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Troup County foreclosures at lowest levels since 2008

Troup County foreclosures at lowest levels since 2008

TROUP COUNTY, GA - The rate of foreclosures has fallen in Troup County. 2010 was the highest year for foreclosures in Troup County. That year saw 462 foreclosures, 76% higher than 2009. For 2011, foreclosures through July are down from both 2009 and 2010. With 153 so far in 2011, foreclosures this year dropped 49% from their high in 2009 and are trending 5% less than 2010.

Troup unveils updated property record and mapping site

LAGRANGE, GA -Since the County’s new property record cards (PRC’s) were introduced online August 2009, the site has logged almost 130,000 visits and over one million page views in just over two years.  The online map site introduced a year later in Septemer has seen almost 24,000 since last September. 

“The online maps and property records have really provided a lot of convenience to our real estate professionals in the communty,” says Troups Chief Appraiser Dana Eaton, “and individual property owners appreciate the convenience too.”  The past couple of years have been challenging for programmers to keep up with changes at the state level, according to County officials.  Troup refreshes property record information about monthly to keep ownership and other information current, although values reflect the most recently approved digest – 2011 for now.