Keller Williams Realty New Orleans

09/24/2026

🏢 Condo Due Diligence Just Got Harder

Buying a condo in New Orleans now requires a closer look at the building and its HOA.

With stricter full project reviews, buyers and agents need to pay closer attention to association finances, insurance, reserve funding, deferred maintenance, special assessments, and meeting minutes.

In our latest KW New Orleans Leadership Conversation, Cody Caudill and Jeffrey Doussan break down what has changed and what every buyer and agent should be requesting before moving forward.

📋 From the full condo document package to two years of meeting minutes, proper due diligence can reveal issues before they become problems at closing.

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Lenders are moving all condo loans to full review. Here's what New Orleans agents must request — and how to handle a potential special assessment.

09/23/2026

Heads up, agents: Mandatory CE is coming up Monday, September 28, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM. We're doing this one with Crescent Title, and it's going to be solid. Get your credits done, stay compliant, and be back in the field by afternoon. See you there! 🗓️

09/23/2026

Next Wednesday's guest at THE Meeting is John Ismail, Senior Mortgage Broker at C2 Financial. John has spent nearly twenty years in the mortgage business and works across the full range of loan programs, Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, and Non-QM.

The distinction worth knowing: a broker isn't tied to one bank's guidelines. When a buyer's situation is a little more complicated, self-employed income, an investment purchase, a jumbo loan on an older home, that flexibility can be the difference between a deal that closes and one that doesn't.

Join us at 9:45am CT, 8601 Leake Avenue, as Jeffrey Doussan sits down with John to talk through it. All NOMAR agents are welcome to attend.

Where Agents Thrive.

09/22/2026

Why is it so hard to open a business in New Orleans, even when the zoning says yes? 🤔

Jeffrey R Doussan Jr., Operating Principal at KW New Orleans, sat down with Louis David, founder of Blue Marsh Consulting and a former economic development official, to talk about the unwritten rules of getting open in our city.

They covered the hidden costs that never show up on a pro forma, why "permitted by right" doesn't mean "permitted without a fight," how one local laundromat turned neighborhood opposition into enthusiasm, and what Louisiana's wave of major industrial investment could mean for New Orleans.

If you're an investor, business owner, or just someone who loves this city and wants to see it thrive, this one's worth your time. 👇

Full blog:

Louis David of Blue Marsh Consulting explains why opening a business in New Orleans is hard, and how to handle permits, neighbors, and city hall.

09/22/2026

New Listings 🔥 (swipe to see them all)!:

• Central City
• Irish Channel
• Milneburg
• Gentilly Ridge
• East Carrolton
• St. Roch
• Waggaman

09/22/2026

September is when a lot of people start thinking about a career change, kids back in school, routines resetting, a little more headspace to consider what's next. If real estate has been sitting on that list for a while, the thing that usually stalls people is the upfront cost of licensing. KSCORE removes it: state-approved pre-licensing coursework at no cost, through Keller Williams. It's not a shortcut past the work of building a real estate business. It just removes the one excuse that has nothing to do with whether someone would be good at this.

09/21/2026

What if real estate wasn’t the destination—but the vehicle that gets you to the life you actually want?

In our latest KW New Orleans blog, KW MAPS BOLD coach Deborah Pierce shares how reconnecting with your biggest dreams can change the way you approach your business.

From turning a $2 million dream home into a five-year production plan to using simple math to make a bakery dream feel achievable, Pierce’s message is clear: “The path is in the math.”

BOLD combines goal-setting, lead generation, accountability, and action to help agents build a business around what matters most to them.

Full blog:

BOLD coach Deborah Pierce on how the six-week KW MAPS program helps New Orleans agents set goals, pick a lead-gen playbook, and fund the life they want.

09/21/2026

Believe in yourself the way Samantha believes in that branch.

Comment READY and we’ll send you the link to sign up for Week 1 of BOLD totally free. No catch.

BOLD stands for Business Objective: a Life by Design. It is the course Keller Williams agents take when the business they have is smaller than the business they intend to build.
Six one-day classes, September 24 through November 4, 2026. Three on the Northshore at the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, then three Uptown at the Junior League of New Orleans. Coached by Deborah Pierce of The Red Star Team, who is still closing houses while she teaches this.

Tuition is $799, or $199 a month if you ask us about the payment plan.
But Step 1 on September 24 is free for every licensed agent! Sit in before you decide.

Where Agents Thrive

09/18/2026

Six sessions. One coach who's closed 700+ deals herself. Zero slides.

BOLD starts September 24. Comment "BOLD" and we'll send you the link to register.

09/18/2026

Every year we watch talented people talk themselves out of real estate because of the upfront cost of licensing. KSCORE removes that barrier: state-approved pre-licensing education at no cost, through Keller Williams. It won't replace hustle, but it takes one excuse off the table.

If you've got someone in your circle who's been circling this career for years, this is worth putting in front of them.

Where Agents Thrive.