by Associated Press Published: June 13,2013
Tags: bench, county government, court, customer record, electricity, energy, home, homestead exemption, house, investigation, judge, judicial, judiciary, power, residence, tax, taxpayer, utility
MADISON COUNTY — County officials are seeking customer information on 25,000 Madison County residents from Entergy Mississippi in an ongoing investigation of homestead exemption fraud, but the utility is fighting what it calls “a fishing expedition” in a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court. “The only thing we’re asking from Entergy are regularly kept business [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 11,2013
Tags: conspiracy, court, embezzle, embezzlement, home, house, housing, housing authority, housing program, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, legal, residence, residential real estate
SHELBY — The former director of a nonprofit housing agency has agreed to plead guilty to charges against her and testify against an ex-state employee. Linda Balducci of Shelby pleaded guilty last week before U.S. District Judge Michael Mills to one count of conspiracy to embezzle money. Court papers show that Balducci also will testify [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 10,2013
Tags: bill, federal government, flood, flood insurance, flooding, home, homeowner, homeowners insurance, house, insurance, lawmaker, legislation, politician, Politics, real estate, residence, residenntial real estate, resident, Senator
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today joined Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to introduce legislation to avoid flood insurance rate increases. Cochran is the primary cosponsor to the Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act, which was developed in response to increasing concerns from Mississippians about the prospect of significantly higher flood insurance rates [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 9,2013
Tags: home, house, housing, market, price, real estate, residence, residential real estate, revenue, sales
JACKSON — The housing market is looking up in central Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger reports that statistics from the Jackson Association of Realtors show higher prices and faster sales than a year ago. Board president Dorothy Thompson says people finally seem convinced they’ve survived the worst of the recession and can again make big-ticket purchases. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, damage, destruction, flood, flooding, home, house, housing, hurricane, industrial real estate, insurancy, property, rain, real estate, residence, residential real estate, storm, storm surge, tropical, Weather, wind
JACKSON — Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says people should review insurance policies as part of storm preparations as hurricane season approaches. Chaney says in a news release that most insurance companies won’t accept new applications after a designated hurricane or named storm enters the Gulf of Mexico. He says such a storm could develop [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 3,2013
Tags: blight, city, city government, home, housing, housing code, municipal, municipality, property, real estate, rent, rental, renter, residence, residential real estate
AMORY — The City of Amory is redrafting a rental housing code to combat what officials say is blight and deterioration that many residents feel not only bring property values down, but signals a decline in the quality of living. “Rental housing is just one area of our problems, but we are focusing on it [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 17,2013
Tags: home, home price, house, index, mortgage, mortgage technology, real estate, residence, residential real estate, study, survey, technology
OXFORD — The latest FNC Residential Price Index (RPI) shows the U.S. housing market continued to recover, recording in March the 13th consecutive price increase. In recent months, the ongoing housing recovery has maintained its pace with steady and persistent gains in home prices despite signs of continued job market weakness and soft economic growth, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 17,2013
Tags: acquisition, buy, city, city government, home, house, land, municipal, municipality, property, purchase, real estate, residence, residential real estate, sale, sell, state agency, tax, tax-forfeited property
GREENVILLE — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Greenville Mayor John Cox are hoping the second round of tax-forfeited land sales in Greenville will be just as successful as the first. In a joint press conference, Hosemann and Cox announced the public sale of another 94 parcels of tax-forfeited land, valued at $210,000. “I would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2013
Tags: antebellum, historic, history, home, house, Landmark, real estate, residence, residential real estate, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
OXFORD — The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission wants the 165-year-old antebellum Shaw House registered as a national landmark so someone will buy and restore it. The home was built in 1848 by Oxford brick maker Dave Kennedy and has been in the Shaw family since 1929. It’s located on 5.8 acres of land and is [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 15,2013
Tags: appeal, bench, case, court, decision, environment, flood, flooding, global warming, greenhouse gas, home, homeowner, house, hurricane, landowner, law, lawsuit, legal, rain, residence, resident, ruling, storm, storm surge, trial, tropical, wind
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged their property. In the lawsuit, the landowners sought compensatory and [...] [...]
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