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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. Read the rest of this entry »

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 April 2008. The numbers bring Georgia’s 2009 total to 44,979. Read the rest of this entry »