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Behind the LATTER & BLUM and CJ Brown signs, you'll
find a well-established, professional real estate firm that offers a wide
range of residential and commercial services. You'll also find
knowledgeable people who take pride in their company and careers. They
genuinely care about the communities in which they live and work.
It's this unmatched range of
services combined with the people behind the signs that make the
difference at LATTER &
BLUM/CJ Brown.
Turn
of the 20th Century, New Orleans
LATTER & BLUM 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
Companies to flourish into the largest and most successful real estate
company in the Gulf South.
Toward
the 21st Century

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Arthur Sterbcow, President
Robert Merrick, Chairman and CEO
LATTER & BLUM Companies
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Robert W. Merrick, CCIM,
MAI, SIOR, CRE, purchased LATTER & BLUM in 1986. A visionary and
nationally respected appraiser and broker, Merrick restructured the
organization, and in ten short years has lead LATTER & BLUM in an
incredible growth cycle of more than $1.6 billion in sales and leasing
transactions in 2000.
Today, LATTER & BLUM/CJ Brown is comprised of a
residential division, commercial
division, property management, commercial
appraisal/counseling division, insurance and financing.
The residential division has
35 branch offices, which include two new LATTER & BLUM franchises in Louisiana and
Mississippi. After a long and successful history in the Greater New
Orleans region, in 1993 the company expanded into the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, and two
years later purchased CJ
Brown Realtors®, a respected real estate company established in
1917 and now Baton Rouge's largest.
Arthur Sterbcow, ABR, ABRM, CCIM, CRB, CRS,
GRI, President of LATTER & BLUM Companies, states, "'One-stop
shopping' for our real estate clients is one of the valuable advantages
that Latter & Blum/CJ Brown offers. We represent
Christie's Great Estates properties for high-end
buyers and sellers internationally. And, of course, we also represent some
of the finest national relocation firms, so vital to this area."
And so vital to the success
of the company, LATTER
& BLUM/CJ Brown has been able to attract nearly 1,000 agents
with its extensive training program, large client
base, and high-end technology support.
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