Biloxi, Mississippi Real Estate

Weathered faces of local fishermen, Barq root beer served ice cold and in the bottle, sprawling mansions surrounded by towering moss-draped oaks, Keeseler Air Force Base and glittering casinos can only mean you’re in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County that stretches along Mississippi's Gulf Coast. The beachfront of Biloxi lies directly on the Mississippi Sound, with barrier islands between it and the Gulf of Mexico. The 26-mile-long stretch of beach that runs from Pass Christian to Biloxi is the longest man-made beach in the United States and was created to support the sea wall built in 1924 to halt the erosion of the coastline. The wall and the beach are just steps away from busy Highway 90 and include serene areas perfect for relaxing beach activities.

In the center of what fisheries biologists term "The Fertile Fisheries Crescent," Biloxi held the title “Seafood Capital of the World” and offers some of the finest sportsfishing along the entire northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

With a history spanning more than 300 years, Biloxi means "first people" in the language of the Sioux, the people that first inhabited the Gulf Coast area. Founded by explorers looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River, the area was the site of the first French settlement in the Mississippi Valley in 1699.

Biloxi became an important center for casinos when gambling was legalized in Mississippi in 1992. The hotels and complexes brought millions of dollars in tourism revenue to the city and provided 12,000 new jobs. Though they seem firmly rooted on land, all of Biloxi’s casinos are built over water. In an effort to keep gambling "small," the legislature agreed to dockside gambling, expecting small riverboats to contain the gambling industry along the water's edge. Instead, the casinos have grown into huge behemoths, built over water but completely immobile and attached to on-land restaurants and hotels where millions of tourists come each year to wine, dine and put their money on the line.

On August 29, 2005, Biloxi was massively damaged by Hurricane Katrina,  which struck full-force with a 30-foot storm surge that gutted 3rd-floor levels and pushed casino barges inland. However, with federal/military clean-up, Biloxi began re-building soon after. With resolve and resilience, Biloxi is coming back. Contact us for information on Mississippi Gulf Real Estate and how you can rediscover a coastal treasure.