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House Prices Sustain Affordability

The National Association of Home Builders keeps a running “journal” of home affordability throughout the United States.  They do this in conjunction with Wells Fargo Bank, and the result is a quarterly report called the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).  This particular index is a measure of the percentage of homes sold in a […]

Plaquemines Housing Fair

Celebrating Homeownership Month Belle Chasse Library 8442 Hwy. 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Saturday, June 22, 2013 9AM – 12PM (Noon) Come Meet With Lenders, Developers, Builders, and Insurance Companies Call 504-822-8519 or Click Here for More Information.

Hurricane Preparedness Day

Be Prepared for the 2013 Hurricane Season! Belle Chasse Auditorium 8398 Louisiana 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Saturday, June 1, 2013 9AM – 1PM For more information or to be an exhibitor at the event, Contact Barbara Marcotte at 504-297-2477.

Bloomberg Lists New Orleans Among the ‘Top 12 American Boomtowns’

The Bloomberg news service has listed New Orleans among its “Top 12 American Boomtowns,” citing the city’s population recovery from Hurricane Katrina. “The area is growing as it rebuilds from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” the article says. “Tourism is booming, and the New Orleans area gained more residents than any other in the U.S. from […]

Army Corps of Engineers Awards Contract for Plaquemines Parish Levee

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $41.6 million levee enlargement contract for the west bank of Plaquemines Parish that will raise a section from Oakville to La Reussite to create protection from a so-called 50-year storm. It will be built to protect against storm surge created by a hurricane with a 2-percent chance […]