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April 18th, 2010 at 07:22 pm

We live in a small town , so our newspaper is only published once a week. At the back of the paper every week is the listing of foreclosures.

I live in the North Georgia mountains and it is a very pretty place to live. We have a lot of move up people coming here from Atlanta and from Florida. About 5 years ago, the housing boom really took off up here.

Because you did not have to be licensed to be a builder, everyone became builders! WE have about 500 subdivisions, or more, in out small county of population 19,000. (up from 7000 20 years ago)

The list of foreclosures started about 1 1/2 ago and every week it seems to get longer and longer.
I am amazed at how many names I recognize in the paper. I feel so sorry for them. Many of the names are of prominate business people.

I was hopping that things would be better by now, but I read a magazine article that says things will get even worse in 2011 because many arm mortgages will get reset to a higher rate in 2011.

I can't tell you how much safer I feel, having a paid for house.

4 Responses to “foreclosures”

  1. elisabeth Says:
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    So many people are underwater (owe more than value of home). These resets could cause another step down in prices. That would not be a good thing.

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    I know. I had hoped the housing problems were going to turn around, after a year and a half.

  3. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    I wonder where all those people will go. Do you think they will leave the area, or find something to rent still in the area?

  4. Ima saver Says:
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    I really don't know. Most of them lost all their money building spec houses for sale.

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