Recent Articles from Robin Shannon, Managing Editor
Former Warehouse District auction gallery sells
A pair of Warehouse District properties at the corner of Magazine and Julia Streets, including one that was the former home of New Orleans Auction Galleries, recently changed hands.
WTC redevelopment moves forward in court, state Capitol
The developers behind a planned $360 million renovation of the former World Trade Center into a Four Seasons hotel gained key victories Wednesday in the Legislature and in a state appeals court.
Times-Picayune West Bank bureau changes hands
A Gretna office and warehouse facility that once housed the West Bank bureau for the Times-Picayune is set to become a manufacturing and operations center for a New Orleans-based building automation systems firm.
Country Club Gardens home blends modern with historic
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.
New retail headed to 925 Common
The developers behind the 925 Common luxury apartment complex in the Central Business District are starting to fill about 10,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space that had previously been left vacant.
North Shore office market maintains stability amid oil decline
With slumping oil and gas prices in 2015, there was a slight bit of caution in the North Shore commercial office market, but the downturn did not completely dampen activity in the region.
UNO real estate research institute receives $600K gift
The University of New Orleans’ Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research received a $600,000 donation from Latter and Blum CEO Robert Merrick that will help set up a support fund for the program.
New Orleans area has ‘low-grade foreclosure fever’ in first quarter
Despite a slight nationwide decline in foreclosure activity on residential properties to start the year, figures for the New Orleans metropolitan were slightly higher in the first quarter than in the same period last year, according to analysis from a national real estate information firm.
Raised basement home on Uptown corner lot tops sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals
IDB to seek appraisal for abandoned Six Flags park
Developers want to bring life back to the former theme park on the edge of the swamps outside New Orleans, more than 10 years after Hurricane Katrina left it underwater.
Jefferson office market stagnant, but strong
The steady growth that Jefferson Parish office markets have enjoyed in recent years is starting to show some signs of flattening as companies related to the oil and gas industry have started to give back some leased space in 2015, but commercial Realtors say the diversified nature of the region will continue to keep those markets strong.
Secluded Garden Lane home tops weekly sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.