Stacie Carubba
Associate Broker/Partner
Athena Real Estate
Stacie Carubba is a New Orleans-area real estate broker with six years of experience. She is partner and associate broker at Athena Real Estate, a boutique brokerage in the city. Boasting over $40 million in sales, Carubba was recently named in the top 1% of professionals in her field by Marquis’ Who’s Who in America.
What are you most excited about for the coming year? I’m looking forward to expanding my role within the community during this difficult time right now, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and in the midst of the pandemic. Real estate can be emotional and difficult in normal circumstances, and especially challenging in our current situation, so it’s important to me to continue to strengthen and establish deep and meaningful relationships that extend past the deal. As a local with deep roots in the community, I feel that I am more than just a real estate agent for many of my clients.
What is the biggest challenge facing your industry today? The lack of inventory and availability of affordable housing is a huge challenge facing the industry. With interest rates at a historic low in the spring, the housing market was flooded with buyers. Coupled with changing needs and lifestyles due to COVID-19, buyer demand surpassed market supply and many listings were getting scooped up within hours of hitting the market, in most cases with multiple offers over asking price. Because of the competitive nature of the market, many properties and neighborhoods became unattainable for buyers. I think the lack of inventory will continue to be an issue for the foreseeable future in the New Orleans metro area, especially since so many homes were damaged or destroyed due to Hurricane Ida as many families are displaced and looking for housing.
