by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2013
Tags: expand, expansion, foreign market, global, home, house, housing, international, land, mortgage, property, real estate, residence, resident, technology
OXFORD — FNC Inc., a mortgage technology company, took its operations global this week, officially opening an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Last fall, Sao Paulo-based Cetip — Latin America’s largest depository of fixed income securities — selected FNC to deliver a comprehensive collateral management solution for the Brazilian mortgage industry. “We at Cetip are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 25,2013
Tags: acquisition, buy, charitable organization, charity, city government, community development, construction, home, house, land, municipal, municipality, nonprofit, property, purchase, real estate, residence, residential real estate, sale, sell
HORN LAKE — Horn Lake is planning to sell some city-owned property to Habitat for Humanity for seven homes to be built by the nonprofit agency. The Commercial Appeal reports that aldermen voted last week to declare seven lots as surplus. Three appraisals will determine their fair market value — and thus the sale price. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2013
Tags: bench, case, Commercial Real Estate, community development, court, developer, development, home, homeowner, house, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, movie, noise, residence, resident, residential real estate, theater, traffic, trial
OLIVE BRANCH — An Olive Branch community remains in the lurch about whether a controversial movie theater will be constructed near its homes. The Commercial Appeal reports the developer has filed an appeal in DeSoto County Circuit Court about Board of Aldermen decisions he said are preventing a theater from being developed near Wedgewood subdivision. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 21,2013
Tags: Business, federal agency, federal government, flood, flood insurance, flooding, home, house, insirance, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, levee, residence, Senator
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) are citing a newly released study of the federal flood insurance program in support of their ongoing efforts to prevent homeowners and businesses from being forced to purchase flood insurance policies if they are already protected by accredited levees. The senators responded to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 20,2013
Tags: alcohol, beer, bill, brew, brewer, brewing, drinking, executoive, governmor, home, lager, law, legislation, legislative
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law allowing home brewing of beer. Senate Bill 2183, which takes effect July 1, will allow people over 21 to make their own beer, as long as they don’t sell it. A household with one resident over 21 will be able make up to 100 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 19,2013
Tags: automobile, building, car, damage, destruction, emegency, hail, home, house, natural disaster, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, state agency, thunderstorm, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received reports of damage from 14 counties as a result of severe weather that moved through the state yesterday, causing extensive damage in the Metro Jackson area from hail. The counties reporting damages are: • Calhoun: Trees and power lines down • Chickasaw: Trees and power [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 19,2013
Tags: building, car, damage, destruction, education, hail, hailstorm, home, house, natural disaster, office, school, severe thunderstorm, severe weather
JACKSON — A severe storm with large hail pounded the Mississippi capital and its suburbs yesterday, busting windows in cars, homes and businesses and temporarily leaving a blanket of ice on some parking lots and sidewalks. Clinton Fire Department Deputy Chief Tim Shanks said firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to calls of two people hit in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 15,2013
Tags: demand, forclosure, home, home prices, house, housing, market, mortgage, mortgage technology, property, property vaslues, real estate, recession, residential real estate, supply
OXFORD – The latest FNC Residential Price Index (RPI) indicates that U.S. property values continued to recover through January — the 11th consecutive month of rising prices. Despite the uneven pace of price gains across different geographical markets, there are clear signs that the housing recovery is increasingly widespread, according to the Oxford-based mortgage technology [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2013
Tags: bank, banking, banking and finance, case, contractor, court, fraud, home, house, housing, justice, law, legal, mayor, real estate, residence, residential, trial
SOUTHAVEN — Former Southaven city contractor James Malcolm Harris Jr., who has business ties to Mayor Greg Davis and was recently indicted on bank fraud charges, has had his federal trial reset for Sept. 9. Harris’ attorney, David Hill, asked the court to delay a March 4 trial, saying they needed more time to prepare [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 25,2013
Tags: damage, destruction, disaster recovery, duplex, home, house, housing, landlord, natural disaster, rent, rental, rental property, weatherm tornado
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Landlords with available rental properties in Mississippi are urged to contact a housing locator service to list their available rental properties. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are working together to find housing for those displaced by the recent tornadoes, storms and flooding. In support of that, [...] [...]
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