Tag Archives: Housing

HUD, partners break ground at St. Bernard site to bring new mixed-income community to New Orleans

Construction begins at first of Big 4 slated for historic transformation.  HUD also to host Gulf Coast housing symposium at Tulane NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston joined General Douglas O’Dell, Mayor Ray Nagin and … Continue reading

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Concerns Arise Over Funding For Apartments – State Senator questions “who’s watching the shop in these agencies?” – Louisiana Housing Finance Agency

Maybe the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency just ‘overlooked’ the changes in this project like they ‘overlooked’ (and still do) the mold inspection reports when involved in the sale of Jefferson Lakes Apartments in Baton Rouge.  katy State Senator Questions Developers … Continue reading

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U.S. housing crisis also hitting the wealthy

By Nick Carey HINSDALE, Illinois (Reuters) – Less than a year ago, few people in this affluent Chicago suburb expected the subprime U.S. housing crisis would hit close to home. “We thought Hinsdale was virtually immune and we wouldn’t see … Continue reading

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Families move into homes that Brad Pitt built – New Orleans

By Stacey Plaisance – The Associated Press – 12/02/2008 NEW ORLEANS – It was a bittersweet moment for Brad Pitt, walking through the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood where families were preparing to spend their first holidays since Hurricane Katrina. Those families … Continue reading

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Residents hoping for results at ‘moldy’ apartment complex

By Judy Seifert December 6, 2008 VASSAR — Residents of Manor Ridge Apartments hope they’re seeing some light at the end of their black mold tunnel. Owners of the 32-unit complex located on Welsh Boulevard hired an air quality company … Continue reading

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