Oxford is host to some wonderful non-profit organizations that provide for our community in so many ways. We want to provide a glimpse of these organizations each month. In 2019, a group of Lafayette County school district parents noticed a need within the schools. Nurses and Counselors needed assistance in meeting their students’ day to day needs while at school. So this parent group created Commodores Care, whose primary mission is for each child to feel adequate while at school so that they can perform well, be at their best and shine.

When selling your home, a closing attorney/title company will run a title search and check for any liens on your property. If they do find a lien, this means that before this transaction can go through, you’ll have to deal with this lien, which was placed on your property by entities that claim you owe them money. Here’s everything you need to know about what happens when you have a lien on your home – thanks to this realtor.com article.

Homestead Exemption gives home owners a tax break in the state of Mississippi. You can only file homestead on one property, your main residence, and you must file January 2-April 1 in the Lafayette county Chancery building (the Assessor/Tax Collector’s Office).

Happy New Year!! We are so grateful to all of you for making our first year in business so wonderful. We look forward to serving you in 2023, and we can’t wait to share some up-coming new surprises! Cheers to 2023!

It’s been a wonderful year for us at Neighborhood Realty. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!

This month’s Decorator Spotlight is the BEST of Oxford Christmas lights. We LOVE the holiday season and we LOVE riding around to look at Christmas lights! We thought we’d share some of our favorites from this year’s ride around Oxford. Enjoy!

Oxford is host to some wonderful non-profit organizations that provide for our community in so many ways. We want to provide a glimpse of these organizations each month. Thanks to the efforts of Erin Smith, founding Executive Director, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) North Mississippi began its footwork initially in 2017 but became a program in 2018. They have been serving Lafayette county children by training volunteers to advocate for children in court proceedings to ensure that every child is in a safe and permanent home.

The holiday season is in full swing and many of you may have started decorating in early November! We love the Christmas holidays and are always curious about the holiday decorating trends each year. We enjoyed reading this bobvila.com article to learn more about this year’s trends.

Where was your first date? Well, AJ & Claire Kiamie fondly remember theirs at the once popular Two Stick restaurant that was located in the back of the now Lyric Theatre on the Oxford Square. It served good sushi and had a cool music scene. The Kiamies wanted to bring Asian cuisine back to the Oxford Square, so YU ̅-GO ̅ Oxford was born!

While there are many different mortgage loans that buyers have utilized – like FHA or VA loans – there is one type of loan, USDA loans, that often gets overlooked. Let’s take a look at what a USDA loan can offer a buyer with the help of this realtor.com article.

Always interested in the arts, Walter and Vivian Neill had early careers in the restaurant and plumbing businesses. They married and settled in Oxford in 1999 where they began their art careers and business in earnest. They have since developed a sort of arts compound where they live, work and promote the arts, and this compound/art haven IS the Oxford Treehouse Gallery.

Buying a home in today’s market is already stressful! So how do you decide if purchasing brand new construction is the right choice for your needs? Let’s read through this realtor.com article that shares the pros and the cons of buying a new construction home.

It’s been ONE year in business for Neighborhood Realty and we cannot THANK YOU enough!

With colder temperatures here, Thanksgiving this week and Christmas around the corner, we look to this realtor.com article about the three things that COULD happen and how to avoid them from happening!

With rising interest rates (and they are predicted to go up again before the end of the year) and buyers rethinking purchasing right now, what can sellers do to make their homes stand out and sell? Thanks to this realtor.com article for offering us some tips!

Both Angie Sicurezza and Nick Reppond have been in the restaurant business since they were 15 years old. Even their love affair began in a restaurant, City Grocery Restaurant Group in Oxford, as they both began working for John Currence in 2009. Their love for each other, good food, community and a fantastic building in Taylor, Mississippi inspired them to open GRIT in 2016. It has become one of our favorite restaurants, and it’s only a quick 10 minute drive from Oxford!

With rising interest rates and low inventory, many buyers are looking to purchase a prefabricated home (modular or manufactured home). But these buyers have also got to buy land to put this home on! Here are some important tips from realtor.com when looking to purchase land for this purpose.

Oxford is host to some wonderful non-profit organizations that provide for our community in so many ways. We want to provide a glimpse of these organizations each month. In 2010, while reading the Oxford Eagle, Sherry Williams-Jenkins saw an announcement for a community discussion on homelessness in the Oxford and Lafayette county area. By 2011, Sherry and others had created a vision and mission that became the Doors of Hope Transition Ministries, a 501C3 organization. And after a two-year break, their primary fundraiser, the Doors of Hope Holiday House Tour, is returning on Saturday, December 3rd and we cannot wait! It’s one of our favorite events in Oxford!

This month’s Interior Decorator Spotlight is Inside Discount. In 1983, Jimmy and Connie Sink opened Discount Building Materials in Amory, MS. The Oxford store was opened in 1994 by Jimmy’s son, Cliff, and his wife, Dawn. The store soon became more than just a hardware and building material store due to Dawn’s passion for interior décor and design. Inside Discount was opened in 2002 and has grown tremendously due to the fabulous inventory of home décor available. They are especially known for their Christmas Open House, which is THIS weekend! Let’s find out more!

Homeowners insurance typically covers most hazards, but there are a few things that it does not cover. Thanks to this realtor.com video, check out these five surprising things that are not covered by a homeowners insurance policy.