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Articles Tagged "Tom Merkel"

  • Thu., June 14, 2012 3:48pm
    Georgia Foreclosures Up 30%
    Georgia is now first among states in foreclosures. The online service RealtyTrac says, the state leaped into the top spot in May with about one-in-six-hundred homes in foreclosure. Atlanta is second among metro areas only to Riverside, California. Tom Merkel of the non-profit housing consultancy The Impact Group says, the data comes as banks step up efforts this year to collect on unpaid mortgages.
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  • Wed., June 13, 2012 7:10pm
    The Loss Of Family Wealth Hits GA Hard
    This week the Federal Reserve reported families’ median net worth fell almost 40% between 2007 and 2010. The Fed reports the biggest contributor to the drop in family net worth was the housing collapse. It hit middle income families the hardest.
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