JTR Property Network Blog

The Absorption Rate is the ability of the real estate market to absorb or sell all of the houses for sale in a given amount of time. For example, if 100 homes are sold every month and there are 1200 homes for sale, it will take 12 months to sell all of the homes currently for sale. If there are 2...

What does pricing your house right really mean?  I often tell my sellers that if we price your home "right" it will sell quickly but when I explain the "right," it always seems to be "wrong" in their eyes.  Well the truth is the right price is the price it sells at, not what your neighbors sold f...

e other day I sat in on a presentation regarding the requirements for a VA Loan.  It dawned on me that the Air Force's Reduction in Force (RIF) is going to dramatically affect individuals, who were hoping to use the VA loan to purchase a home in the next year.  The basic criteria that made this c...

Did you know that when your home is viewed by a potential buyer, they have already decided your home meets the majority of their needs. Your property meets their size, location and price range preferences as well as any other criteria they may have searched for.  This accounts for approximately 8...

Search for your next home or just stay up to date on Shreveport-Bossier City's local real estate market with this new app for iPhones and iPads.  Follow the link below to download the app and enter 10471 to access Shreveport's Multiple Listing Service (MLS)! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myagent...

Shreveport - Bossier City's real estate market has been very fortunate in not seeing the down turn that much of the rest of the country has seen.  In fact, with the addition of the Global Strike Command to Barksdale AFB and the new headquarters of the 8th Air Force, now located in North Bossier, ...