Latter & Blum

Robert Merrick purchased Latter & Blum in 1986. A visionary and nationally-respected appraiser and broker, Merrick restructured the organization and led Latter & Blum into an incredible growth cycle. After a long and successful history in the Greater New Orleans region, the company expanded to the Mississippi Gulf Coast region in 1993. In 1995, C.J. Brown Realtors joined the Latter & Blum Family, transforming both into a regional powerhouse and making it the #1 Real Estate brokerage in the Gulf South. In 2009, Latter & Blum acquired market-leading Noles-Frye Realty in Alexandria and later that year added ERA Stirling Properties in Greater New Orleans. In 2012, Latter & Blum acquired Acadianas leading real estate firm, Van Eaton & Romero. In 2014, the company entered Southwest Louisiana by joining with Lake Charles-based Moffett Realty. The same year, they entered the Houma market with the addition of Patterson Real Estate. In 2015, Latter & Blum welcomed Thibodauxs Century 21 Acad...