Land in Louisiana Still Available for Building One-Story Homes
New Orleans is a big city with many surrounding suburbs, and even though it is a populous area, there is still a lot of land in Louisiana on which to build. The area is less dense than many cities across the country with very little land constraints. No wonder the US Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) reported that in 2015 that single-story new construction homes in Louisiana were the highest in the nation.
The SOC is a monthly and annual report that is organized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 
that surveys important information corresponding to the homebuilding industry. Examples of data gathered include start and completion dates of new homes for sale, new homes sales prices, square footage of new houses and the number of bedrooms in new homes built. The SOC is an important factor in determining where the country’s economy stands.
Nationwide the data found that 58% of new construction houses built in 2015 were two or more stories and 42% were one story. The country is divided between ten divisions, Pacific, Mountain, West North Central, West South Central, East North Central, East South Central, New England, Middle Atlantic, and South Atlantic. In the Pacific division 69% were two or more stories, in the Mountain only 47% were two or more stories, in West North Central 52% were two or more stories, in West South Central only 45% were two or more stories, in East North Central only 49% were two or more stories, in East South Central 58% were two or more stories, in New England 84% were two or more stories, in Middle Atlantic 80% were two or more stories and in South 
Atlantic 66% were two or more stories.
The Northeast had the largest number of two or more stories being built in 2015 due to high density with little land which made lot prices very expensive. Luckily Louisiana which is in the West South Central division has reasonable lot prices making it an attractive place to buy a lot and then build a new home. If you happen to live in St. Tammany Parish in Southeast Louisiana, Ron Lee Homes, a new, custom home builder, designs and builds new homes to your specifications on lots that we own, lots that you own, or lots that you may be interested in buying. Land in local subdivisions is plentifully available for new home buyers interested in building their own home. We can even make recommendations as to where you might want to build depending on your life situation, finances, and housing requirements. Contact Us Today to get started talking about building a new, custom home on a local homesite. Call 985-626-7619 or E-mail [email protected].
