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New Orleans mid-year housing market review
Seven months into 2026, the housing market is showing signs of unwinding from the pandemic-era frenzy that drained supply, pushed prices to record highs, and brought activity to a standstill. Buyers have more homes to choose from than they did at the start of the year, competition has balanced in a few slower markets, and price growth has remained relatively modest. Affordability is still a key issue and is limiting activity, though.
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French Quarter’s 400 N. Rampart Gets $4M Rx With Medical Office Makeover
A three-story French Quarter building is headed for a major interior overhaul, with plans to swap its current setup for medical offices downstairs and administrative space above. The $4 million renovation at 400 N. Rampart St. was the largest Orleans Parish commercial permit highlighted for July 17-30, according to New...
NOLA.com
Slidell may be dumping law prohibiting drive-up alcohol sales. Here’s why.
The Slidell City Council announced July 28 it will hold a public hearing next week for three proposed amendments to the city's municipal code, as well as ordinance that could temporarily limit development adjacent to the city's historic Olde Towne neighborhood. The first amendment would abolish requirements to register nonmotorized...
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320 acres of historic Alligator Bayou Bar property set for sale in Ascension Parish
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) — More than 300 acres of land tied to the former Alligator Bayou Bar Café and Swamp Tours operation is expected to hit the market in August, according to the property’s owners. Frank Bonifay and Jim Ragland purchased the 1,600-acre property decades ago...
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A historic Donaldsonville building on the National Register is for sale. See where.
A historic downtown Donaldsonville building listed on the National Register for Historic Places hit the market last week for $175,000. The three-story wood-frame building, at 520 Railroad Ave., was built in 1892. It once operated as a general store and features a three-sided balcony and an adjacent one-story rear shed. The main building contains 3,722 square feet, with about 1,861 square feet on both the first and second floors.
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Too Hot to Handle: New Orleans Renters Get Legal Backup When AC Fails
When the air conditioning dies in a New Orleans rental, it is not just one sweaty, sleepless night. In a stretch of dangerous summer heat, tenants have a city-backed way to report bedrooms that become unsafe, along with legal protections if a landlord tries to push back after a valid complaint.
WWL
New Orleans East community meets new Willows owners
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Residents of The Willows in New Orleans East face relocation as redevelopment begins
Remaining residents of The Willows apartment complex are facing relocation as new ownership begins a privately funded redevelopment project, focused on security and transforming the property into a family-friendly community. The property was bought by the Lee Adrion Company, a Black-owned, Black-led real estate firm with ties to New Orleans...
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$13M redevelopment plan unveiled for The Willows as residents relocated
Residents of The Willows Apartments gathered for a town hall meeting to hear from new developers about the future of the troubled complex following a $3.2 million class-action settlement. For the first time since a new ownership group took over The Willows Apartments in March, residents gathered Tuesday night to...
NOLA.com
New owners promise safer future for troubled Willows Apartments as $13M renovation begins
The new owners of the beleaguered Willows Apartment complex in New Orleans East told tenants at a town hall meeting Tuesday that they will work with them to find homes during long-term renovations and ensure the complex is a safe place to live. The 263-unit complex, which under previous owners...
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JEDCO Redevelopment Fuels Business Growth
JEFFERSON PARISH – With Jefferson Parish essentially built out, aging commercial buildings are becoming the foundation for future business growth as Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) helps companies finance redevelopment projects that bring underutilized properties back into productive use. The latest example is Perrier Esquerré Contractors, which celebrated...
theadvocate.com
Guest Column: New Orleans’ property task force needs an heirs-first track
Mayor Helena Moreno's new blight task force aims to move some of New Orleans' 6,500 adjudicated properties back into commerce, with focused work starting in the Lower 9th Ward and Hoffman Triangle. Citywide, more than 5,700 of those parcels are vacant lots, and over 3,800 have sat that way for...
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Saints Owner Gobbles Up Prime Harmony Circle Corner
Gayle Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans and already a major player in downtown real estate, has scooped up three more properties along St. Charles Avenue facing Harmony Circle. The buys fold a vacant early-1900s office building, a shuttered live-music bar, and an adjacent quarter-acre lot into her growing footprint, though Benson is keeping any redevelopment plans close to the vest for now.
NOLA.com
East Jefferson property transfers for July 10-16, 2026. See a list of home and other sales
Ferriday Court 681: Nicole M. Gray to Sarah Schilling, $545,000. Penfold Place 236: Christine P. Pearse to Stephen V Sellers, $505,000. Windsor Drive 7309: Ronald K. Barry to Erin M.N. Arnold, $480,000. JEFFERSON. Carol Drive 604: Rebecca B. Jones to Donald C. Federroll, $279,500. Jefferson Heights Ave. 342: Bruce Walley...
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Terrica Lynn Smith reveals the real cost of skipping ownership
Terrica Lynn Smith once held a stop sign in the New Orleans heat while raising two children with no babysitter and no family to call. Today she is the founder of TLS Enterprises, a developer who has acquired more than 1,000 properties and taken part in over $1 billion in real estate transactions. Her work on a $21 million Opportunity Zone project earned recognition at the White House, and she now trains investors through her Circle of Investors program.
NOLA.com
Guest Column: New Orleans’ property task force needs an heirs-first track
Mayor Helena Moreno's new blight task force aims to move some of New Orleans' 6,500 adjudicated properties back into commerce, with focused work starting in the Lower 9th Ward and Hoffman Triangle. Citywide, more than 5,700 of those parcels are vacant lots, and over 3,800 have sat that way for...