDe-Lis' Award

Sandy DomicoPrudential Gardner Realtors3725 MacArthur Blvd.New Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$7.9million

25 West Bank GRI, Prudential National - 2007 President'sCircle Award, NOMAR Board Platinum AwardWinner

William "Billy" Borrouso Jr.RE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$7.9million

29 Old Metairie, Lakeview historic property, luxuryhomes

CRS

Cynthia SciortinoPrudential Gardner Realtors7934 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$7.9million

36 greater New Orleans,Uptown, North Shore

CRS, GRI, National - 2007 President's CircleAward, 2007 NOMAR Board Platinum AwardWinner

Janet FavrotColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors3938 Magazine St.New Orleans 70115

[email protected]

$7.9million

58 New Orleans, Metairie,Mandeville, Covingtonareas

buyers and sellers agent,relocation, first time homebuyers

CRS, Previews International Specialists,Accredited Staging Professional

Fred BurasPrudential Gardner Realtors1521 Washington Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$7.9million

31 New Orleans, GardenDistrict, Uptown

CRS, Prudential National - 2007 President'sCircle Award, NOMAR Board Platinum AwardWinner

Raisa GalperPrudential Gardner Realtors3501 Severn Ave., Suite 8Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$7.6million

25 greater New Orleans CCIM, Prudential National - 2007 Leading EdgeAward, NOMAR-2007 Gold Award Winner

Tammy WhiteheadLatter & Blum1151 N. Causeway Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 626-5695(985) [email protected]

$7.5million

23 West St. Tammany residential ABR

Catherine WitryPrudential Gardner Realtors1521 Washington Ave.Metairie 70130

[email protected]

$7.4million

28 greater New Orleans affordable home buyerspecialist, historic housespecialist

Prudential National - 2007 Honor Society Award,NOMAR Board Silver Award Winner

Michelle SartorLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$7.3million


Randie LeggioPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$7.3million

39 greater New Orleansmetropolitan area, RiverParishes, North Shore

ABR, SRS, Prudential National - 2007 HonorSociety Award, NOMAR Board Silver AwardWinner

B. J. MurpheyPrudential Gardner Realtors1300 Gause Blvd., Suite C1Slidell 70458

(985) 641-1201(985) [email protected]

$7.3million

79 greater New Orleans, St.Tammany

Prudential National-2007 Leading Edge Award,NOMAR-2007 Silver Award Winner

Toni TannerRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$7.2million

66 Lakeview, Metairie, Mid-City, Uptown

new construction, renovatedhomes, REO property

NA

Amy WoodERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$7million

22 Mississippi Gulf Coast residential and waterfrontproperties, second homeand condo market

Resort Property Specialist, graduate of RealtorInstitute, Accredited Buyer Representative, TopProducer Platinum Gulf Coast Association ofRealtors, ERA Diamond Award, BeyondExcellence ERA

Laura AmannRE/MAX N. O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

(703) [email protected]

$6.9million

4 Warehouse District, NorthShore

NA

Charlotte RivetPrudential Gardner Realtors523 Metairie RoadMetairie 70005

[email protected]

$6.8million

33 Lakeview, Lakefront,Gentilly, Mid-City, greaterNew Orleans

GRI, CRS, ABR, Prudential National - 2007Honor Society Award, NOMAR Board SilverAward Winner

Sandy WardRE/MAX Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$6.8million

39 NA

Robert SantopadrePrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$6.7million

27 North Shore, Mandeville,Covington, St. TammanyParish

Prudential National - 2007 Leading Edge Award,NABOR Board Gold Award

Michael EspersenColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors4051 Veterans Blvd., Suite 101Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$6.7million

36 New Orleans metropolitanarea, including NorthShore, South Shore andRiver Parishes

first-time buyers, military,buyers and sellers,relocation

Cartus Network Affinity Specialist, InternetSpecialist

Trisha GarrettRe/Max Real Estate Partners1131 N. Causeway Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 626-1561(985) [email protected]

$6.7million

37 West St. Tammany,Tangapohoa Parish

residential, newconstruction

Remax 100 percent Club




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Fran RyanDorian Bennett Sotheby'sInternational Realty2340 Dauphine St.New Orleans 70117

[email protected]

$6.6million

5 French Quarter, Uptown,Garden District, Lakefront,Old Metairie

commercial investments NA

Jessie BorrelloRe/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$6.5million

30 New Orleans and theRiver Region

residental, new construction Remax 100 percent Club

Sterling "Joe" OryRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$6.5million

19 Metro New Orleans luxury homes, renovatedproperty

CRS, HHS, broker/associate

Cheryl EatonPrudential Gardner Realtors4140 Williams Blvd.Kenner 70065

[email protected]

$6.5million

17 greater New Orleans CRS, GRI, ABR, Prudential National - 2007Honor Society Award, NOMAR Board SilverAward Winner

Mary CullenRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$6.4million

21 Uptown, Lakeview, OldMetairie

luxury homes, newconstruciton

NA

Suzanne WhannLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$6.3million

11 Uptown, Garden District residential CRS, GRI, ABR

Earl and Marilyn Mendoza TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$6.3million

13 Mandeville, Covington residential sales, new homeconstruction

CRS, CLHMS, Prudential National - 2007Leading Edge Award, NABOR Board PlatinumAward

Suellen Elstrott TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$6.2million

23 West St. Tammany andTangipahoa

residential specialist CRS, ABR, Prudential National - 2007President's Circle Award, NABOR BoardPlatinum Award

Ana Bachtell and Carolyn BubrigERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$6.2million

5 St. Tammany,Tangipahoa, Washingtonand Livingston parishes

rural properties, acerage,commercial and residentialsales and leases

President Louisiana Realtor Land Institute,RRC, Life Member Million Dollar Club

Becky WeberReMax Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70001

[email protected]

$6.2million

30 Jefferson Parish, OrleansParish, St. Charles Parish

the Becky Weber teamspecializes in residentialreal estate on the SouthShore and North Shore

Gold Award winner/ Platinum Award winner/ 25years experience

Linda ForestPrudential Gardner Realtors523 Metairie RoadMetairie 70005

[email protected]

$6.1million

13 Old Metairie, Lakeview,Lakefront, Uptown

Prudential National - 2007 President's CircleAward, NOMAR Board Platinum Award Winner

Susan Hurth PricePrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$6.1million

16 Old Metarie, Uptown,Garden District,Warehouse District

NOMAR-2007 Silver Award Winner, CRS, GRI,ABR, E Certified

Joan FarabaughRe/Max Affiliates671 Rosa Ave.Metairie 70005

[email protected]

$6million

20 Lakefront New Orleansand Metairie

residential, commercial CRS/GRI

Jeannie WildeyRe/MAX Real Estate Partners Inc.1601 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite101Gretna 70056

[email protected]

$6.0million

38 New Orleans metro area,West Bank, Plaquemines,St. Charles Parish

residential, working withboth buyers and sellers

ABR, CRS

Helen KatzLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$5.9million


residential CRS, BRC

Cindy SchuppLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$5.8million

17 Uptown, Garden District residential and investmentproperties

NA

Lynda Nugent-Smith and LeshaFreeland TeamKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006


$5.8million

30 Greater New Orleans,North Shore, the RiverRegion

residential, commercial,luxury homes, newconstruction development,condominiums

GRI, CRS, Associate Broker, VIP Top AwardWinner,Associate Leadership Council, KellerWilliams Board of Directors, Broker of RiskManagement

Diane RosenbachPrudential Gardner Realtors4509 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$5.7million

34 greater New Orleansmetropolitan area

residential developments Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward, 2007 NOMAR Board Silver AwardWinner

Mike HumphreyKeller Williams Realty New Orleans2319 Constance St.New Orleans 70130

862-4136(866) [email protected]

$5.7million

28 Orleans Parish historic properties Historic House Specialist, NOMAR Silver Award

Eileen TraficanteLatter & Blum3621 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$5.7million

37 River Ridge, Harahan,Jefferson

residential CRS, GRI, LIFE





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Patty FaulderKeller Williams Realty New Orleans8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$5.7million

5 historic New Orleans buying and selling NA

Eric GilbertiRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70018

[email protected]

$5.6million

20 Uptown, Bucktown, OldMetairie

condominiums, newconstruction, luxury homes

NA

Wendy HinyubKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$5.6million

19 Kenner, Metairie, greaterNew Orleans

luxury homes, relocationspecialist, new construction

Agent Leadership Council, Keller WilliamsBoard of Directors, NOMAR VIP AwardRecepient Gold Award

Josie DeGrushaPrudential Gardner Realtors3501 Severn Ave., Suite 8Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$5.6million

27 greater New Orleans andRiver Parishes

Weichert relocation specialist, ABR, E-Certified,Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward, NOMAR-2007 Gold Award Winner

Khalid AlahmedColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors70380 Highway 21, Suite 8Covington 70433

(985) 892-1443(985) [email protected]

$5.5million

60 New Orleans, North Shore,Covington, Mandeville,Madisonville, Abita Springs

residential, investment,commercial

Realtor

The Babst TeamPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$5.5million

18 St. Tammany Parish, NorthShore

ABR, Prudential National - 2007 Leading EdgeAward, NABOR Board Platinum Award

Betty PochePrudential Gardner Realtors3725 MacArthur Blvd.New Orleans 70114

394-1968/366-4511394-1963/[email protected]

$5.5million

16 West Bank GRI, Prudential National - 2007 Chairman'sGold Award, 2007 NOMAR Board PlatinumAward Winner

Roy Guste and Pat KahnDorian Bennett Sotheby'sInternational Realty2340 Dauphine St.New Orleans 70117

[email protected] [email protected]

$5.5million

21 French Quarter, Uptown,Garden District, OldMetairie, Algiers, FaubourgMarigny, Bywater

luxury properties,residential, condominiums,multi-family, commercial,leasing

Silver Award Winner

Sharon KocheraRe/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$5.4million


luxury home marketingexpert

Remax Hall of Fame, 100 percent Club

Peggy PhillipsColdwell Banker TEC Realtors103 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-2001(985) [email protected]

$5.4million

17 New Orleans North Shore,Mandeville, Covington,Abita Springs, Slidell andareas of the South Shore

buyers and sellers agent,relocation, new construction

Certified Relocation Specialist, Cartus MobilityCertified, CRRS

Judith OudtLatter & Blum, Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$5.4million


residential luxury property CRS, ABR

Danny LyonsERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$5.4million

22 Mandeville, Covington,Madisonville, Abita Springs,Folsom, Slidell

Internet marketing,marketing seller homes,finding homes for buyers,corporate relocations,luxury homes, waterfronthomes, new constructionsales and purchase landand lots

Real Estate Board Silver Award, LeadershipTeam Award, Stirling Properties Gold Award,New Orleans Metropolitan Area Top 100 RealEstate Agents in City Business, New OrleansAd Club Executive of the Year, ABR, CRS,GRI, ERA Relocation Specialist, Sirva, Cartus,and USAA Relocation Certified

Gregg TepperPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$5.4million

27 St. Tammany, Tangipahoaand Washington Parishes

Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward

Gayle SiskPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$5.3million

18 West St. Tammany,Uptown, New Orleans

Prudential National - 2007 Leading EdgeAward, NABOR Board Gold Award

Jamie AmdalPrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$5.2million

14 historic heighborhoods ofNew Orleans

rudential National - 2007 Honor Society Award,NOMAR Board Silver Award Winner

Debbie DeanPrudential Gardner Realtors13371 Highway 90, Suite BBoutte 70039

(985) 785-0336(985) [email protected]

$5.2million

27 St. Charles, St. John, St.James and JeffersonParishes

new and resale residential construction certifed, short salecertified, Saints board 2007 Gold Award, lifemember of Million Dollar Club

Sharron DemarestKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans BlvdMetairie 70006

[email protected]

$5.2million

19 Greater New Orleans, NorthShore, the River Region

luxury homes, residential,condominiums

NOMAR VIP Award recepient, AssociateLeadership Council, Keller Williams board ofdirectors

Gerri PoussonLatter & Blum1151 N. Causeway Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 626-5496(985) [email protected]

$5.1million

22 North Shore-West St.Tammany

residential ABR Designation

Richard JeansonneFrench Quarter Realty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

[email protected]

$5.1million

19 French Quarter residential sales NA

Anthony GroschPrudential Gardner Realtors3725 MacArthur Blvd.New Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$5.1million

42 greater New Orleans, WestBank

2007 NOMAR Super Star IndividualTransactions -8th place, 2007 NOMAR SilverAward, Prudential National- 2007 Leading EdgeAward




PhoneFaxE-mail

Salesvolume


Beth and Chuck GilpinPrudential Gardner Realtors1300 Gause Blvd., Suite C1Slidell 70458

(985) 641-1201(985) [email protected]

$5.1million

25 North Shore and SouthShore

ABR, Relocation Specialist, Prudential National- 2007 President's Circle Award, NABOR BoardPlatinum Award

Phyllis SeelyRe/Max Real Estate Partners Inc.4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$5.0million

13 Metairie, Kenner,Destrehan, New Orleans,West Bank

residential sales,subdivision development

Platinum Sales Award, Re/Max 100 percentClub and Re/Max Hall Of Fame

Susan HardemanERA Stirling Properties701 Metairie Road, Suite 2B-201Metairie 70005

[email protected]

$5million

25 New Orleans metropolitanarea with an emphasis onMetairie, Harahan, RiverRidge

residential sales NOMAR Gold Award, Top Gun

Scott BrannonLatter & Blum, Inc./Realtors3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$5million

38 West Bank, Algiers, Gretna,Harvey, Marrero

residential sales Power Agent

Linda RousselKeller Williams Realty New Orleans8601 Leake Ave.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$5million

7 Uptown, Garden Ditrict,Lakefront, Old Metairie

residential marketing andsales

certified residential specialist

Gina LupoKeller Williams Realty Services1522 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 264-0837(985) [email protected]

$5million

36 St. Tammany Parish,Tangipahoa Parish, greaterNew Orleans

residential, commercial North Shore Area Board of Realtors - SilverAward

Isabel SandersPrudential Gardner Realtors1521 Washington Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$5million

13 historic New Orleansneighborhoods - Uptown,Downtown, Quarter andGarden District

NOMAR-2007 Silver Award Winner

Michele Pietri BraniganLatter & Blum Inc./Realtors3801 Williams Blvd.Kenner 70065

[email protected]

$4.9million

16 Jefferson Parish,metropolitan New Orleans

residential, resale, leasing,relocation, new construction

NOMAR Rookie of the Year, Latter & BlumRookie of the Year

Karin LorenzColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors103 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-2001(985) [email protected]

$4.9million

34 New Orleans North Shore,Mandeville, Madisonville,Covington, Abita Springs,Slidell and areas of theSouth Shore

buyers and sellers agent,relocation, newconstruction, golf coursehomes, waterfront, countryproperties

GRI, ABR, CRS, Cartus Mobility Certifications,CRRS, CMRS,CMIS, Coldwell BankerResidential Relocation Specialist

Genny BabinAvalar Realty Louisiana1200 W. Causeway Approach,Suite 18Mandeville 70471

(985) 674-7789(985) [email protected]

$4.9million

29 St. Tammany residential ABR, GRI, CRS

Anka LepeticPrudential Gardner Realtors3725 MacArthur Blvd.New Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$4.9million

24 greater New Orleans, WestBank

GRI, CRS, Prudential National - 2007 HonorSociety Award, NOMAR Board Silver AwardWinner

Audrey CharlotLatter & Blum Inc.8010 CrowderNew Orleans 70127

[email protected]

$4.8million

51 New Orleans East,Lakefront, Gentilly, historicdistricts, Lakeview

residential associate broker and ABR

Lisa WilsonColdwell Banker TEC Realtors4051 Veterans Blvd., Suite 101Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$4.8million

25 Jefferson and Orleansparishes

buyer and sellers agent,investment properties,relocation and first timehome buyers

CRS

Chuck SheefelLatter & Blum Inc. Realtors13322 Hwy. 90 #P/ P.O. Box 1299Boutte 70039

(985) 785-4455(985) [email protected]

$4.8million

20 St. Charles Parish, NewOrleans Metropolitan area

new construction, resale,relocation

CSP

Michele ThomsonAvalar Realty Louisiana1200 W. Causeway Approach,Suite 18Mandeville 70471

(985) 674-7789(985) [email protected]

$4.7million

14 St. Tammany residential luxury home specialist

John RareshideRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4.7million

13 Garden District, Uptown,Warehouse District,Metairie

residential, historic homes,investment property

CRS

Sherry BillingsPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$4.7million

11 North Shore, St. Tammany,Tangipahoa

Relocation certified, E-certified, PrudentialNational - 2007 Honor Society Award, NABORBoard Gold Award

Kris McMullenColdwell Banker/TEC Realtors103 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-2001(985) [email protected]

$4.7million

22 New Orleans North Shore,Mandeville, Madisonville,Covington, Abita Springs,Slidell and areas of theSouth Shore

buyers and sellers agent,relocation, newconstruction, golf coursehomes, waterfront, countryproperties

ABR, GRI, Certified Relocation Specialist,CRRS, Cartus Mobility Certified, CartusNetwork Affinity Specialist

Robert CarrollRe/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$4.6million


residental, newconstruction, development

Remax 100 percent Club

Joann BeachPrudential Gardner Realtors800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$4.6million

18 North Shore, Mandeville,Covington, St. TammanyParish

Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward, NABOR Board Silver Award




PhoneFaxE-mail

Salesvolume


Wayne WilkinsonFrench Quarter Realty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

[email protected]

$4.6million

18 French Quarter, Marigny,Bywater, CBD

residential sales andleasing

NA

Dawn MoralesLatter & Blum Inc./Realtors13322 Hwy .90 / P.O. Box 1299Boutte 70039

(985) 785-4455(985) [email protected]

$4.6million

23 St. Charles Parish,Jefferson Parish

resale, new construction,relocation

CSP

Terri RomeLatter & Blum Inc.2734 PrytaniaNew Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$4.6million

23 Garden District, Uptown,Warehouse District,Metairie

residential NA

Christine MottingerKeller Williams Realty Professionals2053 East Gause Blvd., Suite 100Slidell 70461

(985) 646-4030(985) [email protected]

$4.5million

25 St. Tammany Parish residential and commercial ABR,GRI,CRS/Life time member million dollarclub

Carol Upton SieverdingERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$4.5million

24 St. Tammany, Washingtonand Tangipahoa parishes

residential, newconstruction, resale andvacant land

GRI, SRS, Board of Directors for NABOR

Eric WilkinsonFrench Quarter Realty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

[email protected]

$4.5million

20 Uptown, Marigny, FrenchQuarter, Bywater, CBD

residential and commercialsales

NA

Peter IngrassiaLatter & Blum, Inc./Realtors3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$4.5million

25 West Bank, Algiers Gretna,Lakefront

residential sales BRC, ABR

Lisa GreenleafPrudential Gardner800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1AMandeville 70448

(985) 626-8589(985) [email protected]

$4.5million

21 North Shore, Mandeville,Covington and GreenLeaves Subdivision

Green Leaves subdivision Prudential National - President's Circle Award,Prudential Gardner Realtors Platinum Award &Lifetime Member Multi Million Dollar Club

Nichell ThompsonLatter & Blum, Inc./Realtors3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$4.5million


residential sales ABR

Kim RaffertyLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4.4million


Irene RandPrudential Gardner1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$4.4million

4 Warehouse District condos, including but notlimited to Trump Towers

NA

Daniel TrosclairPrudential Gardner Realtors3820 Lapalco Blvd.Harvey 70058

[email protected]

$4.4million

28 greater New Orleans 2007 Prudential Gardner Silver Award

Tess DennieERA Stirling Properties1321 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 626-5687(985) [email protected]

$4.4million

18 North Shore, St Tammany,Tangipahoa, Washington

residential includingresales, new homes,condos, acreage, residentialand commercial leases,relocation

Real Estate Board Gold Award, LeadershipTeam Award, Stirling Properties Gold Award,Real Estate Board Lifetime Membership Award

Corinne FoxPrudential Gardner Realtors1820 St. Charles Ave.New Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$4.4million

14 Uptown, Garden Districtand Warehouse District

Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward, NOMAR Board Silver Award Winner

Darryl GladeRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4.3million

15 Uptown, WarehouseDistrict, Lakeview

luxury homes,condominiums

NA

Vickie MancinaPrudential Gardner Realtors1904 Ormond Blvd.Destrehan 70047

(985) [email protected]

$4.3million

18 River Parishes, RiverRidge, Metairie

ABR, Prudential National - 2007 Honor SocietyAward, Saints Board Platinum Fleur De-Lis'Award, Life Member Million Dollar Club

Regina AllemandPrudential Gardner Realtors13371 Highway 90, Suite BBoutte 70039

(985) 785-0336(985) [email protected]

$4.3million

20 River Parishes GRI, Prudential National - 2007 Leading EdgeAward, SAINTS Board Platinum Fleur De-Lis'Award

Christie PhamLatter & Blum Inc.1636 Barataria Blvd.Marrero 70072

[email protected]

$4.3million

28 West Bank of JeffersonParish

residential ABR, SRS

Terez HarrisKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$4.3million

17 Metairie, Kenner, Harahan,River Ridge, Destrehan,North Shore

buyers and sellers,investors

Accredited Buyers Representative Certified,Sellers Representative Certified, GraduateRealtor Institute, Associate Leadership Council,Keller Williams Board of Directors

Colette MeisterRE/MAX N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

220-1762648-2871www.therealtormeister.com

$4.2million

18 Faubourg St. John, Uptown,Bywater

renovations, luxuryproperties

NA

Mary SchulteLatter & Blum, Inc./Realtors3246 Behrman PlaceNew Orleans 70114

[email protected]

$4.2million


residential sales CRS,GRI,ABR


Let Us Be Your Real Estate Team

Merritt Lane, BRC Nickie Lane

(504) 866-2785 (Office)(504) 581-5263 (Home)(504) 450-1904 (Cell)[email protected]

• Superstar Team2004, 2005, 2006

• 10 years Top of the Latter Club

Life MemberMillion $ Club.

• 24 years licensedreal estate agent

• 45 years acquiring/managing real estate &investment property.

• 2002-2008 Sales $105+ Million

• 26 yrs. Commercial RealEstate, Office Leasing,

Sales & property manage-ment.

16 Farnham 4873 sqft 4bd/4fl 2 hf ba $1,950,0002833 Chestnut St. 5034 sqft 6bd/8fl 2 hf ba $1,195,0001427 St. Mary 5241 sqft 6 units $950,0001710 Valmont St. 3200 sqft 3bd/2-1/2 ba $949,0001644 State St. 3011 sqft 4bd/3-1/2 ba $860,0001312 Fourth St. 3672 sqft 4bd/4ba $792,0004416 Perrier St. 3857 sqft 5bd/3-1/2 ba $749,0001712 General Pershing St. 3353 sqft 4bd/3ba $595,0001138 Joseph St. 1989 sqft 3bd/2ba $545,0005023 Constance St. 2825 sqft 4bd/3-1/2 ba $519,0001020 Robert St. 2034 sqft 2bd/2ba $399,000818 Constantinople St. 1770 sqft 2bd/2ba $385,0002846 Coliseum St. 1007 sqft 1bd/1ba $250,000

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW BUILDVACANT LOTS

3219 State Street Dr 30 x 114 $75,0003514 Calhoun $85,000

Location! Location!1337 State Street

Margaret StewartMobile: 504-616-4154Office: 504-866-2785

Email: [email protected]

$595,000Pristine & charming cottage w/guest house

steps to Audubon Park, High ceilings,Australian cypress floors throughout.

Cottage 2/2; guest house 1/1 w/kitchenette

$595,000Living in the country in Old Metairie. 5 bedroom

house, 3 bath, 75 x 120 lot, open floor plan,fabulous oak tree in courtyard, granite kitchen

countertops and stainless appliances.

$1,200,000Steps to Audubon Park, stately home with 14 ft ceilings, wide pine floors, open kitchen to den to covered

porch. Kitchen has all stainless top of the line appliances and granite countertops. 6 bedrooms 4 1/2 baths.Corner lot. Garage. This is truly a fine home in one of the best New Orleans neighborhoods.

418 Audubon Street 232 Hollywood Drive



PhoneFaxE-mail

Salesvolume


John ScullyRE/MAX Real Estate Partners Inc.4141 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$4.2million

43 Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge,Harahan

residential sales 100 percent Club

Angi BellKeller Williams Realty4725 Veterans Blvd.Metairie 70006

[email protected]

$4.2million

21 greater New Orleans buyer specialist, luxury homes NOMAR VIP Award

Eileen WallenPrudential Gardner Realtors7934 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]@prudentialgardner.com

$4.1million

12 greater New Orleans residential and multi-family GRI, CRS, CRB,Prudential National - 2007 LeadingEdge Award, NOMAR Board Gold Award Winner

Eve WolfeRe/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Blvd., Suite 100Metairie 70002

[email protected]

$4.1million


luxury home marketing expert RE/MAX 100% Club

Judy PalisiRE/MAX Real Estate Partners1131 N. Causeway Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 626-1561(985) [email protected]

$4.1million

22 NA

Joan SoboloffAvalar Realty Louisiana1200 W. Causeway Approach, Suite 18Mandeville 70471

(985) 674-7789(985) [email protected]

$4.1million

13 St. Tammany Parish residential GRI, ABR, SRS

Haj LangfordLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4.1million

15 Uptown, Garden District residential, investment NA

Judy RuchLatter & Blum Inc.2734 PrytaniaNew Orleans 70130

[email protected]

$4.1million

18 Garden District, Uptown,Warehouse District, Metairie

residential CRS

Charlotte DorionPrudential Gardner Realtors7934 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4million

10 greater New Orleans 2007 NOMAR Silver Award

Sam Poche'French Quarter Realty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

[email protected]

$4million

15 greater New Orleans area sales, management, leasing NA

Kelli WrightLatter & Blum Inc.7835 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

[email protected]

$4million




Residential real estate companies(ranked by 2008 residential sales volume)

CompanyAddress

PhoneFax

Residential salesvolumeUnits sold

Activeagents

Salesoffices Markets served

Top executiveTitleWeb siteE-mail

Latter and Blum Cos.430 Notre Dame St.New Orleans 70130

525-1311569-9337

$1,329,825,8456,248

800 25 Metropolitan New Orleans, Greater BatonRouge, Mississippi Gulf Coast

Robert W. Merrickchairman and [email protected]

Prudential Gardner Realtors3332 N. Woodlawn Ave.Metairie 70006

887-7588889-7783

$1,129,532,0907,031

WND 19 Metropolitan New Orleans, greater BatonRouge, South Mississippi

Glenn M. Gardnerpresident of [email protected]

Stirling Properties109 Northpark Blvd., Suite 300Covington 70433

(985) 898-2022(985) 898-2077

$382,397,8261,667

204 10 North Shore, East Bank, West Bank, BatonRouge, Lafayette, Gulfport, Miss.

Martin A. Mayerpresident and [email protected]

Re/Max Real Estate Partners4141 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70002

888-9900 / (985) 626-1561(985) 674-5600

$301,169,2661,714

132 4 Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany parishes Tom Giroirpresident, broker and [email protected]

Coldwell Banker TEC Realtors105 Beau Chene Blvd.Mandeville 70471

(985) 845-4511(985) 845-8348

$248,170,6301,600

202 10 New Orleans metropolitan area Chris [email protected]

Keller Williams Realty Metairie4725 Veterans Memorial Blvd.Metairie 70006

455-0100455-0322

$209,696,5961,024

242 1 New Orleans, North Shore, Metairie, Jefferson,River Ridge, Harahan, St. Charles, St. Jamesand St. John parishes

Lucille D'[email protected]

Re/Max N.O. Properties8001 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

866-7733866-7800

$167,106,194605

47 1 Uptown, Lakeview, Garden District, FrenchQuarter, Slidell, Nrth Shore, Metairie

Mary Ann Caseybroker and [email protected]

Keller Williams Realty Services1522 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 727-7000(985) 727-7001

$159,770,142986

150 2 St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, North Shore Craig Martinteam [email protected]

Keller Williams Realty New Orleans8601 LeakeNew Orleans 70118

862-0100862-0102

$125 million400

109 1 metro New Orleans area Bill Cooperteam [email protected]

Century 21 Investment Realty2160 E. Gause Blvd., Suite 100, Slidell7046142402 S. Morrison Blvd., Hammond 70403

(985) 643-4200(985) 643-6167

$110 million800

130 3 St. Tammany, Orleans metro, Hammondmetro, Baton Rouge metro, South Mississippi

Jeff [email protected]

Keller Williams Realty Professionals2053 E. Gause Blvd., Suite 100Slidell 70461

(985) 649-6333(985) 649-9792

$87,266,000500

92 1 Slidell, Lacombe, Pearl River, Mandeville,Covington

Dana Kelmoperating [email protected]

Keller Williams Realty Westbank2600 Belle Chasse Hwy.Gretna 70056

207-2007207-2077

$70,876,000500

89 1 metropolitan New Orleans and surroundingareas

Renee Ferrerateam leader and [email protected]

Dorian Bennett Sotheby's InternationalRealty2340 Dauphine St.New Orleans 70117

944-3605948-3401

$46,324,545221

33 2 metro New Orleans, North Shore, BatonRouge, Natchez, Miss.

Dorian M. [email protected]

Wilkinson & Jeansonne French QuarterRealty1041 Esplanade Ave.New Orleans 70116

949-5400949-0707

$45,038,702130

31 1 French Quarter Richard [email protected]

Avalar Realty1200 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 674-7789(985) 674-7655

$33,555,738210

34 1 greater New Orleans area and North Shore Rick Robertsbrokerwww.avalarrealtylouisiana.comrick@therobertsteam.com

ABEK Real Estate820 Oak Harbor Blvd.Slidell 70458

(985) 646-2111(985) 646-2772

$32,168,540158

48 1 St. Tammany Parish, New Orleans Metro Areaand Mississippi

Beth Kobeszkobroker and [email protected]

Talbot Realty Group747 Magazine St., Suite 7New Orleans 70130

525-9763524-2402

$16,045,63057

10 1 metropolitan New Orleans Robert E. [email protected]

Wayne Songy & Associates Inc.4408 Trenton St., Suite BMetairie 70006

455-4500455-6959

$15 million55

8 2 greater New Orleans area Wayne [email protected]

Re/Max Southern Properties901 W. Thomas St.Hammond 70401

(985) 542-6767(985) 542-6737

$14,550,80066

6 1 Tangipahoa, St. Tammany Tanya Costanzabroker and [email protected]

Behrens and Associates Real Estate LLC318 E. Boston St.Covington 70433

(985) 893-2488(985) 893-2481

$6,395,78339

10 1 North Shore, South Shore, Baton Rouge Ronda W. Behrensbroker and [email protected]

Mirambell Realty500 Clearview ParkwayMetairie 70001

889-9850617-7469

$3,156,67519

9 1 New Orleans metro area, South Shore, NorthShore, River Parishes

Craig K. Mirambell Jr.broker and [email protected]

Brooks and Associates Inc.1305 W. Causeway ApproachMandeville 70471

(985) 674-5904(985) 674-5905

$2,495,20017

3 2 St. Tammany, Jefferson, Orleans, Tangipahoaparishes

Christopher and Stephen BrooksbrokersBrooksRealEstate.Nom.Mlxchange.comBrooks.Realtors@yahoo.com

Tricou and Associates Inc.42342 S. Morrison Blvd.Hammond 70403

(985) 345-3161(985) 542-1022

$1 million5

2 1 Tangipahoa, Livingston, St. Tammany, St.Helena parishes

Rene [email protected]

The above information was provided by the real estate companies themselves. There are some companies who did not choose to be included in this list. Any additions or corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness,111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005


Largest real estate title companies(ranked by the number of transactions closed in 2008)

NameAddress

TelephoneFax

Localtransactionsclosed in 2008

Percentage ofcommercialtransactionsPercentage ofresidentialtransactions Insurance underwriters

ClosingattorneysClosingnotaries

Full-timeemployeesLocal branches

Top local executiveTitleYear foundedE-mailInternet address

Crescent Title LLC7820 Maple St.New Orleans 70118

866-5151866-5858

3,056 1585

Fidelity National, StewartTitle Guaranty, FirstAmerican Title InsuranceCo.

57

325

Robert J. Bergeronpresident and attorney at [email protected]

Bayou Title Inc.1820 Belle Chasse Highway,Suite 205Gretna 70056

393-0315393-0332

2,898 595

Commonwealth Land TitleInsurance Co., FirstAmerican Title InsuranceCo.

84

317

Brent J. [email protected]

Delta Title Corporation3601 N. I-10 Service Road W.Metairie 70002

885-9222885-0834

2,680 397

Fidelity National TitleInsurance, First AmericanTitle Insurance Co.,Chicago Title InsuranceCorp.

54

407

Walter [email protected]

Stewart Title of Louisiana700 Camp St.New Orleans 70130

525-1491525-3167

2,011 1585

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. 71

244

James E. Smithpresident and [email protected]

Winters Title Agency725 Fern St.New Orleans 70118

861-2240861-4069

1,608 199

First American TitleInsurance Co.

27

246

Michael E. [email protected]

Title Management Group Inc.3421 North Causeway Blvd.,Suite 300Metairie 70002

834-2977834-2978

1,020 2575


12

101

Joseph C. [email protected]

Property Title Inc. & Affiliates8301 W. Judge Perez Drive,Suite 303Chalmette 70043

278-2000271-1961

850 2080

Stewart Title Guaranty Co.,First American TitleInsurance Co.

25

104

Sidney D. Torres [email protected]

Founders Title Co.3000 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite200Metairie 70002

838-6070838-9097

700 3565

Fidelity National, FirstAmerican Title Co.

83

162

Stephen I. [email protected]

Regan Law Firm LLC3324 N. Causeway Blvd.Metairie 70002

837-2456837-2459

520 1585

Commonwealth Land Title/First American TitleInsurance Co.

3NA

102

Richard E. Reganowner and [email protected]

Quick Title LLC3525 Hessmer Ave., Suite 303Metairie 70002

(985) 801-6836617-6238

252 1090

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. 51

72

Michael C. Ginart Jr.Cullen A. Tonrypartnermanaging [email protected]

Orleans Title Insurance AgencyLLC201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3201New Orleans 70170

582-1199582-1240

250 7030

First American TitleInsurance Co., ChicagoTitle Insurance Co.

75

331

Robert M. Steegattorney1972NAwww.steeglaw.com

Century Title Inc.110 Veterans Blvd., Suite 360Metairie 70005

830-7979831-2609

210 6040


21

31

Randy D. [email protected]

Mollere, Flanagan and Landry2341 Metairie RoadMetairie 70001

837-4950837-3221

210 2080

Fidelity National TitleInsurance Co.

31

101

Raymond B. Landrymanaging [email protected]

Gulf Title Corp.212 Veterans Memorial Blvd.,100Metairie 70005

837-9040834-6452

190 4060


11

41

Stephen J. [email protected]

Warren E. Mouledoux Jr. PLC833 Fourth St.Gretna 70053

367-4444366-2973

190 4060


11

42

Warren E. Mouledoux [email protected]@warrenmouledoux.com

Capital Title Agency Inc.131 Airline Drive, Suite 201Metairie 70001

832-0401832-8155

131 2575


20

31

Kevin G. [email protected]

Assured Title Agency Inc.4425 Clearview Parkway, Suite CMetairie 70006

455-7974455-7977

62 199


22

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Karl M. Hansen Jr.Anthony V. Ligi Jr.vice [email protected]

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Ace and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation,or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowinglyaccept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718.

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Judy Giglio

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Amy Early Korte

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Anna Leggio

(504) 258-5508

Chris Mitchell

(504) 400-2253

Becky Ray

(504) 333-2645

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Ashley St. Germain

(504) 451-0300

Phyllis Seely

(504) 236-6464

Todd Taylor

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Sandy Ward

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BECKY WEBER TEAM

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Kathy Marshall

(504) 495-1837

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Call now for an appointment.Contact Marcia D'Amico, CCIM or

"Mike" D'Amico, Broker Associate at(985) 674-1197 or "Mikes" cell (985) 807-4120.

EMERALD FOREST CONDO FOR SALE: Corporate owned. Motivated to sell. Lrg 1-bdrm unit.Built-in kitchen, refrigerator, washer/dryer included.Exercise room, resort style pool, clubhouse, in gatedcommunity.

MANDEVILLE COUNTRY HOME on fenced 1-acre. Well maintained home needing updating.3-bdrm/2-bath lrg kitchen, guest cottage attached bycovered porch. New roof. Mandeville schools. Additionalindividual lots available. Flood Zone C.

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When Choosing an Agent to Market Your Home,

Experience and a Proven Track Record Matter!

Carolyn S. Talbert

455-0100

504 330-090 Cell504 455-9351 Hm

Carolyn has been a licensed Realtor servingthe Greater New Orleans Area for over 30 years.During this time Carolyn has sold over $500million dollars of real estate, with nearly $150million in closed real estate transactions in thepast 5 years.

As a member of the New OrleansMetropolitan Association of Realtors, Carolynhas received the top individual sales award 9times, more than any other member, and wasnamed a top 5 producer consistently since 1995.

Carolyn Talbert and Associates, herself, ChrisWalther and Barbara Robinson, was formed in2005 to increase sales and improve clientservices. Combined her team has over 65 yearsof real estate sales experience and they receivedthe New Orleans Metropolitan Association ofRealtors Top Sales Team Award twice.

www.CarolynTalbert.com

Sarah Martzolf Grossman, HHScell: (504)261-5654

[email protected]

Sarah Grossmanis the 2008

Top Producerof the Garden

District branchSpecializing in Garden District, Uptown, WarehouseDistrict, Mid-City, French Quarter and Old Metairie.Call Sarah today for help with your real estate needs!

RAISA GALPER, CCIMDirect: (504) 610-7415Office: (504) 455-5500www.FindNewOrleansProperties.com

610 John ChurchillChase, P5$720,000

• inspirational Sohostyle penthouse with

amazing view and2 car gar. parking

Everyone knows that it’s not easy to sell a house on today’s market.

Raisa sold ours in 20 days. This is after other agents couldn’t sell

it. We are extremely thankful and happy.”

— Mr. & Mrs. S

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RETREAT TO THE NORTHSHORE. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU

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Each ERA office is individually owned and operated

Jennifer Rice @ 985-966-1321 • Danielle Fournier @ 985-966-1320 • Hyatt Hood @985-966-1131

1321 W. Causeway Approach • Mandeville, LA 70471 • 985-626-5687


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Jean Hunn

RE/MAX Executive ClubSilver Award, NOMAR

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Luke Jones, CRSRE/MAX Executive ClubSilver Award, NOMAR

Hill Riddle


Laura Cummings Amann


Tom King


Toni Tanner

RE/MAX 100% ClubPlatinum Award, NOMAR

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Gold Award, NOMAR

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Sarah Gilberti, HHSRE/MAX Platinum Club

Platinum Award, NOMAR

Karen Prieur#1 RE/MAX agent inMetro New Orleans

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