Federal money to aid the hurting Gulf Coast region and funds from the White House program to help the housing market are improving economic conditions with a state government surplus to heal the Mississippi economy. The upsurge in the state’s housing market, however, was only a minor improvement for troubled markets from the home buyer… Continue reading 2011 Mississippi Housing Market
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Markets Forecast to Rise with Housing Inflation
In a turning point that demonstrates U.S. housing markets are making a recovery, Housing Predictor is forecasting that local markets in seventeen states will experience housing inflation in 2011. The states are dominated by the Mid-west and most Northern regions that were less affected by harmful new mortgage lending products during the real estate bubble,… Continue reading Markets Forecast to Rise with Housing Inflation
Gulf Oil Spill to Drop Homes Only 10%
By Mike Colpitts Gulf coast homes and condos on the immediate coastline in the path of the BP oil spill in Alabama and Florida will suffer only a 10% drop in average values as a result of the oil disaster, according to a new Housing Predictor forecast compiled after more than three months of research.… Continue reading Gulf Oil Spill to Drop Homes Only 10%
2010 Mississippi Housing Market
Tough economic conditions are making life rough in Mississippi. State tax collections have been declining for more than a year amid one of the worst economic downturns in the state’s history. The state budget, already in the red, is expected to get much worse before things get better. Still, there are bright spots in the… Continue reading 2010 Mississippi Housing Market