Resources for economic development and data.Real estate trends in Lafayette, Acadiana and Louisiana.LEDALafayette Economic Development Authority providing assistance to Lafayette Parish companies in their growth, market development, and workforce development efforts. Site features up-to-date demographic data, economic indicators (average home sale value, unemployment rate), and available commercial sites and buildings. Lafayette Board of RealtorsREALTOR® Association of Acadiana is a professional membership association for the more than 1,000 realtors in Lafayette, Acadia, St. Landry, Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes. Lafayette Chamber of CommerceThe Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is the largest business federation in the Acadiana region representing the interests of businesses of all sizes in and around Lafayette. Greater New Iberia Chamber of CommerceThe Greater Iberia Chamber promotes small business and helps to design policies and practices that positively affect business within New Iberia and the surrounding communities. Appraisal InstituteThe Appraisal Institute is the association for residential and commercial real estate appraisers across the world. It advances professionalism, ethics, and global standards throughout the 60 countries it reaches. Fannie MaeFederal National Mortgage Association is commonly known as Fannie Mae. It is chartered by Congress to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. Freddie MacFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), known as Freddie Mac buys mortgages on the secondary market, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed securities to investors on the open market. MapsCurrent FEMA flood maps broken down by state, parish, and community. US Financial DataSite maintained by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank featuring tables and charts with weekly monetary and reserve aggregates, interest rates, commercial bank loans and more. |