Housing & Development
Mississippi Home Corporation to Host Financial Health Workshop
February 12, 2010 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Hattiesburg, MS - February 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) will host a Financial Health Workshop on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center, 220 West Front Street in Hattiesburg. MHC will host the free workshop from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The workshop will be particularly helpful for individuals who are worried about losing their home, are having trouble making ends meet, who believe they have a mortgage that is unfair, or simply want to learn how to manage their finance better. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet trained counselors who can review their finances, find other programs that can over assistance, and learn how to avoid financial pitfalls in the future.
EastGroup Properties Acquires Three Building Complex in San Diego for $17 Million
January 29, 2010 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Jackson, MS - January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) today announced the acquisition of the Ocean View Corporate Center in San Diego, California for a purchase price of $17,000,000. Located in the Otay Mesa submarket, Ocean View contains 274,000 square feet in three, multi-tenant business distribution industrial buildings. Constructed in 2005, the complex is presently 87% leased to 14 customers. Ocean View is projected to generate an annualized yield of 9.6% at its current occupancy and rents.
MHC Awards $100,000 to Green Building Contest Winners
January 15, 2010 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Jackson, MS - January 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) today announced the three winners of its Growing a Greener Mississippi building competition. Gulf Coast Builders, LLC won the $50,000 and First Place for their affordable green home in Gulfport, MS. Habitat for Humanity Bay Waveland’s entry in Bay St. Louis received Second Place and $30,000 and Village Green Builders, Inc.’s entry in Oxford received Third Place and $20,000. The awards were announced at a luncheon during MHC’s 20th Annual Affordable Housing Conference at the Jackson Convention Complex
Wicker & Cochran Introduce Bill to Extend Important Gulf Coast Rebuilding Tax Incentive
November 10, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - November 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A key tax incentive designed to spur rebuilding efforts in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina would be extended for two years by legislation introduced today by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran
CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES HUD FUNDING FOR TUNICA COUNTY
October 1, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
BOLTON, MS - October 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide Economic Development Initiative Special Project funds to the County in the amount of $902,500.00
EastGroup Properties Acquires Three Dallas Buildings for $6.7 Million
August 18, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Jackson, MS - August 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) today announced the acquisition of three business distribution buildings containing 227,000 square feet in Dallas for a combined purchase price of $6,675,000. The buildings, which will be renamed Interstate Distribution Center V, VI and VII, are located in the city’s close-in northwest submarket along the Stemmons Freeway. They were constructed in 1979-81 and are presently 87% occupied by six customers. The buildings are projected to generate an annualized 9.2% yield at their current occupancy.
MHC to Hold Homebuyer Fair in Marks
June 18, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Attendees Will Receive Valuable Information about Buying and Owning a Home. Marks, MS - June 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) will hold a free Homebuyer Fair on June 30th, 2009 at the Community House on Pecan St. in Marks, MS from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.. The fair will be hosted by MHC, Quitman County Community Development Organization, and USDA/Rural Development. Representatives of the host organizations will answer questions and provide valuable information about affordable homebuying programs, credit scores, and the homebuying process in general.
MEMA helps build safer schools on Gulf Coast
March 17, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
PEARL, MS - March 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Students at the new D’Iberville High School are safer every day thanks in part to Hazard Mitigation Grant funding provided by FEMA and administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
Major Mississippi Distribution and Manufacturing Center Undergoes Renovations
March 2, 2009 Posted by ProVisions
The Baldwyn Business Center www.baldwynbusinesscenter.com - unique for its warehouse, manufacturing and distribution capabilities, as well as its proximity to furniture, automotive, steel and consumer product firms in Northeast Mississippi - has completed substantial renovations a year following its acquisition by ProVisions, LLC.
MHC Announces Statewide Green Building Competition
January 30, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Biloxi, MS - January 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) —The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) today announced its new Growing a Greener Mississippi competition which will offer builders/developers statewide the opportunity to compete for $100,000 in prize money.
Mississippi Home Corporation Press Conference
January 23, 2009 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
January 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MHC to Hold Press Conference Announcing Green Building Competition
Museum hits milestone, contruction underway
December 11, 2008 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
JACKSON, MS - December 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — According to representatives from the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM), they have reached 87 percent of their $24.5-million goal, and construction is underway.
HUD ACCEPTS $350 MILLION MISSISSIPPI PLAN TO PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
June 27, 2008 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Mississippi will solicit bids to build approximately 12,000 homesWASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted a $350 million plan by the State of Mississippi to produce thousands of affordable housing units for working families who continue to experience a chronic housing shortage in the State.
HUD Announces $45 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Mississippi
April 21, 2008 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
JACKSON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced the State of Mississippi will receive more than $45 million to support community development and produce more affordable housing in Mississippi. HUD’s annual funding will also provide downpayment assistance to first-time homebuyers; assist individuals and families who might otherwise be living on the […]
Real estate developer buys old Oreck building
November 8, 2007 Posted by Mississippi RealEstateRama
Proximity to I-10 a selling point
A Michigan real estate development company has bought the former Oreck building in Long Beach for an undisclosed amount and is looking for tenants or a buyer.
