Lake Charles Real Estate blog by Derenda Grubb

Are you looking for 4 bedroom homes for sale in South Lake Charles? The following is a snapshot of 4 bedroom homes in South Lake Charles * currently available in MLS areas 30 and 40. Number of Active Listings: 71Average Square footage: 3354Average list price: $488,990Lowest list price: $99,900Hig...

Looking for 4 bedroom homes for sale in Moss Bluff? The following is a snapshot of 4 bedroom homes currently available in MLS areas 110 and 120. Number of Active Listings: 34 Average Square footage: 2,803 Average list price: $298,600 Lowest list price: $169,900 Highest list price: $679,000 See th...

The following is "old news" for most on Active Rain, but for those in the Lake Charles area not aware of rental scams, please read. Someone I know responded to a Craig's list scam ad, just to see the scammer in action. Nothing else needs to be said other than th fact that I've left the e-mail add...

There are several noteworthy statements in this reblog, including, "And because they don't lower their price, they either die on the vine or are forced to take less than they might otherwise get."  Every so often, I have a listing celebrate an anniversary. I hate anniversaries. No broker wants to...

Trying to find new home construction in South Lake Charles? Interested in real estate statistics for what's available? Below is a snapshot of new home construction in South Lake Charles currently available in MLS areas 30 and 40 as of today. Number of Active Listings: 19*  (note, this is an incr...

Curious about Moss Bluff, LA real estate market statistics, especially for 4 bedrooms  homes? (For purposes here, the statistics are for those homes with a minimum of 4 bedrooms in Moss Bluff MLS  areas 110 and 120.) The following real estate market statistics for Moss Blluff, LA considers 4 bedr...

This is the last of the 5 parishes in my series dealing with Imperial Calcasieu. Previously, I had discussed why Louisiana has parishes instead of counties. Here, I present Allen Parish, a parish North and East of Calcasieu Parish. Allen is Southwest of Alexandria which is in a different parish. ...

A few days ago, I provided insight to the questions "What is meant by Imperial Calcasieu?" and "Why does Louisiana have parishes instead of counties?" Today, it is time to highlight Jefferson Davis Parish, one of the 5 parishes that make up Imperial Calcasieu. "Jeff Davis Parish" was founded in 1...

The 4th of July is almost here. Have you decided HOW you plan to celebrate this year?  You know, if you were to own this BEAUTIFUL Home located at 1140 Rue Brooklyn in Lake Charles (Moss Bluff), it would not be a difficult decision.  This $319,000 Lake Charles (Moss Bluff) home with an outdoor ki...

From Gary Woltal comes the message that "there is no such thing as a perfect house." A lesson can be learned from the fact in real estate that there is no such thing as a perfect house. You will see architects, engineers, and pilots, going on ad nauseum finding "something" wrong with a house not ...