New Orleans Is Auctioning Off Vacant Lots Online
Bargain hunters can scope out many of the lots on Google Street View
Stairs lead to a vacant lot in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in 2013.
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New Orleans is selling almost 1,800 properties on the Web to fatten its tax coffers and build on the momentum it's enjoying in the local real estate market.
The question is, who's going to show up for the online auction, and what are they going to do with the lots they buy?