by Associated Press Published: March 19,2012
Tags: appeal, courts, homes, houses, housing, housing authority, judge, judicial, judiciary, real estate, trial
LELAND — The former director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority is asking a federal judge to acquit her in a fraud case or grant a new trial. Ann Jefferson was convicted March 7 in federal court in Aberdeen on two counts of embezzlement, two counts of obstruction of justice and three counts of [...] [...]
OXFORD — Mortgage technology company FNC Inc. can now provide its clients access to historical building permit data as the result of a partnership with BuildFax. “Amid a shifting real estate market and ever-changing regulations, FNC’s collateral-focused data coupled with the building permit intelligence of BuildFax can provide needed solutions to help mortgage professionals make [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: bills, building codes, construction, flooding, floods, hail, homeowners, homeowners insurance, homes, houses, hurricanes, insurance, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative branch, legislators, Legislature, rain, residences, severe weather, state government, tornadoes, tropical weather, Weather, wind
JACKSON — The Mississippi House passed a bill yesterday to require insurance companies to offer discounts on costly hurricane coverage in five southern counties, including three on the Coast. Discounts are required by July 2013. They would go to single-family homes and some manufactured homes for meeting strong-house standards in the current building code, those [...] [...]
MONTICELLO and LAWRENCE COUNTY — Monticello and Lawrence County have achieved new fire insurance ratings. Officials tell the Daily Leader the city has new rating of six and the county had an eight. The ratings came from the state. Monticello Fire Department Capt. Jared Evans says a class six rating will lower insurance costs to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: builders, building, construction, fees, home builders, home building, homes, houses, municipal government, ordinances, real estate, residences, residential real estate, residents, zoning
PETAL — The Petal Board of Aldermen has voted to amend the official zoning ordinance for the city, hoping to make it easier for building in the city. Mayor Hal Marx said the goal is to make it easier for people to go through the approval process and cut fees. The Hattiesburg American reports one [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: courts, embezzlement, homes, housing, intimidation, obstruction of justice, real estate, residences, residential real estate, residents, witness intimadation
GREENVILLE — A federal jury has convicted the director of a housing organization on charges of intimidating witnesses in a federal investigation. >> READ MORE ON THIS STORY … WABG-TV reports South Delta Regional Housing Authority director Ann Jefferson was convicted yesterday in federal court in Greenville. No sentencing date has been set. U.S. Attorney [...] [...]
OXFORD — FNC Inc.’s latest Residential Price Index (RPI) indicates U.S. residential property values declined in December amid signs of continued improvement in the job market and economic growth. With sales of distressed properties comprising a large portion of overall home sales, prices on non-distressed sales continued to reflect the downward pressure distressed sales have [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2012
Tags: agriculture, businesses, disaster, disaster prepredness, engineers, flood control, flooding, floods, homes, houses, levees, military, natural disaster, repairs, residences
VICKSBURG — The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently received an additional $140 million in funding from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act. These funds will be used toward 81 Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries (MR&T) projects affected by the historic 2011 flood. The District developed a list of projects that will benefit from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2012
Tags: federal government, grants, homes, houses, identity theft, law enforcement, residences, residents, scam, scheme, telemarketing, theft, thieves
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The FBI has warned Mississippi residents of a telephone scam that claims the person is eligible for a $5,000 to $10,000 grant from the Grants Department of the federal government. It supposedly can be used for home or residential purposes. The FBI says in a statement that a claim code containing two [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, federal government, homeowners, homes, houses, hurricanes, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed a plan to waive recoupment of improper disaster assistance payments that were disbursed due to government error, according to U.S. Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Next week, FEMA will send letters to 90,000 affected individuals and households informing [...] [...]
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