never seen so much bad info on NOLA real estate or the city in general.......i should no i live there and make my main living off rentals
#1 you will find no house in the metro area area for $20-$30k,nor have you for the last 8-10yrs,nor will you even find an empty lot for that amt,even post katrina....the real estate mkt has been on an 8-10yr upswing and this will not slow it down commercially or residentially.
#2 in most areas of the cityand metro area,figure a 2000sqft home to start at approx $250k-$300k,yes even after Katrina...some homes that didnt flood have already gone on the mkt for double the price and yes people will pay it,some already have
#3 looking at parade routes is absolutely no indicator of home value,never has been,never will be
#4 the 9th ward area that flooded twice and made so much news is a toilet,was a toilet and has been a toilet for about 35yrs now....the people who lived there did not own,paid no property tax and lived strictly off th welfare system,a shining example of why it should go away....most who lived in that area pulled 6-7k/month thru govt assistance and lived there under Sec8 for $70 and a subsidy every month.
#5 the hardest hit area,lakeview,flooded form the 17th st canal break and will suffer no appreciable loss in property value,its the area of highest tax base for the city and those people will return,rebuild and continue on with their lives,unfortunaltely its not newsworthy because whites live there and the pathetic shitsack of a patronizing ignorant mayor can use it to play the race card.....values will most likely rise there because now people in that area will take the ins money,rebuild,and add refinancing to that to build better homes ie the home they want than they had before.
#6 the city will be a better place,90% of the 250k that left/will leave never have nor ever will be contributing factors to the city or its economic structure,they have done nothing but be parasitic takers from the system that spent years dragging the city and its educational and system down, as well as its pool of qualified workers,nor will they ever contribute to the cities that have taken them in....merry xmas and good riddance.
#7 new industry will come into the city as a different class of people move in,and the city rebuilds,it happened in south florida after andrew andl ast year in fla after their 4 storms,pvt money as well as govt money will pour in,developers have already started and each industry contains several sub industries. The primary reason certain neighborhoods capped off in property value was because one block away,you had festering housing projects or other govt subsidized living ...those days are over now and the opp for development inthose areas is huge.
#8 Hertz controls a big portion of some key downtown real estate,and wont pull out,so does trump......commerically it will be more attractive than before becasue it wil be less expensive per sqft to lease and that will bring more people in for longer terms
#9 will it stil lbe a 'buyers mkt' to a degree? yes,because there will be those who simply take the insurance money and walk away from property,mostly older residents resistant to change and to a degree those with small school age children....look for the citites make up now to be in the 25-50 range,mostly on the middle to upper middle class range.
#10 will real estate investment in the entire metro area be a wise decision for the forseeable future? hell yes