HUD approves neighborhood stabilization plans of state of Louisiana and New Orleans

Funding aimed at neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today approved plans from the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans seeking to recover from the effects of high foreclosures and declining home values. Funded under HUD’s new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Louisiana and New […]

DOE Helps Build Four New Energy-Saving Homes in New Orleans

New Orleans, LA - January 09, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — DOE announced on December 19 that four newly constructed homes in New Orleans, Louisiana, are the first in that city to meet the energy performance goals of the Builders Challenge.

HUD Secretary returns to break ground at C.J. Peete to bring new housing, mixed-income community

Groundbreaking is second in 30 days to redevelop old public housing
NEW ORLEANS - January 08, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston returned to New Orleans today for a second time in less than 30 days to break ground at another public housing site that was slated for redevelopment prior […]

DOE Partners with New Orleans Developer to Meet Builders Challenge Benchmark

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the successful completion of the first four homes in New Orleans to meet its Builders Challenge level of high energy performance.

Rebuilding Together Teams with NBA for “NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service”

New Orleans - February 12, 2008 – Rebuilding Together New Orleans, a leader in the city’s post-hurricane renewal, will be hosting almost 400 NBA volunteers during the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service on February 15, 2008.  Rebuilding Together New Orleans is part of Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading non-profit working to preserve affordable homeownership […]

New Orleans City Council Vote Creates Opportunity to Rebuild Better Affordable Housing for Lafitte/Treme Residents

Providence Community Housing and Enterprise Help Build Community’s Vision for Lafitte
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Yesterday, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously in favor of proceeding with the rebuilding process of several public housing developments in New Orleans.

Providence Community Housing and Enterprise Break Ground at Annunciation Inn Senior Housing

$13 Million Renovation is First of 900 Apartments to be Rehabilitated for Seniors Returning to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Providence Community Housing and Enterprise today announced the groundbreaking for the rehabilitation of Annunciation Inn, a complex of 106 apartments for low-income seniors age 62 or older in the St. Roch neighborhood in […]

Annunciation Inn Apartments for Low-Income Seniors Breaks Ground In New Orleans’ Upper Ninth Ward

Built in 1981 in New Orleans’ St. Roch neighborhood in the Upper Ninth Ward as a Housing and Urban Development Section 202 development, Annunciation Inn is a five-story, 106 unit apartment complex for seniors age 62 or older who earn less than 50 percent of the area median income. 

Commercial Real Estate Symposium – New Orleans, Nov. 16

The Louisiana CCIM Chapter, in partnership with Louisiana REALTORS, will present its annual Commercial Real Estate Symposium on Friday, November 16 at 8:00 am at the Pan American Conference Center in New Orleans.