What's Happening in Baton Rouge Real Estate!

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The Texas Workforce Commission has just released their November 2010 employment numbers for the State of Texas.  Employers added over 19,000 jobs during November.  The unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3% primarily because workers who had previously stopped looking for a job have come back into th...
12/17/2010
There's a report out from Brookings Institute that ranks the economic performance top 100 metropolitan areas in the US....and 6 Texas cities are ranked among the top 20 metropolitan areas! This report is a December update - so it reflects what is actually happening right now on the ground across ...
12/17/2010
There's a report out from Brookings Institute that ranks the economic performance top 100 metropolitan areas in the US....and once again Baton Rouge is in the mix at the top of the list!  This report is a December update - so it reflects what is actually happening right now on the ground across t...
12/17/2010
Texans like to brag about being the biggest and the best in a lot of things.  I know first-hand as I lived in Texas for over 40 years before relocating to Louisiana.  Now Forbes has confirmed that Texas is number 1 in shopping. Forbes evaluated the largest metropolitan areas and their retailing s...
12/16/2010
The Dallas Fed has released its estimates for job growth for the State of Texas for 2011 and it contains a whole lot of great news.  The Fed is estimating that Texas employers will create 250,000 jobs in 2011.  This is layered on top of their estimate that through October 2010, those same employe...
12/16/2010
I thought I'd make an attempt to consolidate a listing of where Houston ranks for job opportunities from various reports.  I'm not even going to pretend that this comprehensive list, but I think it gives you a fairly good idea about employment options in Houston.  Houston is a sprawling, dynamic ...
12/15/2010
News broke today that the Lighthouse for the Blind is moving its manufacturing division to Baton Rouge from Mississippi.  This is great news on many levels for the job sector in Baton Rouge.  Its estimated that this relocation will generate around 100 manufacturing and related jobs and should cre...
12/15/2010
After a national search, SunPower has elected to open its Employee Service Center in Austin, Texas in early 2011.  SunPower estimates that the center will eventually employee 450 people in the areas of marketing, finance & sales. The Austin City Council has agreed to chip in around $900,000 and t...
12/14/2010
I went out to view one of the homes we have listed in Denham Springs and took a couple of pictures to show what a great home this is. This home is located at 8066 Acadiana Avenue in the Acadiana Place subdivision.  It has 1,550 square feet and is priced at $172,500 or $111/sf.  There are 3 bedroo...
12/14/2010
The new. 145,000 square foot Soldier Family Care Center is set to open at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas.  This cutting edge building is designed to service almost 50,000 local soldiers and their families. It will offer a full range of services such as: pediatrics, optometry, behavioral health & pri...
12/13/2010
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