Tim Houk

Forbes magazine says Baton Rouge is the second-best midsized city in terms of job growth. Baton Rouge finished second, five spots higher than the 2009 rankings, despite seeing the number of non-farm jobs drop by 2.4%.

While 2009 was a dismal economic year, cities that had concentrations of government workers and government-subsidized industries, such as health care and colleges, fared better than others. Only Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., finished higher than Baton Rouge. In all categories, the Capital Region finished 15th in the Forbes rankings. Adam Knapp, BREC president and CEO, says the Forbes report confirms that the Capital Region economy is one of the most competitive in the U.S.

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4 Louisiana cities ranked in the top 30 in Forbes magazine list among the 30 best places in the US for employment.  Baton Rouge finished 27th, while 3 other cities ranked slightly higher.  The report was based on data from the Bureau of Labor. Also interesting to note was that Baton Rouge education related jobs was up 21%!

It appears many college cities topped the list.  I for one am thankful to be in Baton Rouge during this time of economic turmoil.

Tim Houk

Very intersting article in the Business Report this morning states that Baton Rouge, well, Louisiana is the 5th happiest place in the country currently.  They take into account the amount of foreclosures, employment, and other factors.  Its great to live here! Read the Happiness Report

Tim Houk

Yaaaaay!  For the second month in a row, Keller Williams Redstick Partners is the number one real estate office in Baton Rouge!  This just goes to show great training, motivation, and hard work pay off when things are slow.  There may be a recession going on, but there is definitely real estate out there to be bought and sold.  Not to mention some great deals are hitting the market every day.  Feel free to use my new search funtion at beautiful baton rouge homes site to do your search!

Tim Houk

Keller Williams Redstick Partners

Good Morning all!  I have been doing quite a bit of research and spending time on social networking sites such as active rain, twitter, and so on.  I wanted to step out of the box a little and find some new ones that you may build a niche in before they got TOO big.  Here is a list of 10 that are making waves:

1. Entrepreneur Connect - Started by Entrepreneur magazine this one is specifically for entrepreneurs and small business owners.   You can use this to connect to vendors and service providers.

2. Partner up - This is a social network for entrepreneurs who are searching for people with business opportunities. There is a lean towards commercial real estate  on this one, but it is much more.

3. Start up nation - really creative and a bit more user friendly. Lots of forums, blogs, and podcasts.

4. LinkedIn - Can’t leave this one off any list. Large following and can be used to find a job, build a network, or brand yourself.

5. Biznik - Brands itself as the “social network that doesn’t suck” ahha.  Good place to share ideas

And to finish out the list

6. Perfect Business - This one will be one to watch

7. Go Big Network

8. Cofoundr

9. TheFunded

10. Young Entrepreneur

I look forward to seeing you in one of these soon!

Tim Houk

Baton Rouge Realtor

I am at. Home inspection at 13662 Joseph st in walker, la. Sales price of this home is 126,900. Here is the great thing about it…100 percent loan financing! If you are outside of baton rouge city limits, homes qualify for rural development loans. How incredible is this for first time buyers?! Three bedroom, two bath home…1200 sq ft. Fenced back yard, split floor plan, new laminate flooring, workshop, and a landscaped yard. Talk about a lot for your money! Right off ball park road and Florida blvd.

Call me 225.301.7467 to discuss your options on a home of this type, or to view homes in baton rouge

Tim Houk
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I am attending Keller Williams family reunion in Orlando. I am blown away at the knowledge being passed on. I will be applying some new technology in my real estate business as soon as I return!

Tim Houk

Housing Predictor ranks Baton Rouge in its top 10 markets for people to buy a home. The city ranked number 9 on the annual list of places where buyers are most likely to see an investment from buying a house.

Read the full article at housing predictor

Tim Houk

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