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National credit crisis harming Katrina recovery (8/21/08) CityBusiness

Board OKs property tax exemptions for public housing (8/20/08) CityBusiness

BUILDING HOPE (8/19/08) Times-Picayune

Retail giant slumbering for now (8/18/08) Times-Picayune

Parish debates setting millage rate (8/16/08) Times-Picayune

Orleans Parish ranks 200th for foreclosure filings (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Where did the condo craze go? (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Judge says he may remove lawyers from Katrina case (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Road Home deadline could be lifted (8/14/08) CityBusiness

Orleans Parish foreclosure filings surpass national figures (8/14/08) CityBusiness

Tax bills may rise, Chehardy warns (8/14/08) Times-Picayune

NOAH contractors say they lost money (8/13/08) CityBusiness

Panel approves Lafitte site plans (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Feds get files from recovery nonprofit (8/12/08) Times-Picayune

Landowners can expect higher tax valuations (8/12/08) Times-Picayune

HOUSING SLUMP HITTING HOME (8/10/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana a bit cheaper in closing cost study (8/11/08) CityBusiness

Letten confirms investigation into NOAH (8/11/08) CityBusiness

Report: Louisiana pre-foreclosure filings set record (8/11/08) CityBusiness

Developers target Katrina-stricken neighborhoods (8/8/08) CityBusiness

Road Home won't budge on deadlines despite criticism (8/8/08) CityBusiness

Mayor says NOAH probe reveals some 'discrepancies' (8/8/08) Times-Picayune

Volunteers did the work, but NOAH contractors got paid (8/7/08) Times-Picayune

State weighing cost against job well done (8/6/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. program to open door to homeownership (8/1/08)  CityBusiness

Road Home sets Sept. 5 deadline (7/30/08) CityBusiness

LRA to consider home-buying program for renters (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Program readied to help home buyers (7/30/08) Times-Picayune

Road Home to compensate those who sold homes before program's launch (7/29/08)

Home sales fall in N.O. region in June (7/28/08) CityBusiness

Stocks tumble after sales of existing homes fall (7/24/08) CityBusiness

High gas prices have North Shore commuters considering southern Living (7/23/08) CityBusiness

Nearly 1/4 say they won't evacuate for storm (7/23/08) CityBusiness

Development board wants a closer look at tax exemptions (7/22/08) CityBusiness

Contract issue blocks cottage program (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

Contract issue blocks cottage program (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

The big build bust (7/20/08) Times-Picayune

Slidell to weigh building heights (7/19/08) Times-Picayune

Annexation push reaches crescendo (7/18/08) Times-Picayune

Vote pending on B.J. Cooper,C.J. Peete tax exemptions (7/16/08) CityBusiness

Option to buy open lots creates a buzz (7/13/08) Times-Picayune

State OKs $45M purchase of Dominion Tower, N.O. Centre (7/11/08)  CityBusiness

N.O. foreclosure activity down sharply (7/10/08) CityBusiness

Plans for housing complex advance (7/10/08) Times-Picayune

New law gives NORA expropriation edge (7/9/08) CityBusiness

Landrieu, Vitter target loan fees (7/9/08) Times-Picayune

Pontchartrain Hotel being converted into senior apartments (7/8/08) CityBusiness

Corps can clear land at 17th Street Canal (7/7/08) Times-Picayune

Elevation grants may get lowered (7/5/08) Times-Picayune

Levee neighbors must wait for ruling on tree removal (7/4/08) Times-Picayune

HUD's new chief sees silver lining (7/1/08) Times-Picayune

HUD secretary: N.O. redevelopment to stay on track (6/30/08) CityBusiness

NORA to move blighted sites back into use (6/30/08) Times-Picayune

Hearings on vacant properties to start (6/29/08) Times-Picayune

Parish recalls blight cases (6/28/08) Times-Picayune

Trailer lawsuits winding down (6/28/08) Times-Picayune

Ground broken on affordable homes (6/26/08) Times-Picayune

Residential complex is largest SUNO project ever (6/24/08) Times-Picayune 

Panel sorts out homeowner appeals (6/23/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. hotel values expected to rebound (6/22/08) Times-Picayune

Mid-City corridor gets more housing (6/21/08) Times-Picayune

Industrial label sought by tank farm (6/21/08) Times-Picayune

Trailer residents in 2 districts get more time (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

St. Tammany flood maps will be shown (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

Watchdogs question WTC lease (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. to hold first hearing for property violations (6/19/08) CityBusiness

East N.O. apartment developer seeking tax relief (6/18/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. called a top housing market (6/14/08) Times-Picayune

Realtors group: Housing market strong in Louisiana  (6/12/08) CityBusiness

Firm open to selling Lindy Boggs site (6/11/08) CityBusiness

Measure protects home owners (6/10/2008) Times-Picayune

East N.O. apartment construction surges (6/9/08) CityBusiness

State House approves $300M tax cut (6/5/08) CityBusiness

State proposes $75M program for renters (6/4/08) CityBusiness

Council questions blight battle plan (6/4//08) Times-Picayune

Green Building Inertia (05/18/08) Times-Picayune 

Car-friendly design drives apartment project (05/18/08) Times-Picayune

Donations help restore homes (5/22/08) Times Picayune

N.O.-area home sales fall in April (5/22/08) CityBusiness

Taking control of Road Home (5/19/08) Times-Picayune

Green Building Inertia (05/18/08) Times-Picayune 

Car-friendly design drives apartment project (05/18/08) Times-Picayune

Builders lowering price tag on eco-friendly housing (5/14/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana foreclosure activity up 2.7 percent in April (5/14/08) CityBusiness

FEMA awards Louisiana $96.5M to elevate homes (5/14/08)CityBusiness

Plans to redevelop Cooper advance (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Tighter mortgage lending policies crunch prospective buyers (5/13/08) CityBusiness

Ethics Board: Cummings can oversee projects (5/9/08) CityBusiness

Official: Federal program shortchanged Louisiana renters (5/8/08) CityBusiness

Community agency plans grand opening (5/8/08) Times-Picayune

HUD grant to help homeless veterans (5/8/08) Times-Picayune

NORA steps up plans for blighted property (5/8/08) Times-Picayune

Federal recovery chief says too many Road Home errors (5/7/08) CityBusiness

Road Home closes on 58 percent of applications (5/7/08) CityBusiness

Blight fighters face daunting task (5/3/08) Times-Picayune

'Senior village' planned for eastern N.O. (5/2/08) CityBusiness

Road Home contractor gives CEO $1.5M bonus (5/1/08) CityBusiness 

Road Home grants to be fewer than expected (5/1/08) CityBusiness 

Families close to vacating trailers (5/1/08) Times-Picayune 

Rouses buys Uptown, Mid-City properties (4/30/08) CityBusiness

LRA moves to speed up small-rental availability (4/29/08) Times Picayune

Lender says new fees may hurt La. (4/27/08) Times Picayune

Omni Royal Orleans back in local hands (4/24/08) CityBusiness

Homeless colony remains as panel questions law (4/22/08) Times-Picayune

LEFT IN THE LURCH (4/20/08) Times Picayune

Signs of life slowly return to Lower 9th (4/20/08) Times Picayune

Bush's nominee for HUD has Katrina credentials (4/19/08) Times Picayune

Preston tapped as new HUD head (4/18/08) Times-Picayune

Auction to chart course for Grand Palace Hotel (4/17/08) Times Picayune

Fannie Mae invests $48M in N.O. housing (4/16/08) CityBusiness

Road Home awards grants to 57 percent of applicants (4/16/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana bucks national foreclosure trend (4/15/08) CityBusiness

Residents contest canal safety zone (4/10/08) Times-Picayune

State threatens to withhold more than $3M from Road Home contractor (4/10/08) CityBusiness

$60M Tracage condo project spawns lawsuit (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Road Home closes on 57 percent of applications (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Road Home begins awarding elevation checks (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Economist: Louisiana housing market set for improvement (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Credit crunch threatens N.O. housing plans (4/8/08) Times-Picayune

Economist: Louisiana housing market set for improvement (4/8/08) CityBusiness

Road Home appeals fruitful (4/8/08) Times-Picayune

Home costs rise with higher lender fees (4/4/08) CityBusiness

US Senate: Don't tax Road Home grants  (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

Developer creates affordable housing (4/3/08) Times Picayune

Nonresidential construction up despite homebuilding decline (4/2/08) CityBusiness

FEMA: 18,176 trailers remain in Louisiana (4/1/08) CityBusiness

Road Home to demand cash back from some homeowners (3/30/08) Times Picayune

This house was completed by Habitat or Humanity (3/30/08) Times Picayune

Housing, business revival linked (3/29/08) Times-Picayune

Whitney Bank opens first Hammond branch (3/27/08) Times-Picayune

Bill seeks to ID all subcontractors for Road Home (3/28/08) Times Picayune

Developers pitch $80M plan to save Harahan golf course (3/28/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. project helps set standards for eco-friendly building (3/28/08) Times-Picayune

Report: High housing inventory to hinder construction starts (3/28/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. may set June 1 trailer deadline (3/27/08) Times-Picayune

Blanco spurned plea from legal aid (3/26/08) Times Picayune

Report: N.O. area struggles to fill affordable housing gap (3/26/08) CityBusiness

New-home sales fall to a 13-year low (3/26/08)

Baton Rouge housing market cooling after post-K boom (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Nagin OKs razing of Lafitte complex (3/25/08) Times-Picayune

Report: N.O. area struggles to fill affordable housing gap (3/25/08) CityBusiness

Nagin clears ways for Lafitte demolition (3/25/08) CityBusiness

Delachaise opening keys revival on Rampart (3/24/08) CityBusiness

Market crunch hinders new housing (3/23/08) Times-Picayune

Road Home set to revise appeals (3/21/08) Times-Picayune

St. Bernard rebound tops census (3/20/08) Times Picayune

Thousands line up in Kenner for Section 8 vouchers (3/20/08) Times Picayune

Trailer residents put on notice (3/20/08) Times Picayune

CARROLTON COMEBACK (3/16/08) Times Picayune

Carrollton strip mall on track for '09 (3/18/08) Times Picayune

HUD commits $27M to N.O. (3/18/08) CityBusiness

After years of controversy, N.O. assessments are moving CLOSER TO FAIR, but depending where you live, inequities persist (3/16/08) Times Picayune

HUD allocates $20M to rejuvenate C.J. Peete housing (3/14/08) City Business

Road Home operator got raise (3/13/08) Times Picayune

Vitter applauds Nagin for public housing demolition plans (3/13/08) City Business

Lawyer: Documents raise new questions about toxins in trailers (3/13/08) City Business

Standing Strong (3/13/08) Times-Picayune

Hoffman Triangle keys Central City rebirth (3/12/08) City Business

NORA plans hundreds of property expropriations in 2008 (3/11/08) CityBusiness

The Best News Yet New Flood Maps (3/11/08) Times-Picayune

Qatar gives $2.5M for Treme recovery (3/10/08) CityBusiness

Overstuffed N.O. office space at 12-year tenant high (3/10/08) CityBusiness

178 homes envisioned to help renters (3/8/08) Times Picayune

Council refuses to OK 6 demolitions (3/7/08) Times Picayune

Tenants in poll don't want old units (3/7/08) Times Picayune

N.O. resumes push to demolish blight (3/7/08) Times Picayune

N.O. Habitat to celebrate 25th anniversary with 'blitz build' (3/7/08) CityBusiness

Protesters plan rally to stop public housing demolitions (3/6/08) CityBusiness

Housing critics never visited N.O. (3/6/08) Times-Picayune 

Elevation grant rules change (3/6/08) Times-Picayune 

NO BOOM, NO BUST (3/5/08) Times Picayune

State streamlines Road Home elevation payouts (3/5/08) CityBusiness

Kenner's Rivertown inspires N.O. developer (3/5/08) CityBusiness

Road Home surplus projected above $1B (3/5/08) CityBusiness

Senate subcommittee probes FEMA's housing strategy (3/4/08) CityBusiness

City sets goal of 500 vacant sites a month (3/4/08) Times-Picayune 

N.O. builders hammering out surplus of new homes (3/3/08) CityBusiness

LRA takes over 'Louisiana Cottage' housing program (2/29/08) Times-Picayune

New Orleans Grand Palace Hotel on auction block (2/28/2008) CityBusiness

Details of new blight program revealed (2/28/08) Times Picayune

Critics: Barracks is not solution to N.O.'s homeless problem (2/27/08) CityBusiness

Nagin: FEMA trailer plan would cause 'second great displacement' (2/27/08) CityBusiness

Road Home pays more than $6B on more than 100,000 claims (2/27/08) CityBusiness

River Garden enters $69M final phase of construction (2/26/2008) CityBusiness

Barnes & Noble chairman plans to build houses for storm victims (2/26/08) Times-Picayune

925 Common St. gains $15M first mortgage (2/25/08) CityBusines

Spreading sunshine (2/24/08) Times-Picayune

Road Home restarts home elevation grants (2/23/08) CityBusiness

$20 million gift planned for Gentilly (2/21/08) Times-Picayune

Barnes & Noble founder makes $20M pledge to Gentilly (2/20/08) CityBusiness

Museum shows signs of promise (2/18/08) Times-Picayune

Home price inflation subsides (2/16/08) CityBusiness

Razing rules are still unclear (2/14/08) Times-Picayune

$2.4 million in grants awarded for N.O. housing (2/14/08) Times-Picayune

Wharf sale gets panel's approval (2/13/08) Times-Picayune

Report calls for more rules for NORA (2/13/08) CityBusiness

RTA changes plans for Napoleon Avenue site (2/12/08) CityBusiness

N.O. bucks national construction downturn (2/11/08) CityBusiness

Trump’s sales office open ‘soon’ (2/11/08) CityBusiness

Earthquake specialists to share building tips with N.O. (2/7/08) CityBusiness

Pace of rental program raises questions (2/7/08) CityBusiness

Pave Road Home, many ask (2/7/08) Times-Picayune

Houston agency to provide housing help in N.O. area (2/6/08) CityBusiness

Hotel gets new lease on life (2/5/08) Times-Picayune

Construction to begin at three N.O. housing developments by mid-2008 (2/1/08) CityBusiness

Meeting put off on east N.O. deal (2/1/08) Times-Picayune

Mardi Gras World rolling into huge east bank digs (1/31/08) Times-Picayune

Trump sales center opening delayed (1/30/08) CityBusiness

TIF critical for N.O. East mall (1/28/08) CityBusiness

$24M St. Raymond condo deal requires a partner (1/28/08) CityBusiness

Opening the doors (1/25/08) Times-Picayune

Developer adds retail element to Jefferson Highway project (1/25/08) Times-Picayune

Shreveport church to consider sale of property to film venture   (1/23/08) Times-Picayune

Developer buys Mid-City building (1/23/08) Times-Picayune

Early risers can get FEMA money (1/17/08) Times-Picayune

HANO passes reins of disaster voucher program (1/17/08) Times-Picayune

FEMA allows exemption for hazard mitigation grants (1/17/08) CityBusiness

Warehouse District chosen for housing, office complex (1/16/08) CityBusiness

FEMA will reimburse for more house elevations(1/16/08) Times-Picayune  

Home inspectors to gather in N.O. (1/15/08) CityBusiness

Work begins on Mid-City rentals (1/12/08) Times-Picayune

World Trade Center deal OK'd (1/10/08) Times-Picayune

Homebuilder to scale back development at River Garden (1/10/08) CityBusiness

$17M apartment complex planned for Mid-City (1/10/08) CityBusiness

Providence-Enterprise team to create $41M GO Zone housing deal (1/9/08) CityBusiness

Realtors group still upbeat on housing despite slip in pending sales (1/8/08) CityBusiness

'Pink house' project ends on high note (1/7/08) NOLA

President Bush's daughters build homes on North Shore (1/3/08) CityBusiness

10 N.O. residents face critical deadline (1/3/08) CityBusiness

End in sight for Road Home application evaluation (1/2/08) CityBusiness

Road Home meets target of 90,000 closings (12/31/07) CityBusiness

New-home sales plunge to lowest level in more than 12 years (12/28/07) CityBusiness

Road Home closes 84,316 cases (12/27/07) City Business 

The right answer in New Orleans (12/26/07) City Business

'This Old House' focuses on New Orleans rebuilding (12/26/07) City Business

Housing officials claim surplus (12/19/07) Times-Picayune

Entergy to grant volume discount (12/18/07) Times-Picayune 

Housing aid available for displaced tenants (12/16/07) Times-Picayune

Sales offices leased for Trump tower (12/15/07) Times-Picayune

Pitt sidelines film career to rebuild New Orleans (12/14/07) City Business

BGR criticizes city's anti-blight process (12/13/07) Times-Picayune

Home sales slow, but out look is positive (12/12/07) Times-Picayune

Western Union building converted to apartments in $10M project (12/12/07) City Business

Panel balks at tearing down Lafitte (12/11/07) Times-Picayune

Affordable-housing subsidies sought (12/11/07) Times-Picayune

Neighborhoods in flux as N.O. weighs redevelopment (12/10/07) City Business

Jeff Parish shapes plans to put road home properties in commerce (12/10/07) City Business

106 apartments to be restored (12/06/07) Times-Picayune

U.S. foreclosures at an all time high (12/06/07) City Business

Pitt unveils program to rebuild swath of Lower 9 (12/04/07) Times Picayune

Road Home fails to provide letters (11/29/07) Times Picayune

Trump N.O. project takes step forward with sales office opening (11/27/07) CityBusiness

N.O. area homes sell slower, cost more that a year ago (11/26/07) CityBusiness

J.W. Marriot to sell for $67.5 M (11/26/07) CityBusiness

FEMA's $1.1B hazard mitigation program begins in N.O. (11/26/07) CityBusiness

Road Home payouts crack 70,000 milestone (11/21/07) CityBusiness

Owners sited for blighted properties (11/15/07) Times-Picayune

N.O. 78th among U.S. metro area foreclosure (11/14/07) CityBusiness

Feds OK shifting dollars to plug Road Home gap  (11/14/07) CityBusiness

About half of Road Home money is in home owners hands (11/14/07) CityBusiness

NORA plans what to do with 7,000 Road Home properties (11/13/07) CityBusiness

Bush approves $3B for Road Home (11/13/07) CityBusiness

Chenier Village to be completed in 2008 (11/12/07) St. Tammany News Banner

Road Home bailout tucked in defense bill (11/07/07) Times-Picayune

Duplexes designed to bring rent relief (11/03/07) Times-Picayune

FEMA expands elevation grants (11/01/07) Times-Picayune

Bill eliminates FEMA penalty in rebuilding (10/31/07) Times-Picayune

Two N.O. agencies roll back millages (10/31/07) Times-Picayune

Grant to help teachers buy homes offered (10/31/07) Times-Picayune

Guards $200M HQ takes shape in Ninth Ward(10/30/07) CityBusiness 

Aid for condos, mobile homes lags (10/30/07) Times-Picayune

State OKs first 75 'Katrina cottages' (10/30/07) Times-Picayune

Trailer sites face deadline in Jeff (10/30/07) Times-Picayune

N.O. home builders association testing 'green' building program (10/26/07) CityBusiness

Road Home grants paid to 33 percent of applicants (10/25/07) CityBusiness

Poll: Most don't think market good for investment (10/25/07) Real Estate Weekly

Real estate recap: Big Zachary tract sold; Gaming site sold (10/25/07) Real Estate Weekly

6,000th Walgreen’s opens in New Orleans (10/24/07) CityBusiness

Report: N.O. area rents may be stabilizing after Katrina (10/24/07) CityBusiness

On-time mortgage payments on the rise (10/23/07) Real Estate Weekly

CVB completes purchase of downtown office building (10/23/07) Real Estate Weekly

Prince Murat redevelopment could get office component (10/23/07) Real Estate Weekly

Fund to encourage renovation mortgages in N.O. (10/23/07) CityBusiness

$4M to boost Louisiana's first unionized housing manufacturing plant (10/18/07) CityBusiness

New Orleans property taxes set to fall in 2008 (10/18/07) Times-Picayune

HANO will pursue rebuilding grants (10/18/07) Times-Picayune

Efforts hope to establish low-cost housing (10/16/07) Times-Picayune

Ex-nursing home in Quarter is sold (10/14/07) Times-Picayune

Apartments rebound (10/14/07) Times-Picayune

Road Home no-shows hold key (10/14/07) Times-Picayune

HUD grants $18.7M in grant equity (10/12/07) CityBusiness

Post hurricane rental assistance program to change hands (10/11/07) CityBusiness

St.Tammany Recreation District to acquire 73 acres (10/10/07) CityBusiness