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About Elizabeth Reiss

I majored in English Lit and Political Science at LSU.  I also attended the University of Madrid and Centenary College before receiving my BA from LSU.  I did post-grad work at UNO.  Prior to moving to New Orleans in 1975, I worked in Washington, DC for Congressman Joe D. Waggonner, Jr from the Shreveport area of Louisiana.  Previously I had worked in the campaign of Senator Allen Ellender prior to his death during the campaign.

In New Orleans, I became an agent and then broker with Sylvia Roy Properties.  When the oil decline offset the New Orleans real estate market in the mid-eighties, I got licensed in Series 6,7 and worked as a financial advisor/stockbroker for Thomsen-McKiinnon which eventually was aquired by Prudential Securities. Retiring briefly with four children living at home, I later decided to return to work with my good friend, Sylvia Roy, who had become a manager at Gardner Realtors and have worked there since 2004.  We are now Latter and Blum.

My clients have included doctors, lawyers, sports players, and first time homebuyers that I worked vigorously with to obtain first-time financing.  Commercial real estate was my favorite for many years but I have sold homes in all areas of New Orleans which I what I enjoy doing now.  I do not take more than three listings at one time now unless I can bring other agents on-board because I feel that individual, personal attention is what every buyer, seller, and lessee needs.  We advertise online, on paper and in person with open houses and appointments any time that is convenient with a seller/buyer.  I plan to continue to work for Latter and Blum, which I have found to be a wonderful company with the latest technology available to all agents.