The real estate impact of Gulf oil disaster 
Massive leak could muck up housing markets for years
By Andrea V. Brambila, Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
Map of Gulf oil spill area, projected through June 11. Courtesy of NOAA.gov.Beyond the actual disruption to sales and hit on housing values in areas affected by the Gulf oil spill, real estate professionals on the Gulf Coast say they will likely face a battle of perception for years to come.
Years after Hurricane Katrina slammed the coast in 2005, real estate agents and brokers in the area struggled to break free from the deeply ingrained images of flood-ravaged homes in the aftermath of that disaster.
"In three to five years, there are (still) going to be people thinking that New Orleans is awash in oil. We have (members) in a panic that this (spill) has to be addressed," said Sterling Joe Ory, president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors.
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