Could vacant homes alleviate the Capital Region’s housing crunch? 

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Houses at The Willows at Bayou Fountain, with an average price of $333,507, are selling almost as fast as each goes up in the subdivision off Burbank Drive, across from the BREC’s soccer complex. (Courtesy Alvarez Construction)

Vacancy rates across the Baton Rouge metro region are higher than the national average, but many of those dwellings aren’t suitable for residents, at least not yet. 


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