For investors, “home” is no longer a four-letter word. The real-estate sector, for the first time in years, is serving as a beacon of relative strength in an otherwise weak economy. Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday reported that home prices in its S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city…

According to the National Association of Realtors® quarterly commercial real estate forecast, all of the major commercial real estate sectors are seeing improved fundamentals, but multifamily housing is becoming a landlord’s market commanding bigger rent increases…

In fact, online sales are supposed to be taxed — it’s overly complicated for all but the most conscientious shoppers to pay up. When someone buys from Amazon or another website, they are quoted the sales tax.

The office investment market is at a crossroads. The spread in capitalization rates between office properties in core markets vs. office properties in secondary and tertiary markets reached a 10-year high in first quarter 2012, according to Real Capital Analytics…

Anyone involved in commercial real estate should keep a clear eye on national trends while maintaining an even closer monitor on local activity. South Louisiana has seldom been an accurate reflection of the nation …

Picture batting cages, outdoor sand volleyball courts, a virtual golf center, and Baton Rouge’s largest patio bar and deck surrounding a family-friendly sports bar and restaurant…

Iphone…Blackberry…Apple’s Ipad…Android…Now, Microsoft has introduced “Surface”, a tablet computer designed to compete with the Ipad…

With a few recent retail wins, economic development officials and real estate professionals say that the prospect for getting more national stores into New Orleans is looking up. In May, after months of speculation that the shopping club Costco Wholesale Corp…

The American dream has always been to own a big home on a sprawling lot out in the suburbs. However, that dream appears to be drastically changing. The recession, foreclosure crisis and ever-increasing gas prices have slowed demand for housing in many of the nation’s fringe suburbs…

Historic Tax Credit (HTC) is a program of incentives to promote preservation and economic development by making renovation of properties financially feasible. These incentives exist at both the Federal and state levels..