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SPOTLIGHT
LANCE FAUCHEAUX
Operations Manager, Level Homes
“While our core business is – and always will be – abuilding and selling homes for families, we’ve expanded our services to meet demand in a growing segment: single-family build-to-rent. We’re not operating as landlords. We’re the builders behind these communities, offering our construction expertise to clients developing rental neighborhoods. There’s a rising demand for rental homes that still offer the space and privacy of traditional houses – yards, driveways, no shared walls – combined with apartment-style amenities like pools and fitness centers. We bring the same quality and care to those projects as we do to every Level Home.”
JACKLYN GALLO
SVP Regional Manager, JD Bank
“JD Bank understands the evolution of the real estate market. We understand the way that borrowers and investors are living and working and how the market has changed. As a progressive community bank, we’re not afraid to step into meaningful projects that other banks are not supporting. Not only are we expanding services like commercial and residential construction lending, but we are also focused on continually making banking more convenient. Technology has caused customer service at many banks to decline and become less personable. As “Louisiana’s Community Bank,” our team is committed to continually improving and providing personalized service. Humans answer our phones with a smile. You will not walk into a JD Bank location and hear, “I’m sorry, we can’t see you because you don’t have an appointment today.” We will never become that bank. As we innovate and modernize, we stay true to our core value, which is to be by our client’s side as they need us.”
MIKE RICCI
Principal & Director, Rampart/Wurth Holding, Inc.
NAI Rampart
“Latter & Blum, now Rampart, is a remarkably technologically advanced and innovative company in its use of AI. We have a group of people that have already mad AI a normal part of our daily process. I used to spend hours creating models and doing analysis of properties and projects to see if they make sense. And because of work that’s been done on our backend, that data could be crunched and put into a present value analysis in minutes as opposed to hours. There’s always going to be a human element. You need to have somebody that’s there putting their finger on the pulse, interpreting the data. But it saves time. We are providing services, a look and a feel and a sophistication that you think you get only out of New York and Miami. And it’s important to us to be on that cutting edge.”
BECKY WALKER
Owner/Principal Designer, The Design Studio
“I was taught to find your lane and stay in your lane. Go commercial, go residential, go multi-family – pick one and go with it. Well, that’s not me, and that’s not how the world works anymore. I say diversify yourself so that if the residential is not working, then your commercial and multi-family may be working. That’s one reason we established a staging line of business. Level Homes is one of our biggest clients – they recognize the extra value that staged property brings. That, in turn, creates more demand for our interior services. What we have not changed, and will never change, is working hand-in-hand with the consumer. We place a tremendous value on that relationship. To be able to customize design solutions for their personal or their business needs – that is the difference between creating a destination or a cookie cutter space.”
BRANDON CRAFT
Owner/Realtor, Craft Realty | Interiors | Homes
“The biggest deal-breaker we’re seeing right now isn’t interest rates – it’s insurance. Flood and homeowners insurance premiums have skyrocketed, and there’s no sign of that slowing down. That shift has forced us to rethink how we approach every project. We’re no longer just asking if a property is out of the flood zone – we want it way out of the flood zone. We study elevation maps, rework site plans, and raise our foundations more than we used to. It’s all part of building smarter, not just for today’s market – but for long-term value, resilience, and peace of mind for the families who will live there.”
