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Rising rates put Picayune metro’s vacation homes in focus
With mortgage rates climbing to 7.28% this week—their highest level in nearly three years—and fresh reporting highlighting mounting pressure in vacation-home markets, there’s a growing question about which communities have […]
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area. The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States...
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Retirees Are Trading Big Cities For This Affordable Mississippi Town
More and more people who are ready to slow down are packing up their big-city lives and heading to a quieter corner of Mississippi. The town of Hattiesburg has been drawing retirees who want lower costs, warmer weather, and a friendly small-city feel without giving up the things that make daily life easy.
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area. The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States...
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Hattiesburg mid-year housing market review
Seven months into 2026, the housing market is showing signs of unwinding from the pandemic-era frenzy that drained supply, pushed prices to record highs, and brought activity to a standstill. Buyers have more homes to choose from than they did at the start of the year, competition has balanced in a few slower markets, and price growth has remained relatively modest. Affordability is still a key issue and is limiting activity, though.
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Cities with the most expensive homes in the Hattiesburg metro area
Cities with the most expensive homes in the Hattiesburg metro area. Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers.
WDAM-TV
New businesses, developments underway in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Laurel is excited to announce that several developments of retail, restaurants and other stores are in the works now. Mayor Johnny Magee said that, now, even more developers are setting their sights toward the city. “We’ve got several people looking at places on...
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Hub City considers update to building codes to improve safety standards
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg is considering an update to the rules that guide how homes and buildings are constructed throughout the city. The proposed ordinance would adopt the 2024 International Building Codes, a set of national standards that provide guidelines for construction, fire protection, electrical systems, plumbing and other building requirements.
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Deal Diary: You’re Never Too Old to Chase FIRE
23 doors (2 fourplexes, 6 duplexes, 3 single-family homes) At age 47, Neil Whitney was running an HVAC company in Slidell, Louisiana, and working every hour he had. He and his wife weren’t struggling in any dramatic way. They were just stuck living paycheck to paycheck, with no cushion and no retirement plan.
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NWS rates Purvis tornado as EF-2 in preliminary report
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The National Weather Service in Jackson has given the Purvis tornado a preliminary rating of EF-2. According to models, the tornado started near or just west of the intersections of Tatum Salt Dome Road and R Thompson Road. It damaged trees while crossing Tatum Salt Dome Road, with a narrow swath of damage produced just north of R Thompson Rd.
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Laurel reminds property owners of proper maintenance of weeds, grass
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Laurel is making sure residential, commercial and industrial property owners are following proper yard maintenance. Laurel Inspection Department Superintendent Sandra Hadley said the city currently has about 60 to 70 properties that are overgrown with grass, weeds, vines and brush. She said that...
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‘Shop around’: Laurel woman shocked by insurance premium spike, urges homeowners to examine provider
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hattiesburg metro area. The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties. The typical home value in the United States...
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Hattiesburg’s Credit Tenant Momentum: National Retail and Multifamily Driving 2026 Growth
Hattiesburg’s Credit Tenant Momentum: National Retail and Multifamily Driving 2026 Growth. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, continues to prove itself as one of the Gulf South’s most stable secondary markets for credit-driven commercial real estate. Anchored by healthcare, higher education, and regional retail demand, the city is attracting national tenants and institutional-grade multifamily operators that signal long-term confidence in the market.
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Cities with the most expensive homes in the Hattiesburg metro area
Cities with the most expensive homes in the Hattiesburg metro area. Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers.