Coweta County drops down in realty sector

Recession or widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year is nothing new in the realm of the capitalist form of economy and on the word of financial experts, its recurrent appearances should be regarded as natural. Whatever it is, the ongoing recession along with its dreadful effects (almost on all sectors) are terrifying people. Remember that this is its 16th month and according to records, it happens to be one of the longest slumps known hitherto and some are even comparing it with the Great Depression or the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s.

What are the most important reasons? Though there are lots, several pundits consider that at the root of the economic crisis is the housing bubble, which burst in 2007. The condition thanks to that is quite severe and as stated by studies, one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments these days. Why don’t we concentrate only on foreclosures? This may reveal many unknown facts.

It has come to the knowledge that foreclosures, in proper order, have reduced property values and they are normally down between 15 and 20 percent, depending on the area. Nevertheless, it should be taken into consideration, that there are differences. While some areas have been highly victimized, the other areas are not. One of the worst victims has been Coweta County in Georgia. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As per the data collected by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Coweta County is ranked in the state’s upper 25th percentile of high risk for housing abandonment as a result of foreclosure. On the other hand, a record number of foreclosure advertisements in March, surging 68.75 percent above last year’s numbers, became prominent in the county. Only in The Times-Herald legal section’s list in March there were 216 foreclosures and this was 39 more than the previous record high of 177 listed in September 2008.

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