The Louisiana housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Louisiana seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $269,000
- Median days on market: 55
- Typical selling costs: ~6.66% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 6 to 9 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Louisiana market, not any specific house.
| Louisiana metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $269,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 55 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.66% (≈ $15,225) | Clever Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $2,690) | Redfin national 1-3% excl. commission, low end (transfer tax shown separately), May 2026 |
| Seller transfer tax | None | PropertyShark, Dec 2025 (no state transfer tax) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Louisiana: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Louisiana median sale price.
How to read this: on the $269,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $251,085 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.55%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 55 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Louisiana median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Louisiana's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.55% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $269,000 median home, that's roughly $1,480 a year in property tax — call it $223 accrued across the 55-day (about 8-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Louisiana listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Louisiana foreclosure clock.
Louisiana uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 6 to 9 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: PRACTITIONER ESTIMATE (not statutory): federal rules generally require 120+ days of delinquency before filing; once the executory-process petition is filed, an uncontested case reaches sheriff's sale in roughly 2-6 months (the 60-day minimum from the writ order plus advertising usually lands 3-5 months). Typically ~6-10 months total from first missed payment if uncontested.
Primary statute: La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 2631-2724. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Louisiana: roughly 6.66% of the price in selling costs and about 55 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Louisiana houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Louisiana numbers mean for your house.
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