Georgia 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 & Opportunities Scorecard published Tuesday.

The bi-annual assessment of the financial security of households and individuals said Georgia must take several steps to improve financial security, including protecting the real estate market from predatory mortgage lending…moreforeclosureauction