NEW ORLEANS — Elected officials and community partners gathered to celebrate the beginning of work on a $32 million redevelopment of Lake Forest Manor that will restore it to its original use as a 200-unit senior living facility in New…
NEW ORLEANS - Cristina del Canto has been hired as the director of communications for Latter & Blum. She is responsible for the company’s overarching regional communications and oversees strategic communications, media relations, marketing, publications and social media. With more…
NEW ORLEANS - Assessor Erroll Williams is reminding Orleans Parish property owners that the assessment rolls are open now until 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, property owners interested in appealing their assessed value…
BETHESDA, Md. – Commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop announced that it structured $23,020,000 in permanent financing for The Reveal, a 150-unit affordable housing development that will be constructed using 4% low-income housing tax credits. Walker & Dunlop…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose a sharp 13,8% in June, the second straight increase after two months when sales plunged as the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus. The Commerce Department reported Friday that…
NEW ORLEANS - Polo Ralph Lauren has opened a new, 10,000-square-foot store in the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk. It’s the second Polo Ralph Lauren in Louisiana and the first in the New Orleans metro area. Meanwhile, construction has begun on…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the 30-year mortgage rate falling this week below 3% for the first time in a half-century, more U.S. homeowners are likely to seize the chance to refinance their home loans. Americans refinanced nearly 2 million…
NEW ORLEANS — Today, the City of New Orleans announced it will hold an online tax certificate sale as part of its continuing efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes. The online auction will be active Tuesday, July 21, through…
NEW ORLEANS - One of New Orleans' most famous restaurants, K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, announced it will be closing permanently. The restaurant was created by famed chef Paul Prudhomme in 1979. After his death in 2015, his niece Brenda and her…
BATON ROUGE - The COVID-19 pandemic caused many prospective home buyers to explore properties virtually. But the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors (LSBHI) is reminding shoppers to have a property evaluated by a hands-on Louisiana licensed home inspector before…
TERRYTOWN, La – The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission, in coordination with Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Councilman-at-Large Ricky Templet and other development partners, broke ground on the first model home being built under the Jefferson Parish Neighborhood Revitalization…
COVINGTON - Justin C. Landry, Stirling Properties’ vice president of finance and capital markets, has been awarded the prestigious CRE credential by the Counselors of Real Estate, an international group of high profile real estate practitioners who provide expert advisory…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week with the benchmark 30-year home loan hitting its lowest level ever. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the key 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell…
NEW ORLEANS - Tara C. Hernandez, commissioner of the Port of New Orleans, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 7 as part of the ACG Louisiana Virtual Speaker Series. Hernandez is also president of the New Orleans-based…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose in April for the eighth straight month, even as sales have stumbled, a sign the coronavirus outbreak has had little impact on real estate values. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rebounded a record 44.3% in May after a record-breaking decline the previous month, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic sidelined both buyers and sellers. The…
NEW ORLEANS - Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC was awarded the 2020 Construction Risk Partners Build America Award in the Building Renovations ($10 million - $75 million) category for its work on the Sazerac House. This is the second time…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May. It was the third straight monthly decline and further evidence of the harm the virus pandemic has done to the housing market. The National Association of Realtors…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week as the benchmark 30-year home loan reached a new all-time low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the key 30-year loan declined to 3.13% from…
NEW ORLEANS - Owners and operators of short-term rentals in New Orleans have lowered prices, relaxed their rules and become expert sanitizers in an effort to attract more guests - but many are still waiting for demand to return and…
NEW ORLEANS — Gardner Realtors announced that Samara “Sam” Poché and Jennifer Saltaformaggio, collectively known as 'Team Right Side,' recently represented the highest priced sale in the French Quarter recorded this year. The property, located at 718 Bourbon Street, was…
NEW ORLEANS - Blair Lancaster has joined the team at Athena Real Estate. The company said she brings a unique set of skills: knowledge of architecture and interior design; practical knowledge of floor plans, staging, renovations and makeovers; advanced skills…
NEW ORLEANS - The annual Parade of Homes, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, returns July 11-12 and 18-19 to various locations in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Charles parishes. Hours are 1 p.m.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are studying plans to ban cars in the city’s French Quarter and transform the area into a pedestrian-only zone, the city’s mayor said. Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement Wednesday during a town…
NEW ORLEANS - Stirling Properties announced the Maurin Ogden Tulane Real Estate Fund, a new academic scholarship opportunity for Tulane University graduate students pursuing a real estate or related degree. In partnership with Tulane University and ICSC (International Council of…
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potential buyers. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new single-family homes rose…
LAFAYETTE – HRI Communities said it has closed the financing and acquired the property to create Lafayette’s future Bottle Art Lofts at 1506 Cameron Street and will be immediately moving forward with construction. The Bottle Art Lofts, located in the…
NEW ORLEANS - On Thursday, May 28 the New Orleans Business Alliance will host a webinar in partnership with the Urban Land Institute, as a part of our Real Estate Breakfast series. During this session, Bo Kemp, Senior Director at Faegre…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last month's decline pushed sales down to a…
NEW YORK (AP) - Suddenly out of work or making due with reduced paychecks, an estimated 4.1 million Americans have sought forbearance on their mortgage, according to data released Monday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. That's a staggering number, and…
