Real Estate

New hotel proposed for the Health District

A Kentucky-based hotel development group is proposing to build a new hotel on Summa Avenue in the Baton Rouge Health District, about a block...

Simple Simon sells property to Robinson Brothers for just over $2.3M

Simple Simon, which offers car maintenance services, sold its property on Airline Highway for just over $2.3 million, according to a transaction filed Friday...

DR Horton buys lots for new subdivision off Joor Road

National homebuilder DR Horton purchased 34 lots for a new subdivision off of Joor Road in Central for a little over $2.8 million, according...

Louisiana-based Latter & Blum acquired by real estate brokerage giant 

Louisiana-based Latter & Blum, which employs some 3,100 real estate agents across the Gulf Coast region, has been acquired by Compass, one of the...

Local homebuilder sells nine lots in Cedar Ridge subdivision for $2.26M

A Delaware-registered company purchased nine lots in the Cedar Ridge subdivision for $2.26 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday with the East Baton...
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What does the NAR settlement mean for real estate transactions?

The talk surrounding Realtor commissions has reached a crescendo since the National Association of Realtors announced a landmark $418 million settlement last month. The agreement...

How the NAR settlement will reshape the real estate industry

The National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement earlier this month that will likely reshape the real estate industry. The lawsuits alleged...

What you need to know about how commercial real estate sales are going

Commercial sales transactions in East Baton Rouge Parish are up nearly 4%, with the 12-month trailing volume totaling $610.9 million last month. Here’s a look...

See what’s on the Planning Commission agenda for tonight’s meeting

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission will consider rezoning property on Highland Road to develop a place of worship. Madan Kundu, president of New...

New home listings pick up in Capital Region

The Baton Rouge-area residential real estate market is continuing its shift to favor buyers. Pending sales dropped last month as several factors—including days on market,...

See which restaurant group just purchased land off W. Lee Drive

A restaurant group based outside of Louisiana has purchased land off W. Lee Drive for $1.525 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday with...

These lots off Tiger Bend Road just sold for $4.8M

Alvarez Construction has purchased 55 lots for the new Garden Hill Subdivision. In a deal filed Wednesday afternoon with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk...

Could a former restaurant on Perkins Road become a funeral home?

The Planning Commission will consider a rezoning application in April that would allow the former Rock Paper Taco restaurant to be transformed into a...

Local trucking association purchases space in downtown Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Motor Transport Association purchased two commercial spaces in downtown Baton Rouge for $1.2M, according to public records. Michael Beck represented LMTA in...

DSLD just bought these subdivision lots for $10M

Private homebuilder DSLD Homes has purchased 149 lots in the Atwater Villas subdivision for $10.728 million, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk...
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Kidz Karousel closes deal for Rouzan property

The owners of Kidz Karousel Childhood Development Center have closed on a one-acre property for their long-planned childcare center in Rouzan.

Gordon McKernan is expanding again ― here’s where

Gordon McKernan has purchased a law firm building off South Harrell’s Ferry Road to accommodate his growing staff. 

Check out Baton Rouge’s most expensive home sales of 2023 

“It felt like a bad year, but when you look at the numbers—it wasn’t a bad year, it was a hard year,” says Quita...
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Baton Rouge-area home sales continued to decrease in January  

Baton Rouge-area homebuyers are starting to see some relief from the strong seller’s market as inventory and the number of days houses stay on the market both climb, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. 

Top Commercial Deals of 2023

Baton Rouge’s commercial real estate sector saw a slight downturn in sales last year, following national trends. Similar to previous years, multifamily developments carried the...