Why is owning a home in New Orleans expensive?

Update: 2025-11-17

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New Orleans homeowners spend almost a third of their income on housing-related costs, the third highest total in the country. Why is housing so expensive here?

Ali Bustamante, Professor in the department of economics and finance at UNO, joins us.

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