Still appreciating: Baton Rouge is ranked seventh on Housing Predictor’s midyear list of the 10 hottest housing markets for buyers. Housing Predictor says the Capital Region is among the places most likely to see home prices inflating over the next few years, despite the national recession. Amarillo, Texas, topped the list, with Sioux Falls, S.D. second and Biloxi, Miss. third. This is a bump up for Baton Rouge: the city was ninth on the list Housing Predictor released at the start of the year.
A brief delay: Developer David Slaughter has decided to “briefly delay” bringing his controversial Capitol Lofts apartment development to the Historic Preservation Commission “until further agreements may be reached,” according to an email sent to various city-parish officials and activists. The commission, which must approve any new development or demolitions within the Spanish Town historic district, had been scheduled to discuss the proposal Wednesday.
