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

If you are thinking about buying a house or actively working to get ready to purchase a home, here is a list of items to DO as you begin to work through the mortgage process: Review your credit score to look for any incorrect/fraudulent credit entries. The credit bureaus can make mistakes so you need to make sure you recognize all the entries on your current credit report. NOTE: there are multiple types of credit pulls that different industries make (auto loans, consumer f

There are many homes in the Greater Baton Rouge Area that are not located in a subdivision, but rather are placed in a rural tract parcel of land. Generally these rural tract parcels of land are only subject to whatever zoning/building codes are currently in force in whatever city or municipal jurisdiction where they are located. Occasionally we'll see some additional building restrictions that have been placed on the parcel/land over time, but most of the time they are fre

Plaza 12 Garden Homes Subdivison is a 1980's era subdivision centrally located off of Coursey Blvd. The general area is bounded by I-12 to the north, Airline Hwy to the west and Coursey Blvd to the south and is located in 70816. Plaza 12 Garden Homes is primarily composed of detached, single family homes in/around the 1,500 sf range. These tend to be great starter homes because of their affordable price and central location with easy access to I-12, Coursey/Bluebonnet & Air

Epic Piping has just announced a $25,000,000 expansion and upgrade of their existing facility located in Livingston Parish! This project expands an already existing advanced manufacturing facility located in the city of Livingston in Livingston Parish. It is estimated that this expansion will create 76 direct, new jobs with an average annual salary of $60,000 AND will retain an already existing 370 jobs currently at the facility. There should be another 136 indirect jobs cr

Sherwood Forest Subdivision is a massive subdivision located in the east-central part of Baton Rouge. There are over 1,000 homes in Sherwood Forest where development started in the late 1970's and continued on into the 1980's. Sherwood Forest is generally bounded on the north by Florida Blvd, the south by Old Hammond Hwy, Sharp Ln to the west and S Flannery to the east. Sherwood Forest is almost completely built out with detached, single family homes. However there are som

Forest Oaks West Subdivision is located in 70815 and is generally north of Florida Blvd and West of Sherwood Forest Blvd. Forest Oaks West was originally developed in/around the 1980's and consists of essentially all brick, affordable residences. Forest Oaks West is comprised of both single family homes and townhome duplex units. The townhome duplex units were mostly sold separately when they were built, but you do find an occasional duplex that is whole and hasn't been sep

Florida Plaza Subdivision is located just south of Florida Blvd, bounded on the south by Government St and on the east by Lobdell. It contains a mixture of detached single family homes, some attached townhouse homes and several commercial buildings. This is another subdivision that was developed in/around the early 1980's and is semi-unique in that it houses several different types of properties. It's central location, along with being located in 70806 has kept its appeal p

Cedarcrest Bend Subdivison is a 1980's era subdivision centrally located off of Coursey Blvd. The general area is bounded by I-12 to the north, Airline Hwy to the west and Coursey Blvd to the south and is located in 70816. Cedarcrest Bend is composed of some smaller, single family homes, duplexes and a few fourplexes interspersed. The subdivision was built primarily in the early 1980's and still has a great location with easy access to I-12, Airline Hwy, Costco, Home Depot

If you are thinking about buying a house or actively working to get ready to purchase a home, here is a list of 10 things to NOT do as you begin to work through the mortgage process: Don't change/quit jobs or become self-employed Don't be late on any credit card payments or make large credit card purchases Don't purchase a car, boat, RV Don't purchase any big ticket items (sound system, big family vacation, etc) Don't apply for new credit anywhere Don't forget any debts on yo

Morgan Place West Subdivision is a sought after subdivision located in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. It has a Baton Rouge postal address, but is located in the Central Community school district which makes it very desirable. Morgan Place West is located just northwest of the intersection of Hooper Rd & Joor Rd. Most of the homes were built in/around 1990's, but you will run across some homes built in the early 2000's. Homes in Morgan Place West typically ra

Perkins Village Subdivision is a fairly large subdivision located on the east side of Perkins Rd in between Siegen Ln & Pecue Ln in 70810. Typically the homes in Perkins Village were built in/around 1980 and could be considered a good starter home type of neighborhood. Some of the homes have been completely updated, but others are still pretty original as to when they were built. Typically homes sales prices range between $150,000 - $225,000 for Perkins Village. The locati

Lake Forest Park Subdivision is a compact subdivision tucked in west of Millerville Rd and bounded by I-12 to the north and S Harrell's Ferry to the south. Most of the homes were built in the 1970's - 1980's and tend to have brick siding. They are pretty typical starter type homes with living square footages ranging between 1,800 - 2,300. Generally the homes are fairly well kept, but you will run across some that have not been well maintained by their owners. I'd character

Swart Subdivision is one of the oldest subdivisions in all of Baton Rouge located primarily between I-10 to the north and Terrace Ave to the south in 70802! Most of the homes were originally built between 1930 - 1950. There are a few newer homes, but many of the homes are original and in varying states of condition along with a number of vacant lots. The home pictured was originally built by the family of my client. This particular house was handcrafted and was in remarka

Woodstock Subdivision is located in Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 and in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Woodstock feeds into Central Community schools and it is an in-demand subdivision. You can access the subdivision by turning onto Frenchtown Rd off of Central Thruway, taking a left on Planchet and then another left into Woodstock. The subdivision was initially platted in/around 2011 when construction began on the homes. DSLD is the predominant builder in th

We had a super Thanksgiving lunch with friends on Thursday and we didn't have to cook anything! My friend's son is finishing up his first semester of Law School in New Orleans so he came home for Thanksgiving and his parents put out an amazing spread - all home cooked! We had turkey, dressing & giblet gravy, sweet potato and mashed potato casserole, fresh cut green beans and a corn souffle. Dessert were a spread of pies from local bakeries. I brought Kim Crawford Prosecco a

I've finished up the month of November 2025 with 84 miles and 918 total miles for the year! Still on track to hit 1,000 miles for the year - need to run 82 miles in December. Slow start to the month with my allergies really acting up and slow finish to the month with the holidays and some not-so-great running weather. Hopefully December weather will hold up as I need to run 21 days for the month. I've completed my race registrations for the 3 races I'm running in in 2026:

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

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

Katoen Natie has announced a $25,000,000 plant expansion in far north Baton Rouge - 70807! Their facility is located just off of Thomas Rd and Scenic Hwy. This expansion will create 13 new jobs, retain 22 existing jobs and will generate 9 indirect positions. It will be located at the company’s Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal and support Louisiana’s growing specialty chemicals and advanced materials industries. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sa