Senate Passes Landrieu Tax Cut For Gulf Coast Homeowners
April 11, 2008 Posted by Sen. Mary Landrieu
$1.1 billion tax relief amendment to housing bill would eliminate so-called “Road Home Tax,” spur business investment
WASHINGTON - April 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The United States Senate today overwhelmingly passed a measure by U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., to lift an onerous tax burden from thousands of Gulf Coast homeowners who received rebuilding […]
Rebuilding Together and NeighborWorks® Work Together to Assist Low-Income Homeowners
March 28, 2008 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON D.C. - Rebuilding Together, the nation’s lead nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, today announced that it has partnered with NeighborWorks® America.
Data: U.S. Rep. Melancon Can Act to Save 628 Homes in Congressional District From Foreclosure During Subprime Mortgage Crisis
November 26, 2007 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
Estimate of Number of Homeowners Who Could Save Home Based on Publicly Available Data from Center for Responsible Lending; Rep. Melancon Urged to Support Pending Bills to Eliminate Unfairness in Mortgage Foreclosure Process
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — There is promising news today for distressed homeowners in the Chalmette-Houma-Gonzales-New Iberia area. The National Association of […]
Increased property assessments shock homeowners
August 29, 2007 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
Phone lines lit up the second and fourth floors of City Hall Monday as frazzled homeowners across New Orleans started to receive unwelcome letters warning them that their home values had been recalculated for tax purposes - drastically, in many cases.
Property reassessments steam N.O. homeowners
August 22, 2007 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
Editor’s note: Moving Forward is the first of a two-part series on how New Orleans is recovering from Hurricane Katrina as the two-year anniversary nears Aug. 29. Next week: Five stories detailing progress in the post-Katrina Crescent City.