They are owned by people in Kosciusko and all around. It's a big event.

From this point on, we'll always be involved in it. It's kind of our thing.

This is something we could do ourselves. We did it for the tsunami, but these are people in our own country who need help, and this is how we can do it.

People may start buying before it (the mortgage rate) goes up any more.

People may start buying before [the mortgage rate] goes up any more. They would make offers because they have rate locks. Now, with rates increasing, they won't want to lose rate locks.

I appreciate all the coalition partners that have come together and the people that are part of the Katrina/Rita network. That's what survivors asked us to do, to come back and join hands with all activists in the city and to build a powerful movement throughout the country. We are beginning that process.