Shreveport, LA

Its spring time in the Ark-La-Tex and that means it's time to mow the lawn, trim the hedges, spruce up the flower beds and celebrate! It's time for the annual Holiday In Dixie festivities. Holiday In Dixie is a week and a half full of fun and activities of all kinds all around Shreveport and Bossier City and the surrounding communities. It includes a variety of events and there is something for everyone!

There will be a carnival at Shreveport's Festival Plaza which will have live music, food, and arts and crafts. There is a martial arts tournament at Bossier High School's gym which has a fun and festive atmosphere and lots of good sportsmanship. The much anticipated treasure hunt will kick off as well and is certain to be the source of much speculation and opinionating until the treasure is found somewhere in Shreveport, Bossier City or the surrounding communities. And of course there will be a parade. We love our parades here in Louisiana and it just wouldn't be a festival without one.

There will be lots of other events taking place all around the area and it all kicks off on April 18 and lasts until April 27. So, if you are in Northwest Louisiana during Holiday in Dixie, come out and join the fun and help us celebrate spring's arrival!

So, just how did 2007 compare to 2006 as far as the Shreveport real estate market is concerned? Statistics taken from the Northwest Louisiana Multiple Listing Service show that, while the market was robust for 2006 with eight buyers for every ten houses listed, 2007 ended up on a sour note with five buyers for every ten houses listed. And so far, for the first two months of 2008, there have been 4 buyers for every 10 houses listed, Unless the new lower interest rates and higher FHA limits lure buyers into the market, it looks like things won't be changing any time soon.

The good news is that Coldwell Banker Dowling has fared pretty well in 2008. While the market as a whole was down 20.3% compared to this time last year, Coldwell Banker Dowling has experienced just a 4% decline in sales. The other local agencies have suffered declines between 27% and 49% over the same period.

Thanks to the expertise and experience of our agents, Coldwell Banker Dowling remains the real estate broker of choice if you are buying or selling a home. We kinda know what we're doing, and it looks like people know it. Not that I'm bragging or anything!

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Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana Real Estate

Shreveport Home Connection
Coldwell Banker J. Wesley Dowling & Assoc. LLC

Serving your real estate needs in Shreveport, Bossier City, Benton, Haughton, Keithville, Stonewall, Blanchard, and Barksdale AFB

Licensed in Louisiana

Welcome Michelle Reliford to the office of Keller Williams Realty Northwest Louisiana in Shreveport Louisiana. Michelle has been in real estate for a couple of years and loves to help buyers find the home of their dreams and take care of all the details of becoming home owners. Michelle also loves to help sellers in Shreveport and Bossier City get top dollar for the home they are selling and sell in a short time period! Michelle comes to Keller Williams from Century 21 Stan Cole and Associates. Michelle moved to Keller Williams Northwest Louisiana because she was starving for training and decided it was time to join the premiere real estate training company in North America. Michelle would love to bring her drive, determination and passion to your life and help you in your next real estate transaction. Michelle can be reached on her cell phone 318-799-7569 or at the Keller Williams office in Shreveport 318-213-1555.

We are so excited to have Michelle Reliford on the Keller Williams Realty Northwest Louisiana team!

February 29, 2008 we had a WONDERFULLY POWERFUL Keller Williams ALC clinic held in New Orleans, LA. Mo Anderson was the speaker. The KW Northwest Louisiana market center was recoginized for launching in the fourth quarter of 2007 and has already seen amazing results within the community. Scott Friestad, OP of the market center has unified a strong core group to continue the recruiting.

Local owners include: Fred Beecher, Scott Friestad, Chris Hayes, Gail Mitchel and Jonathan J. Newton. We all have seen growth in our business and would encourage anyone looking to join the KW culture to jump in "head first", it is a GREAT ride!!

Jonathan Newton ,Team Newton, was interviewed by Mo Anderson at the ALC Clinic and was excited about the change and thanked Mo Anderson and Gary Keller for growing this company and giving him the opportunity to help other struggling real estate agents in the Shreveport/Bossier City area. "Education is first in this business and Keller Williams recognize the importance", Newton said.

for more information you can visit online at http://www.teamnewton.com/

Today is March 1st and the housing market in Shreveport and Bossier City seems to be as strong as ever. My wife, Kerry Friestad and I are both very active real estate agents in the area and she has had at least 5 offers in the past 3 weeks not get accepted because the sellers had multiple offers to look at. Just yesterday, a bank owned property that has been on the market for over 100 days, multiple offers in the $150,000 were presented! Kerry's client really wants the house so offering full price and asking for no closing costs should do the trick! I was thinking this morning, what if the housing market returns to the 2004-2005 level in Shreveport and Bossier? Wow, multiple offers...and great offers non the less on many homes and during a time in which lending standards are higher than every...What an awesome business to be in.

For those of you that are not seeing a great real estate market...I would suggest changing what you are looking at every day. Focus on the reality of the market and see some amazing things happen.

My wife and I love real estate, we love Keller Williams, and we love Shreveport Louisiana!