Louisiana’s Buy-Side Real Estate Market: Q1 2026 Analysis

Louisiana Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

Louisiana's single-family market contracted across the first quarter of 2026. Active inventory opened January at 11,433 homes, eased to 11,293 in February, and declined to 11,026 in March, a 3.6 percent reduction across the quarter. Months of supply tightened sharply. The reading opened at 4.9 months in January, eased to 4.5 in February, and reached 3.4 in March. All three months sat well below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark, with the quarter ending more than two and a half months under that threshold and deep into seller-favorable territory.

Median sale prices moved within a narrow band. The statewide median opened January at $255,900, rose to $261,800 in February, then eased to $257,300 in March, a net 0.5 percent gain across the quarter. Days on market held in the high 70s and low 80s through the quarter, at 82 in January, 84 in February, and 79 in March, a narrow range with little month-to-month movement.

Year-over-year context shows a market that tracked closely against the prior year for most of the quarter before tightening below it in March. January 2026 inventory of 11,433 homes was 0.5 percent above January 2025, with supply running 0.2 months tighter at 4.9 months versus 5.1. February saw supply edge slightly looser than the prior year at 4.5 versus 4.4. By March, inventory was 6.9 percent below the prior-year reading of 11,791 homes, while months of supply landed at 3.4, half a month below March 2025's 3.9. The median price of $257,300 in March 2026 ran 3.1 percent above March 2025. The quarter began on essentially the same supply track as 2025 and ended distinctly tighter.

Louisiana's Top 25 Buyer's Agents and Teams: Q1 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked Louisiana's top 25 buyer's agents and teams based on total transaction volume in Q1 2026. This proprietary buy-side data reveals both high-volume operators and luxury specialists who dominate Louisiana's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

Louisiana's top 25 leans heavily toward mid-market specialists operating near the statewide median. Sixteen agents and teams carry medians between $250,000 and $500,000, four work below $250,000, four sit between $1 million and $3 million, and one falls between $500,000 and $1 million. Tammy Jo Williams leads the rankings with 25 closings at a $274,050 median, generating $10.5 million in total volume, the highest in the state. Saun A Sullivan ranks second with 34 closings at a $276,760 median for $9.6 million, the highest closing count in the top 25. LaRhonda Thomas, Tammi Montgomery, and Laura Buck Smith follow similar volume-driven paths, ranking fourth, third, and fifth with 29, 23, and 23 closings at medians between $260,000 and $295,000.

A different model appears among the rankings. Quita M Cutrer ranks ninth with two closings at a $2,649,000 median, generating $5.3 million in total volume from a fraction of the transaction count of the volume leaders. Lisa O Landers ranks tenth with four closings at a $1,093,750 median for $5.3 million, Don Spillman ranks eleventh with three closings at a $1,950,000 median for $4.4 million, and Stephanie Harris ranks sixteenth with three closings at a $1,365,000 median for $3.8 million. These agents and teams reached the rankings through a small number of high-value transactions rather than volume, and their presence reflects the dollar-volume ranking bias toward luxury work.

The breadth of Louisiana's top 25 is wide on both axes. Median prices range from $187,000 to $2,649,000, and closing counts span from two to 34. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, agents and teams in Louisiana reach the list through two distinct paths: higher transaction counts at price points near the statewide median of $257,300, or low counts at substantially higher per-transaction values. The volume path dominates the rankings, accounting for the large majority of the top 25, while the luxury path produces a smaller but meaningful presence at the upper end of the price spectrum.

Conclusion

Louisiana's first quarter of 2026 saw supply tighten from 4.9 months to 3.4, inventory fall 3.6 percent, and the median sale price climb 3.1 percent year-over-year to $257,300. The quarter began on a similar supply track to Q1 2025 before tightening half a month below the prior year by March. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer's agents and teams closed 319 transactions across median prices ranging from $187,000 to $2,649,000. The list is dominated by mid-market volume operators working near the statewide median, with a smaller luxury cohort rounding out the paths to top buy-side production.

Data Sources:

Market Data: Provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Buy-Side Transaction Data: Provided exclusively by Agent Pronto/CINC, the industry's leading source for buyer's agent and team performance intelligence. Agent Pronto/CINC aggregates buy-side transaction data nationwide to deliver comprehensive rankings and performance metrics.

Disclaimer: While Agent Pronto/CINC makes every effort to ensure data accuracy, rankings are based on available transaction records and may not capture all buy-side activity. Agents or teams not included in these rankings may have comparable or superior performance not reflected in our data sources.

Analysis Period: January 2026 - March 2026