Travel

Depth of Experience

With 90 years of continuous operation, NAI/Latter Blum's commercial real estate agents have developed numerous local, regional, and national contacts.

Our current staff includes multiple CCIM, SIOR and CPM® designees who offer solid experience and exceptional skill in every area of commercial and industrial real estate. In the past year, these associates have completed over 700 transactions

We have proven multi-market staff expertise in virtually every area of commercial real estate, including office, industrial, retail, hospitality, multi-family, site selection, environmental sustainability, appraisal and property management.

Since 1916 we have taken pride in our long history of service to the community in which we live. Our success is totally dependent upon our ability to service the needs of our many clients. We get to know our clients well by listening to better understand their requirements and financial objectives.

The professionals at Latter Blum Inc. Realtors have been serving the New Orleans community since 1916. Our real estate agency began almost a century ago when Harry Latter and Joseph E. Blum founded a commercial real estate company. Latter Blum has since expanded and branched out to include residential sales, remaining in the Latter family for 70 years. In 1986 the company was purchased by Robert W. Merrick, a nationally respected appraiser and broker who restructured the organization. Since then, we have expanded and merged with C.J. Brown Realtors, Noles-Frye Realty, Van Eaton Romero, and acquired ERA Moffett Realty and Patterson Real Estate Agency Inc.

We are Louisiana’s first and only $1 billion real estate company, as well as the 34th largest brokerage in the country. We are the largest full-service real estate brokerage in the Gulf South and operate in Greater New Orleans, Lake Charles, Greater Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Alexandria, and Southern Mississippi.

History of Latter & Blum, Inc.

Latter Blum Inc. was founded in 1916 by two young entrepreneurs, Harry Latter and Joseph E. Blum, in the flourishing port city of New Orleans. In its early days, the company specialized in commercial real estate, but later branched out into residential sales.

Latter Blum remained in the Latter family for 70 years, sustaining a strong foothold in the real estate industry. This family tradition helped lay the groundwork that allowed Latter Blum to flourish into the largest and most successful real estate company in New Orleans.

Robert W. Merrick purchased Latter Blum in 1986. A visionary and nationally respected appraiser and broker, Merrick restructured the organization, and in ten short years had lead Latter Blum in an incredible growth cycle.

In 1993, Latter Blum expanded into the Mississippi Gulf Coast market and then, in January 1995 merged with  the largest residential real estate company in Baton Rouge, LA, C.J. Brown REALTORS and together created Louisiana's first and only $1 billion real estate Company.

In December 2009 Noles-Frye Realty the largest independent real estate company in the Central Louisiana area merged with Latter Blum Inc.

In December 2012, Van Eaton Romero, the residential real estate market leader in Lafayette LA merged with Latter Blum increasing the size of the residential Real Estate companies of Latter Blum Inc. by approximately 28 percent, ranking it the 34th largest brokerage in the United States by unit sales.

In August 2014 Lake Charles-based ERA Moffett Realty was acquired, giving Latter Blum Inc a strong presence in the Lake Charles area and increasing the size of LATTER BLUM’s residential operations to 29 offices with more than 1,400 Agents across the Gulf South region.

In December 2014, our commercial division expanded once again with the addition of NAI Lake Charles.

Today Latter Blum, Inc. operates the largest full-service Real Estate brokerage in the Gulf South, and includes, Latter Blum, Inc./REALTORS®, C.J. Brown REALTORS®, Van Eaton Romero REALTORS®, Noles-Frye Realty, NAI Latter Blum Commercial Real Estate, Latter Blum Property Management, Latter Blum Insurance Services, Essential Mortgage Corp. and has Franchise Operations in LA MS.  The company has grown to include operations in Greater New Orleans, Lake Charles, Greater Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Alexandria and Southern Mississippi and handles all phases of residential, commercial, leasing, property management, appraisals, insurance, title and mortgage services.