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Latter & Blum Inc. is a major real estate company based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Overview

Established in 1916, Latter & Blum Inc. with over 1,400 sales agents operates Latter & Blum, Inc./REALTORS in New Orleans, Louisiana, C.J. Brown REALTORS Inc. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Van Eaton & Romero REALTORS in Lafayette, Louisiana and Noles-Frye Realty in Alexandria, Louisiana. The company also operates NAI Latter & Blum Commercial Real Estate, Latter & Blum Property Management, Latter & Blum Insurance Services, Platinum Title and Essential Mortgage Corp. and has five Franchise Offices in Louisiana & Mississippi.

History

Latter & Blum REALTORS was founded by Harry S. Latter and Joseph Blum on January 1st 1916. The company remained family owned for seventy years. In October 1986 a partnership titled Latter & Blum LTD was formed to purchase and operate the then current Latter & Blum REALTORS from the families of the Latter’s and the Blum’s. This partnership was made up of Robert W. Merrick and Patrick J. Egan who were local appraisers operating since 1974 as Robert W. Merrick, Inc. Their main occupations at the time of the purchase was as appraisers and counselors of real estate.

Latter & Blum Inc. continued to grow with the following acquisitions, mergers and partnerships;
 * Dec. 1987 - Acquisition of Clyde Casey Realtors - New Orleans, Louisiana
 * May 1988 - Acquisition of Weber Realty Group – Slidell, Louisiana
 * June 1988 - Acquisition of ERA River City Realty – New Orleans, Louisiana
 * July 1988 - Acquisition of Miramon Realty - Slidell, Louisiana
 * Nov. 1988 - Acquisition of Gallery of Homes – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 * Dec. 1988 - Acquisition of Coldwell Banker – New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Feb. 1989 - Latter & Blum Property Management Division and Pappalardo, Inc. Property Management merged to become Latter & Blum Property Management, Inc.
 * Apr. 1989 - Acquires Mary Ladner Realty- Baton Rouge Louisiana
 * Mar. 1990 - Acquisition of Wagner & Truax Realtors- New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Nov. 1990 - Latter & Blum Insurance Services, Inc. was formed from a partnership with Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency
 * May 1991 - Louisiana Commercial Builders, Inc. is formed to perform general contractor duties as a companion company to Latter & Blum Property Management. Inc.
 * Feb. 1993 - Latter & Blum Property Management acquires Meltzer Management, Inc. – New Orleans, Louisiana
 * July 1993 - Acquisition of Nell Frisbie Coldwell Banker – Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
 * Aug. 1994 - Acquisition of Audubon Brokers, Inc. – New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Aug. 1994 - Acquisition of Warren-Anderson Real Estate – Gulfport, Mississippi
 * Jan. 1995 - Acquisition of C. J. Brown Corporation, C.J. Brown Residential, C.J. Brown Property Management, and C.J. Brown Commercial – Baton Rouge, Louisiana and forms C.J. Brown, LLC
 * July 1995 - Latter & Blum Property Management acquires Johnson Properties – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 * May 1998 - Latter & Blum Network, LLC formed as the Franchising Company for Latter & Blum, Inc./ REALTORS
 * Aug. 1998 - Essential Mortgage Company, LLC formed as the Mortgage Company for Latter & Blum Inc./ REALTORS
 * Feb. 1999 - Acquisition of Coldwell Banker – Weber Realty Group - New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Nov. 2001 - The Industrial Group, LLC merges into the Industrial Division of Latter & Blum Commercial Division
 * Dec. 2009 - Acquisition of Noles-Frye Realty in Alexandria, Louisiana
 * Nov. 2010 - Hometown Realty Inc. McComb, MS becomes a new franchise in Pike County, Mississippi
 * Dec. 2010 - Marge Mackey from Coldwell Banker Marge Mackey closed her company and joins C. J. Brown operations in Baton Rouge along with 28 of her agents.
 * Jan. 2011 - Acquisition of ERA Stirling Residential, LLC dba ERA Stirling, Residential Division
 * Feb. 2011 - Latter & Blum became affiliated with ERA in an agreement titled ERA Powered, for the Latter & Blum Inc. Residential operations.
 * Aug. 2011 - Latter & Blum enters into a joint venture with Bromac Title and forms Platinum Title LLC with offices in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Baton Rouge.
 * Dec. 2012 - Acquisition of M.A. Allen Realty Group, LLC of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, becomes part of the C. J. Brown REALTORS operations.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.
 * Jan. 1995 - Acquisition of C. J. Brown Corporation, C.J. Brown Residential, C.J. Brown Property Management, and C.J. Brown Commercial – Baton Rouge, Louisiana and forms C.J. Brown, LLC
 * July 1995 - Latter & Blum Property Management acquires Johnson Properties – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 * May 1998 - Latter & Blum Network, LLC formed as the Franchising Company for Latter & Blum, Inc./ REALTORS
 * Aug. 1998 - Essential Mortgage Company, LLC formed as the Mortgage Company for Latter & Blum Inc./ REALTORS
 * Feb. 1999 - Acquisition of Coldwell Banker – Weber Realty Group - New Orleans, Louisiana
 * Nov. 2001 - The Industrial Group, LLC merges into the Industrial Division of Latter & Blum Commercial Division
 * Dec. 2009 - Acquisition of Noles-Frye Realty in Alexandria, Louisiana
 * Nov. 2010 - Hometown Realty Inc. McComb, MS becomes a new franchise in Pike County, Mississippi
 * Dec. 2010 - Marge Mackey from Coldwell Banker Marge Mackey closed her company and joins C. J. Brown operations in Baton Rouge along with 28 of her agents.
 * Jan. 2011 - Acquisition of ERA Stirling Residential, LLC dba ERA Stirling, Residential Division
 * Feb. 2011 - Latter & Blum became affiliated with ERA in an agreement titled ERA Powered, for the Latter & Blum Inc. Residential operations.
 * Aug. 2011 - Latter & Blum enters into a joint venture with Bromac Title and forms Platinum Title LLC with offices in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Baton Rouge.
 * Dec. 2012 - Acquisition of M.A. Allen Realty Group, LLC of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, becomes part of the C. J. Brown REALTORS operations.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.
 * Nov. 2010 - Hometown Realty Inc. McComb, MS becomes a new franchise in Pike County, Mississippi
 * Dec. 2010 - Marge Mackey from Coldwell Banker Marge Mackey closed her company and joins C. J. Brown operations in Baton Rouge along with 28 of her agents.
 * Jan. 2011 - Acquisition of ERA Stirling Residential, LLC dba ERA Stirling, Residential Division
 * Feb. 2011 - Latter & Blum became affiliated with ERA in an agreement titled ERA Powered, for the Latter & Blum Inc. Residential operations.
 * Aug. 2011 - Latter & Blum enters into a joint venture with Bromac Title and forms Platinum Title LLC with offices in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Baton Rouge.
 * Dec. 2012 - Acquisition of M.A. Allen Realty Group, LLC of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, becomes part of the C. J. Brown REALTORS operations.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.
 * Feb. 2011 - Latter & Blum became affiliated with ERA in an agreement titled ERA Powered, for the Latter & Blum Inc. Residential operations.
 * Aug. 2011 - Latter & Blum enters into a joint venture with Bromac Title and forms Platinum Title LLC with offices in New Orleans, Mandeville, and Baton Rouge.
 * Dec. 2012 - Acquisition of M.A. Allen Realty Group, LLC of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, becomes part of the C. J. Brown REALTORS operations.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.
 * Dec. 2012 - Acquisition of M.A. Allen Realty Group, LLC of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, becomes part of the C. J. Brown REALTORS operations.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.
 * Dec. 2012 - Van Eaton & Romero of Lafayette, Louisiana merges with Latter & Blum Inc. and continues to operate as Van Eaton & Romero.