Living In New Orleans

Living In New Orleans Realtor Margarete Wabnig, native New Orleanian, Historic House Specialist, the 1st Certified International Property specialist. There is no place like home...

09/09/2026

French Quarter condo prices just moved, and here's the real number, straight from the MLS.

25 condos closed in the last six months at a $427,000 median. Today's median asking price is $495,000, with 39 active listings. Want the current numbers for your French Quarter search? → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/07/2026

If you think the list price tells you what a house is actually worth, you're reading it wrong.

The real number is what's actually closing on that block, this month, not the asking quote. I pull closed sales before I ever tell a buyer what a house is worth. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/06/2026

There's a pattern from my trading days that tells me a bidding war is coming before the first offer ever lands — the same signal traders watch before a real price move.

When a listing gets more showings in 48 hours than similar homes get in two weeks, that's the spike. If you're buying, that's your signal to move fast. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/05/2026

Before real estate, I priced currency trades in New York, Frankfurt, and Vienna — and reading a New Orleans listing isn't as different from reading a chart as you'd think.

A trader never looks at just today's price. She looks at the trend, not the snapshot. I read New Orleans listings the same way. Want that read on your street? → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/05/2026

If you're relocating to New Orleans and everyone keeps sending you listings instead of answers, this is for you.

A stack of links isn't a decision. It's just more tabs. What you actually need is someone who can tell you which two or three neighborhoods fit your life, and why the rest don't.

Whether you're moving in 9 days or 90 days, that's what we're here for. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/04/2026

One block from Audubon Park just opened up — for the first time in three years.

This is a classic New Orleans shotgun on the riverside stretch between the park and the river. High ceilings, a long hallway with light running clean through it. Magazine Street's shops and cafes are around the corner, the river path is your morning walk.

Comment or DM for the rent and details.

09/03/2026

Deciding between the city and crossing the lake to the Northshore comes down to one test: the 20-minute rule.

List your non-negotiables — job, people, the restaurants you'll actually use every week — and check if they sit inside a 20-minute drive of the Northshore. If they do, cross the lake. If they don't, stay in the city. I live in Mandeville myself, and I sell on both sides of that line.

The Northshore gets you a driveway and a yard. The city gets you the walk and the streetcar. Only your 20 minutes decides which one's right for you. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/02/2026

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If you've got a dozen browser tabs open trying to pick a New Orleans neighborhood, more listings aren't going to fix that.

I ask three questions instead: what does your actual weekday look like, what do you want to walk to, and what does your dream Sunday morning look like. Those answers usually collapse twenty neighborhoods down to two.

That's the job. Not more listings. The right questions. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

09/02/2026

I've watched a homeowner put off a simple roof repair until a storm was already sitting in the Gulf — and watched that repair triple in price overnight.

This isn't about fear, it's about timing. Hurricane season runs June through November here, so get your roof, gutters, and drainage checked the moment there's no active system out there, not after one's already forming.

Handle it early, and it's maintenance. Handle it late, and it's an emergency. → mw.livinginneworleans.com/schedule

08/31/2026

watched a homeowner put off a simple roof repair until a storm was already sitting in the Gulf — and watched that same repair triple in price overnight, because every contractor in the city had the same phone ringing.

This isn't about fear, it's about timing. Hurricane season runs June through November here, so "the calm months" isn't really a season on the calendar — it's the quiet stretch between storms, whenever that happens to be. I tell every buyer the same thing at closing: get your roof, your gutters, and your yard drainage checked the moment there's no active system out there, not after one's already forming.

Handle it early, and it's maintenance. Handle it late, and it's an emergency.

What's on your list to check before the next one forms? Tell me in the comments.

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