Atlanta is the capital of Georgia State and is bursting with people and prosperity. But underlying the hustle and bustle Atlanta foreclosure listings are hitting the headlines. Atlanta is the head quarters of Fulton County and it ranks as the 34th largest city in the USA. But despite this rosy picture the Atlantans are worried about increasing Atlanta foreclosure listings. Recently Atlanta has changed its regional character to becoming a city of international standing. Many experts say that this is one of the causes for rising Atlanta foreclosure listings. Its very prosperity is now contributing to Atlanta foreclosure listings. Atlanta has been commended by important bodies for its eco friendly policies but Atlanta foreclosure listings continue to baffle the city.

Atlanta enjoys a humid sub tropical climate with summers being hot and humid while the winters although mild are chilly. The skyline is punctuated with high-rise and mid-rise building with a new addition – Atlanta foreclosed houses. Atlanta foreclosure listings indicate that it is following the trend being followed in the rest of the country. The city has three primary districts – Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead.

Hunting for reasons for foreclosures many opine that racial reasons are behind the growing number of Atlanta foreclosure listings. More than 59% of the citizens are Black while the Whites make up about 33%. The Blacks are said to have been the victims of predatory sub-prime mortgage lending leading to Atlanta foreclosure listings.

Despite the number of Atlanta foreclosure listings the ray of hope is that according to the Atlanta Journal of 7th July, property taxes are not going to increase. The increasing number of Atlanta foreclosure listings has brought down the price of real estate and many are clamouring for reassessment so as to bring down the property tax. At least it is a small mercy that it is not going to increase. So negatively speaking Atlanta foreclosure listings have done something good for taxpayers. If additions and alterations have not been made then the tax by might fall by $10 every year. But tax cuts might lead to service cuts. By law the assessors are not allowed to calculate taxes by considering the foreclosure issue but indirectly this is having an impact. There is an unwritten code that if 30% of the house sales in the locality came from foreclosed houses then adjustments are not made. Foreclosures are considered as forced sale. In property assessment the sale has to be within two willing parties.

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