Lafayette Real Estate Video Blog with Robbie Breaux: February 2015

Vendors We Recommend for Your Home

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Today I just wanted to let you know of some vendors that I can personally recommend to you in the event that something goes wrong after you purchase your home.

The contractors we recommend provide consistently good service at fair prices. We have plumbers, roofers, electricians, painters, and even maid services.

We'd also like to extend the offer to you, if you have any great vendors that you would like us to know of. We're always looking for good contractors.

Also, if you're new to Lafayette and want to know of any good restaurants, gyms, grocery stores, venues, or other places to go and enjoy, please don't hesitate to contact me.

If you have any questions about the Lafayette real estate market, don't be afraid to reach out to my team!

What Do Recent Lafayette Market Trends Mean for You?

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Hello, and thanks for stopping by! Today, we're going to give you a quick market update for the Lafayette area!

Average sales price is up 9%

From $203,000 to around $222,000

Median sales price is up $7,000

From $188,000 to $195,000

Pending sales are up 8%

Compared to January of 2014

Listings are exactly the same

Sitting at 375 for January of this year

Interest rates are between 3%-3.5%.

As you can see, the Lafayette area real estate market is continuing its steady growth. We're expecting to see these great conditions to continue through 2015, so don't miss your chance to make the market work for you!

If you have any questions about the market in your specific area, or would like real estate assistance of any kind, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to help you out!

Need a Good Contractor to Fix Your Home?

Selling your Lafayette home? Click here for a free Home Value Report

Buying a home? Search all Homes for Sale

Today I just wanted to let you know of some vendors that I can personally recommend to you in the event that something goes wrong after you purchase your home.

The contractors we recommend provide consistently good service at fair prices. We have plumbers, roofers, electricians, painters, and even maid services.

We'd also like to extend the offer to you, if you have any great vendors that you would like us to know of. We're always looking for good contractors.

Also, if you're new to Lafayette and want to know of any good restaurants, gyms, grocery stores, venues, or other places to go and enjoy, please don't hesitate to contact me.

If you have any questions about the Lafayette real estate market, don't be afraid to reach out to my team!

Why Foregoing a Home Inspection Could Cost You Thousands Down the Road

There are many great Lafayette area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (337) 267-4099 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

If you plan on purchasing a home, or if you're interested in learning more about the process, you need to be familiar with how home inspections work.

Once you and the seller agree on the price and terms of the transaction, we go through what's called an inspection period. This is typically a 10-14 day period after an agreement is reached. During that time frame, it's your duty as a buyer to do your due diligence to ensure the home is exactly as you expect it to be.

We usually commission a general home inspection as well as a termite inspection. The job of the inspector is to look for symptoms - leaks, breaks, and other defects - that affect a home's value. If any problems are found, we call a specialist to give further detail about the extent of the damage. Once that's done, it's time to negotiate the repairs. The cost of defects could be subtracted from the sales price, the closing costs, or there could be an exchange of cash at the closing table.

People often wonder whether it's necessary to have a home inspection for a new home. New homes Even new homes can have water penetration issues, or a faulty foundation. Sometimes, buyers just want to walk through the home with the builder and correct any small errors they find. It's great to find and correct cosmetic issues, but the big, costly defects are often the ones you can't see. are built by humans, and humans make mistakes.

An inspection will help you identify those defects before it's too late. Home inspections are important, and more than worth it, because of the money they save you down the road. Taking care of big defects is a lot cheaper if they are addressed early.

If you have any questions about this process, or about buying or selling real estate in general, give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to hear from you!

Where's the Lafayette Market Heading?

Last year was a banner year for Lafayette Parish! We managed to top the record-setting year we had in 2013, and we are looking forward to another successful year in Louisiana real estate!

We saw around a 4% increase in units sold over 2013 - in December alone, we saw an increase of over 14% in both home sales and dollar volume! Our wonderful end-of-year sales helped boost our dollar volume to an increase of 8% over 2013!

The average sales price rose steadily as well - we saw an increase of 4.5%, from $211,000 in 2013 to $221,000 last year. The total number of pending sales, which is an indicator of what the coming months will bring, is up 8% year-over-year.
Market activity has remained strong through the winter months, which is a great sign for a time of year when sales typically slow down.
Overall, Lafayette has a very strong market, with about a four month supply of inventory and a lot of great homes to choose from in new construction.

If you have any questions about conditions in your specific area, or would like help making your move, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to be your go-to Lafayette real estate resource!

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Meet Robbie Breaux & Team

Simply put, my objective is to get you the most money in the least time on your Lafayette home sale, and with the fewest hassles. I want to provide the best service in the industry. Period. I want to make you so satisfied that you listed or bought your home with me that you will gladly refer me to your friends.

Robbie Breaux

Robbie Breaux & Team

Van Eaton & Romero, LLC a Latter & Blum Company

2000 Kaliste Saloom Road Suite 101

Lafayette, LA 70508, US

(337) 267-4099

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Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Robbie Breaux Testimonials

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Sara - "I really enjoyed everything about my home buying experience. Robbie made everything easy. He was so professional and has great market knowledge. Every interaction was so amazing that there’s not one thing I would change."

Katie - "We looked all over for a home and found one with Robbie Breaux & Team. It was a really great experience! After the inspection, any problems we had he would send someone over to fix it with no questions asked. It was really helpful and we appreciated it!"

Drew - "Originally we had our house on the market with another Realtor for about 8 months with no results. We decided to lower the price and put it on the market as for sale by owner, which was a nightmare, and still had no results. After contacting Robbie, we felt very comfortable with him and he gave us a list of things we needed to do in order to sell our home. We did everything and on the first day back on the market we had 2 offers, both for full price. He hit a grand slam so I had a great experience with Robbie!"

Crystal - "They were really great. They did everything for us and was always there when I called or texted. They were always available whenever I had a question."

Melba - "The Robbie Breaux Team really kept me informed and it was a great experience. I actually had a couple of houses that fell through, nothing to do with the team but because I had been dragging my feet. They continuously found me more houses to look at which I really appreciated!"

Missy - "Our agent checked on everything for us. We lived about 3 hours out of where we bought the home and she would go over and take pictures to check on the progress of the home we were building. Any time we had questions, whether it was before hours or after hours, I could always count on an answer. They just went way above and beyond what was expected."

Frankie - "He sold my house and then were able to get me a new home very quickly. Robbie did everything above and beyond. He’s a good friend of mine and he did everything we asked of him and probably more than he had to in order to help us deal with our move and both of our real estate transactions."

Kimberly - "We had tried selling our home 3 times prior to working with Robbie and he had it sold within 2 weeks! We were thrilled! We had moved to Houston and the house we were selling was in Lafayette so everything had to be done over the phone or over one visit. We actually did paperwork so that he would be our power of attorney so we didn’t have to make the trip back when the house sold. He took care of all the paperwork and everything for us, which we really appreciated."

Chuck - "Everything was really good. We got our house sold in 3 days so we were pretty happy about that. We had to wait a little while to show our house so everyone on his team was very patient and did a good job. Robbie was very good with negotiating and getting things down quickly."

Ricky - "I’ve known Robbie for a while because he and my daughter are good friends. He sold a house for her so I decided to work with him. They responded to all my requests for open houses and pictures and he was also proactive at the end of the sale. I am very appreciative of all his help!"

Greg - "We had good results when we worked with Robbie Breaux and his team. They helped and gave us ideas and hints on how to make the house more appealing for curb appeal. It was a little touch up there, a little touch up here. Fix this, fix that, and I did most of it myself and it worked! The house was turned over pretty quickly!"

Kevin - "He sold my house fast, and he was able to help me find a house fast. He made it a seamless transition. He was very flexible. Even if it was after hours, he was always willing to meet us at any time. That was very helpful with our schedules."

Boyer - "We worked with them for about two and a half months. We were able to purchase a home that worked out well for us. Both my wife and I have hectic schedules and a small child. They were incredibly flexible with their schedules in order to help with ours, and that was much appreciated."

Bonnie - "My house sold to the first viewer. His team helped stage my home, and I think that’s why it sold so fast. He stayed in touch with me, and his team helped me with things over the computer that I wasn’t real familiar with, like e-signing. They were really accommodating and easy to work with!"

Laurie - "We had thirty days to sell our house, and we sold it in two and a half weeks! Everyone on the team was awesome, but I especially appreciated the work Amber did. I had a lot of questions, and she definitely went above and beyond by answering them all. Everything went well."

Candy & Gerald -"Whenever we wanted to look at a house, or if we needed to talk to our realtor on the phone, she was there! And I was touched that after we bought a house they gave us a gift card and a little present as a thank you for working with them."

Connie -"Everything went well! While we were moving Robin helped us sort out some minor issues, even though the house was already sold!"

Karl -"We purchased a home we wanted very much! Our realtor, Laurie Kramer was very professional. She kept us informed any way she could. Text, emails, calls, we always knew what was going on and at what point we were in the process."

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Vendors We Recommend for Your Home

What Do Recent Lafayette Market Trends Mean for You?

Need a Good Contractor to Fix Your Home?

Why Foregoing a Home Inspection Could Cost You Thousands Down the Road

Where's the Lafayette Market Heading?