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Mississippi Home Corporation Awards $4.6 Million in Housing Tax Credits

Developments Statewide Will Provide Affordable Rental Housing
Jackson, MS—The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) announced today that it has awarded approximately $4.6 million of Housing Tax Credits for 11 developments across
the State.

State parks ranked nationally

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Five Mississippi State Parks were listed among ReserveAmerica’s Top 100 Family Campgrounds, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).

Hattiesburg, MS real estate market in top 25

Homes in the Hattiesburg, MS real estate market will buck national trends and show moderate appreciation in 2008, according to a real estate forecasting company.

Homeowners program has aided at least 100, ‘hand-in-hand’

[10/23/07] Marvin and Kisha Petro rent an apartment, but won’t for much longer. When the working couple decided to begin looking for a house, they got help from the City of Vicksburg and learned they could qualify for a forgivable loan from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.

More world-class companies are choosing to locate in Mississippi

I was in the Golden Triangle last week to participate in grand opening ceremonies for Stark Aerospace, an Israeli-based defense firm with expertise in manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles. This event provides yet another example of the success we have had in attracting world-class, high-tech companies to Mississippi in recent months.

South Mississippian Adds Extra Incentive To Sell Home

The housing slump in the real estate market is being felt across the nation, and especially in our area since the storm, but one South Mississippi businessman has come up with a way to sweeten the deal when it comes to home buying.

Is There A Housing Slump in Mississippi?

If you’re looking to buy a house, you need not look very hard. Everywhere you turn there are “for sale” signs. Many home buyers might be scared away by the doom and gloom forecasts of a housing slump and foreclosures.

Foreclosures impact region

 The fallout nationally from the collapse of the subprime mortgage loan market is being felt in Mississippi and the Pine Belt, officials say.Mississippi already leads the nation in mortgage delinquencies and ranks the fourth highest in foreclosure inventory, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Pas Council votes to close last FEMA trailer park

PASCAGOULA — The last of four emergency group housing trailer parks in Pascagoula will be closed.
The park at 816 Ingalls Ave. has been the site for one of the city’s four Federal Emergency Management Agency’s parks since December 2005.

Real estate happenings

Homebuyer fair to be held at Hancock High
A homebuyer fair will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 25 at Hancock High School. The goal of the fair is to educate potential homebuyers on available programs and services.
The fair, at 7084 Stennis Airport Road in Kiln, will be sponsored by Mississippi Home Corp. […]