Carmen Lamadrid Duncan

"Your Real Estate Resource"

What do Clients Say?

“Carmen is the best in the business! She knows everything you need to know to find the perfect property. She has so much knowledge, you know exactly what you are getting into. She will prepare you for what to expect throughout the process of buying or selling a home, including what to prepare for that may be behind the walls and what you can’t see. Carmen will always have your best interest in mind. You can’t go wrong if you choose Carmen Duncan.” - Sarah

Past Client

"Our family values the friendship and professional relationship with Carmen that spans generations and numerous real estate transactions. Her knowledge of the market, discretion, integrity and deep commitment to always "doing the right thing" whether buying or selling, have served us well over the years. She is a true professional and her skills are exceptional. We are very fortunate to be among her clients." Luis.

Past Client

"Carmen Duncan is a truly extraordinary real estate professional. She advised us in 1999 on the purchase of our dream home in New Orleans when several offers were made on the same day. Thanks to Carmen’s expert advice on how much money to offer and her creative ideas on how to sweeten the offer, our bid was accepted. In 2007, she represented us on the sale of that same home when several offers above the asking price were received on the first day it was listed. Carmen thoughtfully analyzed all the offers and advised us as to why the highest bid wasn’t necessarily the one we should accept. When we decided to purchase another home in New Orleans earlier this year, Carmen once again provided us with unparalleled advice on the home’s condition, the neighborhood, the asking price, and financing. Her thinking and guidance were imaginative, strategic, and grounded in demonstrably thorough research. You cannot go wrong with Carmen’s decades of experience in the New Orleans market, business smarts, and her unfailing hard work." - Maureen

Past Client

About Carmen

Carmen L. Duncan

CRS, ABR, HHS, MBA, CLHMS

“Your Real Estate Resource” sm

33 Audubon Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70118

504-452-6439

carmenlduncan9@gmail.com

Licensed realtor since 1986. Extensive residential real estate sales and leasing experience. Focus is on client care and satisfaction. Represent Sellers in pricing and marketing their properties and assist Buyers in finding and securing a residence or investment property. Provide guidance in the areas of valuation, pricing, inspections, financing, negotiation and renovation.  Client relocation expertise. Fluent in Spanish. Life Member Realtor VIP (Million Dollar) Club. RE/MAX Hall of Fame.

Education

Master of Business Administration, A.B. FREEMAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; December 1979. Concentration in Marketing.

Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C.; May 1977. Concentration in International Economics.

Realtor-Associate License, DONALDSON PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SCHOOL.  , New Orleans, Louisiana; September 1982.

Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Residential Sales Council of the Realtors National Marketing Institute, 1998.

Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council of the National Association of Realtors, 1998.  

Historic Home Specialist (HHS) for Real Estate Agents, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, 2015.

Professional and Community Engagement

New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors: Member 1982 - present.

Heart of the Park Luncheon (New Orleans Town Gardeners) Co- Chairman 2022

Sawtooth Society Board Member 2022-present.

New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation Board Member 2010 – 2023.

Audubon Institute Zoo to Do Gala Chairman 2019

Response - Artists in the Park (New Orleans Botanical Garden) Co- Chairman 2017

New Orleans Museum of Art Odyssey Ball Co- Chairman 2017

New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation Board Member 2013-2017

Latter Library Garden Foundation Fundraising Committee Member 2015

New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation Azucar Ball Co- Chairman 2011

Women of the Storm Executive Committee Member, 2006- present.

New Orleans Town Gardeners, Inc. Member, 2004- present.

The Junior League of New Orleans: Member, 1986 - present.

Women of Trinity Church and Trinity Church Flower Committee

Member Southeast Louisiana Girl Scout Council Board Member 1989-1992.

Georgetown University Club of Southern Louisiana: Member, 1982- present.

Tulane University Business Alumni: Member, 1979 - present.

Personal

Married to Johnson Kelly Duncan, 1980.

Children: Johnson Kelly Duncan, III married to Brittany Watson Duncan.

Born Havana, Cuba.

Partial to great architecture, the Sawtooth Mountains, cabins, dogs and cats

Enjoy travel, cooking, gardening, hiking and fly-fishing.