Visitors to the city will enjoy Mobile's selection of antique shops, and given the city's history, you're likely to uncover some unique finds. Mobile also is home to Fleamarket Mobile, the state's largest flea market. And it might surprise you to learn that Mobile owns the bragging rights to the country's original Mardi Gras festival, established in 1704. That's 62 years before New Orleans adopted its own Mardi Gras annual tradition. The housing market in Mobile is active.
Buyers do, indeed, get more for their money in Mobile.
Economists and the media alike are placing their bets on Mobile. The old and new South live together in this proud Gulf Coast city. Courtney Ronan is a freelance writer who contributes a weekly column profiling various communities. She also writes a weekly review of real estate related web sites. Courtney's career in journalism has included recent stints as managing editor of Agent News and as associate editor of Texas Business magazine.