BATON ROUGE – Buying a home is becoming harder for many families, and recent data shows some buyers are choosing to build new instead of purchasing existing homes.
Housing experts say that in some cases, building a brand-new home can actually cost less than buying an existing one. New developments are going up across the area, while many existing homes continue to sit on the market.
Brandy Boudreaux, a loan officer with GMFS Mortgage, told WBRZ that interest rates are volatile…