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Tupac de la Cruz and investors buy South Park Apartments
Baton Rouge-based Zurqui LLC bought the South Park Apartments on Southpark Drive for $3.1 million on Friday.
Baton Rouge-area foreclosure filings up nearly 250% from a year ago
Foreclosure filings in the Baton Rouge area were up more than 246% in April compared to the same time last year, when the federal government had a foreclosure moratorium in place.
Office park off Coursey Boulevard expanding
A new office building is being constructed in Market Plaza off Coursey Boulevard, according to a $355,000 permit filed earlier this month.
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board buys Rieger Road property for $8.5M
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board bought a large vacant lot on Reiger Road near Siegen Lane and Interstate 10 for $8.5 million
Is it a good time to buy a house? Gallup poll says most are...
Thirty percent of U.S. adults say it is a good time to buy a house, down 23 percentage points from a year ago and the first time the figure has been below 50% in more than 40 years, according to a new report from Gallup.
The Bluffs on Thompson Creek under contract to local real estate agent
Millard Callicott, an agent with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate has The Bluffs on Thompson Creek property under contract.
Could vacant homes alleviate the Capital Region’s housing crunch?
Vacancy rates across the Baton Rouge metro region are higher than the national average, but many of those dwellings aren’t suitable for residents, at least not yet.
DSLD buys residential lots in Bellegrove Square for $8M
DSLD Homes purchased 118 residential lots Friday in Bellegrove Square, a planned development at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, for $8 million from Dantin Bruce Real Estate.
Development company buys Cedarcrest Avenue office space for $1.3M
Baton Rouge-based Taylormade Development Corporation bought a large office building on Cedarcrest Avenue on Wednesday for $1.3 million.
D’s Garden Center to open new location at former Garden District Nursery site
D’s Garden Center on Pecue Lane will open a second location this summer at the former site of Garden District Nursery on Government Street, owner Darren Duffy says.
TRENDS: Local residential market continues to be strong
Increased prices for homes coupled with low inventory and selling times indicate the Baton Rouge residential market was extremely strong and experienced great demand in 2021.
TRENDS: Capital Region retail market sees post-pandemic rebound
The Baton Rouge-area retail market has rebounded from the lows of 2020 and is on an upward trajectory through the first quarter of this year, according to Charlie Colvin of Momentum Commercial Real Estate.
TRENDS: Garden offices remain popular in Baton Rouge
Across the country, tier one office markets are going back to pre-pandemic norms and larger office brokerages are seeing renewed demand
TRENDS: Baton Rouge-area apartment rents up, vacancies down
Capital Region apartment vacancies came down over the past year and rents shot up, reversing the pre-pandemic trend, according to data Baton Rouge-based real estate appraisers Cook, Moore, Davenport and Associates compiled.
Baton Rouge lags in hot housing market report
Less expensive cities with strong local economies climbed The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index in the first quarter of this year, another sign that many homebuyers are giving priority to affordability.
Shuttered Bluffs golf course in talks with potential new owner
The Bluff’s on Thompson Creek golf course in West Feliciana Parish, which abruptly closed last year, has prospective new ownership, WBRZ-TV reports.
Local health insurance agency buys Goodwood office building for $1.9M
Insure Health LLC, a Baton Rouge-based health insurance agency whose subsidiary is Pride Life LLC, bought the Alpha Building on Goodwood Boulevard for $1.9 million on Tuesday.
Capital Region foreclosure filings up 51% last quarter
Foreclosure filings were up almost 51% during the first quarter of this year in the Baton Rouge area compared to the last quarter of 2021 and have doubled from a year ago, a national report shows.
What’s next for the BRIS property?
Baton Rouge International School announced last week that it would close its doors at the end of this school year. So what’s next for the school’s property?
Bill to redraw Central school district threatens proposed subdivision
State Sen. Bodi White’s bill to shrink the Central school district could kill a planned 183-home subdivision that East Baton Rouge Parish officials have approved.
