Real Estate

Capital Region again leads US in percentage of ‘seriously underwater’ mortgages

The Capital Region in the fourth quarter of last year continued to lead the nation’s large metro areas in the proportion of mortgages that were seriously underwater, new data shows. 

Interior design firm moving into former Lamps & Lighting space

Allyson Hicks Design Consulting is opening next week in the Highland Road location previously occupied by Lamps & Lighting, which closed in the fall.

Highland mixed-use community deferred as developers update plans

Developers of a mixed-use community planned for Highland Road outside of the Magnolia Woods have requested another two months to update their plans before Planning Commission consideration. 

Perkins office building, future Wendy’s location sell in separate transactions

Perkins office: An 8,385-square-foot office on Perkins Road has sold for $2.1 million, according...

Baton Rouge homeowner vacancy rate sees steep drop in fourth quarter of 2022

Homeowner vacancy rates in the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area dropped steeply from the third quarter to the fourth in 2022, according to the latest U.S. census data.

Baton Rouge portion of $255M in flood mitigation work should be done by end of year

Local officials say work continues on long-awaited drainage projects intended to reduce flood risk...

A&B Labs moving satellite facility from Prairieville to Baton Rouge 

Houston-based A&B Labs is moving its Capital Region presence from Prairieville to Baton Rouge. 

Crumbl Cookies will open two more Baton Rouge-area locations

Crumbl Cookies is set to open new locations in the Baton Rouge market in April.

Baton Rouge-based online home sales platform expands to Mississippi

Baton Rouge-based Falaya, an online home-selling platform, is expanding into Mississippi, the company’s founder and CEO says. 

United Built Homes sells its Harrells Ferry office location for $1.5M

Shreveport company United Built Homes LLC has sold its 3-acre Baton Rouge location for $1.5 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.