Mississippi RealEstateRama

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm specializing in single tenant assets, has completed the sale of a single tenant AutoZone ground lease located at 7322 Hacks Cross Road in Olive Branch, Mississippi for $1,075,000.

Horn Lake and McComb, MS—The Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) will participate in two exciting opportunities for potential homebuyers to learn more about the process on June 22, 2013. The First Time Homebuyer Seminar in Horn Lake will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the La Quinta Inn & Suites at 721 Southwest Drive.

The U.S. Senate today approved major national water projects legislation with the support of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, who won approval to include provisions that will benefit waterway development and flood protection in Mississippi.

U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today cautioned the Obama administration not to act unilaterally to expand the scope of a federal environmental review law in its effort to regulate greenhouse gases

The Justice Department announced today that Marcus Manly Magee III, Ina Magee, and their company, M.M. and S. Inc., have agreed to pay $27,000 to settle a lawsuit involving violations of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants established and implemented an occupancy policy at ­­23 rental properties in Magee, Miss., that differentiated between the maximum number of adults and children who could reside in each home

“I created this consortium so our residents dealing with foreclosure issues could get free counseling and legal assistance, including re-financing and loan modification assistance,” said Attorney General Hood. “I hope by taking the Consortium across the state that we can better help folks.”

IDX Broker software is now enabled on the website of Glenda Keenan with Kessinger Real Estate of Oxford, Mississippi. Thanks to her partnership with IDX, Inc. the innovative IDX solution can easily be displayed and utilized on her professional website. With the additional North Central Mississippi MLS (NCMMLS) listings, thousands of properties are automatically synced to the website Keenan hosts, giving her clients and other Mississippi home seekers the unique ability to experience a comprehensive property search online.

EUGENE, OR - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Advanced search capabilities have forever changed the way clients of Water Valley, Mississippi real estate professional Lee McMinn find their dream home online, thanks to the IDX Broker software he has adopted. McMinn’s website now hosts a comprehensive IDX-enabled property search, the results of which are synced to the North Central Mississippi MLS (NCMLS) database. IDX Broker makes it so easy for potential Water Valley area buyers to experience a dynamic online real estate search

PEARL, MS - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mississippians rebuilding from the recent storms and tornadoes should be aware that disasters often bring out phony contractors and rip-off artists who try to take advantage of storm survivors in the aftermath of the disaster.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), on Friday, criticized a newly-released Department of Defense (DOD) report on energy-efficient building standards. Wicker added an amendment to the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act that required the DOD study to examine the cost and effectiveness of current building standards, including the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

BOLTON, MS - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded 2012 Housing Choice Vouchers awards to the Second Congressional District.

PEARL - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received reports of at least 570 homes destroyed or receiving major damage as a result of tornadoes and severe storms that moved through the state on Sunday. There were at least 80 injuries, two critical, and the rest minor. There are no reported deaths. There are approximately 7,000 customers still without power

Jackson, MS - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former Wiggins resident has been sentenced to prison time for home repair fraud and false pretense in Harrison County, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today

Jackson, MS - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jim Hood reminds Mississippians that all claims applications covered by the National Mortgage Settlement are due January 18, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Tuesday discussed on the Senate Floor an amendment he filed to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help ensure military construction projects avoid unnecessary costs related to third party energy-efficient building standards through increased transparency.