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25 Feb 2025 Lafayette Commercial Real Estate Year in Review

Posted at 16:37h in Insights by Mathew Laborde, SIOR, CCIM 0 Comments

2025 Lafayette Commercial Real Estate Year in ReviewLafayette Parish closed 2025 with 341 commercial real estate transactions, generating an estimated $423.7 million in total dollar volume. Across industrial, retail, office, land, and multifamily property types, the Acadiana market delivered consistent deal flow in every quarter — with a particularly strong finish in Q4.This year-in-review is powered by ELIFIN's proprietary transaction...

24 Feb 2025 New Orleans Metro Commercial Real Estate Year in Review

Posted at 15:14h in Insights by Mathew Laborde, SIOR, CCIM 0 Comments

2025 New Orleans Metro Commercial Real Estate Year in ReviewThe Greater New Orleans commercial real estate market posted solid results in 2025, recording 519 sales transactions across Orleans and Jefferson parishes with a combined dollar volume of $847.6 million. That total represents a 2.2% increase in dollar volume over 2024 despite a slight 1.5% dip in transaction count — a...

24 Feb 2025 Baton Rouge Commercial Real Estate Year in Review

Posted at 15:00h in Insights by Mathew Laborde, SIOR, CCIM 0 Comments

2025 Baton Rouge Commercial Real Estate Year in ReviewA comprehensive look at Greater Baton Rouge commercial property sales, powered by ELIFIN's proprietary transaction database.ELIFIN is Louisiana's #1 commercial real estate brokerage by number of sales. With specialized agents across three offices, a proprietary database tracking over 59,000 commercial properties and 41,000+ property owner contacts, and more than 5.4 million logged...

23 Feb 2025 South Louisiana Industrial Market: Transaction Summary

Posted at 17:09h in Insights by Mathew Laborde, SIOR, CCIM 0 Comments

2025 South Louisiana Industrial Market: Transaction SummaryA data-driven analysis of 301 industrial property sales representing $305.8 million in estimated dollar volume across South Louisiana's three major markets.South Louisiana's industrial real estate market delivered consistent transaction activity throughout 2025, with 301 recorded sales spanning warehouse, manufacturing, distribution, and flex-industrial properties. ELIFIN — Louisiana's #1 commercial real estate brokerage by number of...

04 Oct Market Minute: Paris for Peter Laville

Posted at 15:54h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

The Land Market is steady as she goes, so Fabian Edwards and Jacob Loveland have a fun question for Peter Laville: [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/Vs9AuYS97vE[/embed] Check out the Market Report here. ...

01 Oct Apprentice Questions: Know Your Block with Peter Laville

Posted at 17:07h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

Today's Apprentice Question is for Peter Laville, Land Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/QZAyeR-FIfg?feature=share[/embed] I can tell you the mistakes I made when I was first starting out. Question: What is one mistake you commonly see brokers make when they're just starting out? Two big ones—when I was cold calling, I wasn't asking the right questions. I would ask questions, but they weren't good...

24 Sep Market Minute: September Office Report

Posted at 16:42h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

What's going on in the Office Market, with Fabian Edwards and Jacob Loveland. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/FRWCYiCCZLY[/embed] Transcript: The office market—there's been a little bit of, maybe, a sigh of relief. Everyone kind of sees the writing on the wall that we are trending back toward a more typical market cycle. Rates are going to continue to come down, and hopefully, that will cause more deals...

23 Sep Market Minute: September 2024 Teaser

Posted at 16:59h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

New Episodes of The ELIFIN® Market Minute at Mid City Tower drop this week. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/0fpILE1ol9Q[/embed] ...

21 Sep Apprentice Questions: Building a Startup

Posted at 19:18h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

Today we're looking back to the original Intern Question Series: [embed]https://youtu.be/KrhlR_j2KHw[/embed] What's the most significant thing you've learned while building a startup? Paul: So Matthew, as you’re building ELIFIN, what has been the most significant thing you’ve learned about yourself? Matthew: That’s deep. That’s a deep question! The most significant thing I’ve learned about myself...

20 Sep Apprentice Questions: Know Your Block with Peter Laville

Posted at 18:58h in Commercial, Content, Insights by ELIFIN® 0 Comments

Today's Apprentice Question is for Peter Laville, Land Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/-RDHK3kgAAs?feature=share[/embed] What's the story with this property? What's happening there? Mariana: One question I have is, how do you stay up to date on the current events and things going on within your block? Peter Laville: First thing, checking local news—they're always posting little articles and things like that. Second, LinkedIn...