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Greater Baton Rouge Home Sales Statistics - December 2025
December 2025 Home Sales Statistics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: December and full year 2025 homes sales statistics are wrapped for the year and it was another good, solid year for residential home sales in the Greater Baton Rouge area! December 2025 shows 713 sold homes vs 701 sold in December 2024 with a median sales price of $263,000 vs $263,133. In addition, there were 683 new homes listed and 541 homes went pending in December 2025 vs
Jan 162 min read


Additional National Accolades for Louisiana Economic Wins in 2025!
Louisiana has become the first state EVER to win back-to-back Platinum Deal of the Year Awards! These awards recognize one economic win for a state per year as measured against all 50 states. In 2024, Louisiana won the award for the Meta AI Data center that is currently under construction in the northern part of the state. Louisiana won the 2025 Platinum Deal award for the $6 Billion Hyundai Steel's new plant that will begin construction in late 2026 on a 1,700 acre tract of
Jan 131 min read


Hollows of Dutchtown Subdivision - Prairieville, LA 70769!
The Hollows of Dutchtown is a highly sought after subdivision located in Prairieville, 70769! It is located just off of Old Jefferson Hwy and north of LA HWY 621. The Hollows of Dutchtown provides super easy access to I-10, Old Jefferson Hwy and Airline Hwy - allowing for easy access in/around both Ascension and East Baton Rouge Parishes. The subdivision offers many amenities such as several lakes, a community pool and homes with a lakefront view. Hollows of Dutchtown hom
Jan 72 min read


Delaune Estates Subdivision - Prairieville, LA 70769!
Delaune Estates Subdivision is a new-construction subdivision located in Prairieville - 70769. Delaune Estates is situated at the southwest corner of Duplessis Rd & Old Jefferson Hwy. The location is prime in that it provides easy access to I-10 & Airline Hwy. Level Homes is the builder of this subdivision and they are know for their high quality new construction homes. The homes generally range from 1,700 - 2,800 living square feet and the sales prices from $375,000 - $51
Jan 61 min read


Greater Baton Rouge Area Economic Wins for 2025!
It was a record setting year for the Greater Baton Rouge Area in terms of economic projects with a record $10.6B in capital investment projects announced! These economic projects are projected to create over 2,100 new, direct jobs which equates to over $190 million new payroll dollars that will be circulating through our local economy! Here's a summary graphic of the economic wins for Baton Rouge courtesy of the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership. In addition, there wi
Jan 32 min read


Veterans Administration (VA) Loan Information for the Greater Baton Rouge Area!
The Veterans Administration (VA) offers a tremendous benefit for their service members and/or eligible surviving spouses to aid and assist in the purchase of an owner-occupied residence. VA mortgage loans are 100% loans which means no down payment is required and VA loans are structured to help minimize the closing costs that would normally be the responsibility of the Buyer. Because the VA guarantees some portion (or possibly the entire amount) of your mortgage, the interes
Dec 24, 20252 min read


Rural Development Loan Information for the Greater Baton Rouge Area!
A Rural Development loan is a a loan program administered and funded through the US Department of Agriculture. It is a 100% loan program so no down payment is required! An R/D loan is geared to a first time homebuyer (but CAN have owned a home previously) who has generally good credit, but not down payment funds needed for other loan types. Actual loan qualification must be done by a mortgage lender, but there are several key factors in qualifying for an R/D loan: The house
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Greater Baton Rouge Home Sales Statistics - November 2025
November 2025 Home Sales Statics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: November residential home sales statistics are in for the month of November 2025 and the Greater Baton Rouge residential real estate market continues to plug along! 634 homes were sold in the Greater Baton Rouge Area in November 2025 vs 697 sold in November 2024 with the median sales price falling just a tiny bit from $257,780 down to $255,000. The average days on market increase
Dec 19, 20252 min read


CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui Announce $4 Billion Investment for the World’s Largest Ammonia Facility - Ascension Parish 70346, September 2025!
More fantastic economic news for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donadlsonville/Ascension Parish as final approval is given for another multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! The facility is expected to export approximately 1.4 million metric tons of low-carbon ammonia annually to international markets and will be the world's largest plant of its kind. This new production facility will be located in close proximity to the just announced Hyundai Steel $6
Dec 2, 20252 min read


Hyundai Steel Announces a $5.8 Billion Investment - Ascension Parish 70346, October 2025!
Monstrous economic news announcement for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donaldsonville/Ascension Parish in particular as Hyundai Steel confirms a multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! This fully integrated, manufacturing facility to be built by Hyundai will sit on 1,700 acres of the 17,000 acre RiverPlex tract which sits on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish. It is estimated that this facility will create roughly 1,300 new jobs
Dec 1, 20251 min read


Linde Announces New Investment to Support Blue Ammonia Plant at RiverPlex MegaPark - Ascension Parish 70346, October 2025
Huge economic news coming to the West Bank of Ascension Parish - Linde is investing $400,000,000 to build the largest air separating unit system along the entire Mississippi River Corridor! This project will be built in the new River Place MegaPlex currently under construction along the West Bank of Ascension Parish in/along Donaldsonville. This new project will supply oxygen and nitrogen essentials to the Blue Point Number One plant. It is estimated that this will create 15
Nov 27, 20251 min read


Fannie Mae Removes Minimum Credit Score Requirement - Greater Baton Rouge Area Real Estate News!
Fannie Mae has now removed the minimum score requirement as part of the loan underwriting process! That's huge news for the consumer loan market and will open up an avenue to home ownership for a whole new group of individuals. Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriting (DU) system will now review your entire overall financial profile which includes income, assets, payment history & credit behavior in making an automated DU approval/deny decision. The key takeaway from this is that
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Greater Baton Rouge Home Sales Statistics - October 2025
October 2025 Home Sales Statics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: October 2025 residential home sales statistics are in for the Month of October 2025 and it was another very solid month in our area! 727 homes were sold in the Greater Baton Rouge Area in October 2025 vs 673 sold in October 2024 with the median sales price increasing almost 2% up to $269,768. The average days on market inched up by 1 day to 69 days before going pending and histori
Nov 17, 20252 min read


Manchac Plantation Subdivision - Prairieville 70769
Manchac Plantation Subdivision is located in Prairieville, LA just across the parish line separating East Baton Rouge & Ascension Parishes. The subdivision sits just south of Santa Maria golf course and is accessed directly from Old Perkins Rd. Most of the homes in Manchac Plantation were built in/around 2000 and range in price from $400,000 - $1,600,000 or so! There are some large, estate sized homes on large lots up towards the front of the subdivision with the balance of
Oct 29, 20252 min read


Baton Rouge Economic Growth Update - October 2025
Loren Scott - longtime economic professor and forecaster for Louisiana - has just recently come out with his jobs/economic growth...
Oct 8, 20252 min read


Updated Conventional Conforming Home Loan Value increase in the Greater Baton Rouge Area!
One of my key lender partners has announced new upper limits on their Conventional Loan program and it is now $819,000 up from $806,500! ...
Sep 25, 20251 min read


Greater Baton Rouge Home Sales Statistics - August 2025
August 2025 Home Sales Statics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: It's really a pretty decent month of home...
Sep 24, 20252 min read


November 2023 Real Estate Sales in the Greater Baton Rouge Area!
November 2023 real estate sales numbers for the Greater Baton Rouge Area are in. A total of 703 properties were listed and sold in the...
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Baton Rouge Economic Growth Update
The Baton Rouge Chamber recently release an in-depth look at job growth in Louisiana through 2024 and their projections show that the...
Dec 13, 20232 min read


October 2023 Real Estate Sales in the Greater Baton Rouge Area!
October 2023 real estate sales numbers for the Greater Baton Rouge Area are in. A total of 714 properties were listed and sold in the...
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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