Shannon's Blog

This is a great dip that I have served at many parties.  Enjoy!! Ingredients:1 can artichoke hearts,drained and well chopped1 cup mozarella cheese,shredded1 cup mayo1 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese1 package frozen chopped spinich,cooked and well drained1/4 tsp garlic powder1/4 tsp red pepper1...

This is a great recipe from one of my clients:Mix the following in a casserold dish:1 can of cream of celery soup2 cans of corn1/2 cup of crushed saltine crackers2 eggssalt and pepper to tasteOnce it is well mixed, sprinkle some crushed saltine crackers on top with one pat of butter.  Bake on 350...

As I promised in an earlier post, this entry will ATTEMPT to clear up some common misconceptions concerning flood insurance.Misconception #1: "Flood insurance rates will vary from company to company.  You can "shop" flood insurance and find the best price."  WRONGFact:   Companies selling flood i...

The long awaited LHFA State Bond program has finally been released!  A total of $103,855,247.00 in funds are allocated for this issue.  While this is a major increase in funds that are available; the demand will still be great for the bond money and time is still very much of the essence!Just as ...

"Shannon, I DO NOT want to look at any homes that are located in a flood zone!!"  Boy, if I had a dollar for every-time a buyer uttered those words to me...... The truth is; every piece of real estate located in the U.S. is in a flood zone.  The question is which one is your new home in the Baton...

If you are considering buying  REAL ESTATE IN BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA now there is yet another incentive.  The East Baton Rouge Mortgage Finance Authority(EBRMFA) recently released the first bond issue of 2007.  The advantages of this program are: 5.875% INTEREST RATE FOR A 30 YEAR FHA LOAN OR 6.0%...

I received the following email from Verizon this afternoon:  "Please note that Daylight Savings Time is going to take place 3 weeks earlier and end 1 week later this year as a result of the Energy Policy Act that Congress has passed.Daylight Savings Time will begin on Sunday March 11, 2007 and wi...

Baton Rouge is one of the few areas in the country where values are still increasing and competition for housing is still high.  This is a trend that is expected to continue through 2007 and 2008.  The local housing market has seen an increase in value of 12.7% in the last quarter of 2006 over th...

 "Shannon, we are not moving forward with this house.  We know the value is there,it is the best house we have seen, it is in the right area and it is well within our price range.  We just feel that the sellers are not negotiating enough....it is just the principle of the matter."Definitions of p...

 The new issue of Forbes magazine includes an article titled "America's Best and Worst Housing Markets.  You can read it at  http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/25/strongest-housing-markets-forbeslife-cx_mw_0125strongest.html.According to Forbes, median home prices in the metro Baton Rouge area have in...