Lumber prices spike across Mobile, squeezing builders and homeowners
MOBILE, Ala. — Anyone who has visited a lumber yard or big-box store lately has likely felt the pinch of sharply higher wood prices, with some materials costing three or…
FEMA Shuts Walk-In Sally Intake Centers in Mobile Area, but Phone and Online Aid Continue
Homeowners and renters in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties can no longer walk into a temporary registration center to sign up for federal help with Hurricane Sally damage. The Mobile…
WalletHub study: Alabama among states with lowest property taxes, home values
Alabama levies the second-lowest real estate property taxes in the country, according to a new analysis from the personal finance website WalletHub. The study, released Tuesday, ranked Alabama’s effective real…
Baldwin County weighs school property tax hike to fund $350 million building plan
Baldwin County school leaders pushed an 8-mill property tax increase to raise $28.6 million a year for a $350 million construction plan, set for a March referendum.
Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner Warns of $83 Deed Copy Scam
Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner Teddy Faust is warning homeowners about letters asking for $83 for a copy of their property deed.
Study Finds Mobile Bay Seawalls Harm Habitat and Raise Long-Term Costs
Researchers at the University of South Alabama found that the vertical seawalls lining much of Mobile Bay's residential shoreline harm natural habitat and cost more to maintain than marsh.