Mortgage hurdles surface after storm
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Mar 25 11:01 PM
Mortgage activity in the metropolitan area is at a fraction of its pre-Hurricane Katrina level because homeowners' insurance policies and property appraisals -- two key prerequisites to obtaining a mortgage -- now are much more difficult to get.Save to My Web

Barbour: Federal govt approves Miss. plan for Katrina home grants
Picayune Item - Apr 05 11:40 AM
JACKSON (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour says federal officials have approved Mississippi's program to disburse $3.4 billion in grant money to thousands of Gulf Coast residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.Save to My Web