New Orleans Real Estate News

Wednesday Dec 2 | via Examiner.com 

We have perfected corporate welfare to a fare thee well with the handouts given to the likes of Goldman Sachs.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, New Orleans, LA

Thursday Dec 3 | via NOLA.com 

Chinese drywall is believed to emit sulfur gases that corrode metal and make people sick.

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, Mandeville, LA, New Orleans, LA, Home, Mortgage

Saturday Nov 28 | via WWUP-TV Cadillac 

The Obama administration plans to increase pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Windermere, FL

Tuesday Nov 24 | via Shreveport Times 

Shreveporters can earn free trees and get discounts at local retailers and restaurants for saving money on their electric bills, a release from the city says.

Related Topix: Shreveport, LA, New Orleans, LA, Home Listing, Home, Real Estate

Tuesday Nov 24 | via News Chief 

An Ohio bank is permitted to pursue its $165 million foreclosure action against developer Tommy Spinosa and his Perkins Rowe multiuse property in Baton Rouge federal court, U.S. District Judge James J. Brady ruled.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA

Sunday Nov 29 | via Town of Vivian, Louisiana 

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Tuesday

Nov 10, 2009 | via Daily Report 

Several members of the Historic Preservation Commission attempted at their meeting today to have one last crack at what has become the most controversial issue they've tackled - the future of several dilapidated rental properties in historic Spanish Town that developer Richard Preis wants to tear down to make way for an apartment complex. 1 comment

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat, Bobby Jindal, US Governors, Louisiana, Jefferson, LA, Housing

Nov 8, 2009 | via NOLA.com 

Congress may have extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit program last week, but concern is mounting among local real estate professionals and members of the Congressional delegation that many of the benefits may bypass Louisiana.

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charlie Melancon, Louisiana, Housing, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, St. Bernard, LA, Home, Mortgage

Nov 3, 2009 | via The Huffington Post 

Norma Jean Scott, a 63-year-old Alabama retiree, thought she was being prudent three years ago when she stashed her $100,000 retirement nest egg in a pair of certificates of deposit.

Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Louisiana, Home, Mortgage

Oct 21, 2009 | via NOLA.com 

A central flaw in the Road Home program was that it calculated grants based on home values, meaning it paid tens of thousands of homeowners in economically depressed neighborhoods far less than they needed to meet the higher costs of rebuilding.

Related Topix: Louisiana, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

5 min ago | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

Focused on keeping the recovery going and driving down double-digit unemployment, the Federal Reserve is poised to leave interest rates at a record low.

Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Home, Mortgage

8 min ago | via The Jersey Journal 

For nearly 50 years the Court Tavern has been a New Brunswick fixture. Since the early 1980s it also has been a vital part of the state's rock scene, hosting up-and-coming bands such as the Smithereens, which later returned the favor by donating one of its platinum albums to the small club.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Social Software, Music, Entertainment

12 min ago | via The Globe and Mail 

On the road to ABCP reform Bruce Boyd of Victoria asks a question at a hearing held in Vancouver last year for investors ensnared by the ABCPO fiasco.

Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Home, Mortgage

13 min ago | via The Winnipeg Free Press 

Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has filed a claim against the bank seeking to either terminate a deal to buy US$7.5 billion worth of its stock or receive damages of more than $4 billion.

Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Travel

14 min ago | via Telegraph.co.uk 

The property market was unexpectedly resilient in 2009, probably because of low turnover and rock-bottom interest rates.

Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage