Greg Albrecht

The whole metro area down there is at least a quarter of the population, and I'm sure it's more than read more

The whole metro area down there is at least a quarter of the population, and I'm sure it's more than a quarter of the state's economy.

You just have to have a threat there to worry markets and they (buyers) want to lock in prices.

You just have to have a threat there to worry markets and they (buyers) want to lock in prices.

Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to read more

Relief workers in New Orleans, the money they're paid is burning a hole in their pocket and they're going to spend it.

We're doing great on growth on sales taxes so far. We expected this number to fall, but it hasn't fallen read more

We're doing great on growth on sales taxes so far. We expected this number to fall, but it hasn't fallen yet.

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I read more

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I thought we would have seen quite a slowdown. But people are apparently trying to keep as much of their lifestyles as they can.