Uncertainty is paralyzing the real estate market in flood-damaged areas of the Capital Region, but elsewhere it’s business as usual

Ed Broussard is buying a flood-damaged home for about half its pre-flood market value and plans to fix it up for his family to move in. He says he couldn’t have afforded such a home prior to the flood. “It’s a great deal,” he says. “I’m getting a $200,000 home for $150,000.” Photography by Don Kadair