By Georgia Watch Deputy Director Danny Orrock The flooded streets and damaged homes resulting from this week’s storms should serve as a wake-up call to Georgia. Development often alters hydrology and may bring new areas into the flood plain — areas...
More infoGeorgia gets a ‘D’ for housing, home ownership
Atlanta Business Chronicle, September 22, 2009 Georgia, which has been rocked by a high rate of foreclosures in recent years, was given a “D” in housing and home ownership in the Corporation for Enterprise Development’s (CFED) 2009-2010 Assets &...
More infoHalf a Million Mortgage Holders “Underwater” in Georgia
New report details escalating number of homeowners with negative home equityA report released mid-August by First American CoreLogic detailed more trouble ahead for Georgia homeowners and the state’s unsteady housing market. The numbers released by...
More infoCompanies promise foreclosure help, don’t deliver
By Carrie Teegardin Atlanta Journal-Constitution Evelyn Perry was worried about missing an upcoming mortgage payment when she saw a television commercial for a company called Peoples First Financial. The California-based business said it helped consumers...
More infoThousands turn out for immediate mortgage help
By ALYSE KNORR The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tuesday August 11, 2009 Thousands lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center Tuesday hoping to get relief from unaffordable mortgages during the last day of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of...
More infoGeorgia still in top 10 for foreclosures
Georgia remained the state with the seventh-highest rate of foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac’s May 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released on Wednesday.
More infoHome sales stabilizing; weak recovery seen
WASHINGTON — Nationwide home sales may have finally hit bottom, new data shows, but a host of thorny problems are hindering any recovery.
More infoGeorgia ranks 7th in new foreclosures
New figures released in early June put Georgia seventh nationally in the number of home foreclosures. The report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac Inc. said 11,521 homes in Georgia received foreclosure notices in April, an increase of 21.68 percent over...
More infoBuy dry land
A wetland never forgets it’s a wetland In Georgia, for every two acres of trees cut down, about one acre of roads, parking lots, driveways and rooftops is added. Construction changes the way our land handles rainy weather, often increasing the size...
More infoFlood plain news and resources
Georgia Association of Flood Plain Management The formation of GAFM is the result of the concerted efforts of numerous individuals and organizations sharing a common desire to forward the cause of sound floodplain management. Membership in GAFM is open to...
More infoForeclosure Prevention Resources
Hope Now – Alliance of HUD-approved counseling agents, mortgage companies, investors and other mortgage market participants that provides free foreclosure prevention assistance. Call 888-995-HOPE or visit www.hopenow.com
More infoTips on dealing with foreclosure
*Source: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 1. Don’t ignore the problem. The further behind you become, the harder it will be to reinstate your loan and the more likely that you will lose your house.
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