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�� Kentucky rank: 25 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate december 2012 2.57% Unemployment Rate 2.57% 8.1% year ago 2.69% 3.50% 9.0% percent point change -4.3% -26.6% -10.0% Top County Harlan CounTy 90+ Day Delinquency Rate december 2012 6.40% Foreclosure Rate 6.64% year ago 3.87% 5.91% percent point change 65.1% 12.4% Top Core-Based Statistical area SomerSeT, Ky 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate december 2012 3.36% 5.78% year ago 3.76% 6.99% percent point change -10.7% -17.4% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary December 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. IN THE NEWS Public-Private Partnership Yields New Homes Out of Foreclosure at both the state and national levels��� celebrated the Hartford Place Apartments. CVC���s purchase of Hartford Place coincided with the Commonwealth���s neighborhood revitalization mission of acquiring and providing safe and decent affordable rental opportunities to low- and middle-income residents and returning foreclosed properties to a useful community asset. Kevin R. Smith, president and CEO of CVC, praised the public and private partnerships that made it possible for 49 families to have safe and affordable housing in Lexington. ���Without all of these partners coming together, it couldn���t have happened,��� he said. ���Families on Martha Court now have a place to call their own. Some of these folks have been through foreclosure and had to leave their home. Through this project, they ��� can be successful as renters.��� Gov. Steve Beshear added, ���Returning properties to useful community assets is important for our neighborhoods and our families. This project creates pride and a sense of personal investment for everyone who has been part of the work to turn these homes into useful properties.��� Louisiana Foreclosure Rate december 2012 3.73% IN THE NEWS Northern Louisiana Recovers At Rapid Clip Shreveport, Louisiana is on the short list of states making a fast recovery after an extended stay on the hardest-hit markets list. In 2003, after accepting more than 25,000 hurricane evacuees, Shreveport struggled with an unemployment rate that reached its highest point in a decade. However, between June and November 2012, Shreveport���s unemployment rate plummeted from 8.4 percent to 4.6 percent.�� Amid the economic turnaround, home prices rose 2.91 percent, and Realtor.com expects further improvement this year. STAT INSIGHT 4,601,893 The estimated population of Lousiana in 2012. Source: quickfacts.census.gov Maine rank: 22 90+ Day Delinquency Rate rank: 7 Unemployment Rate 2.83% 5.5% 90+ Day Delinquency Rate 3.01% 3.43% 1.0% 7.0% 2.68% 5.65% -21.4% 12.1% Top County 6.27% 4.35% 12.16% year ago 7.27% 4.51% percent point change -3.5% 4.3% WashingTon CounTy 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate december 2012 Foreclosure Rate year ago 6.49% 7.0% -5.1% Top County 6.26% 7.3% percent point change -17.3% ST. Bernard PariSh 90+ Day Delinquency Rate december 2012 Unemployment Rate year ago percent point change On January 8, 2013, Community Ventures Corporation (CVC), in partnership with the Kentucky Governor���s Office, the state Attorney General���s Office, the Kentucky Department of Local Governments, the Kentucky Housing Corporation, and NeighborWorks America showcased the good that can come from foreclosed properties when government and the private sector work together. CVC is a community-based, nonprofit organization organized to improve the quality of life for urban and rural residents throughout Kentucky. Its central mission is to provide individuals and families with the skills, income, and assets they need to achieve financial independence. In early January, CVC headquarters were abuzz as the organization and its partners��� Foreclosure Rate december 2012 5.36% year ago 3.69% VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM 12.03% percent point change -13.7% -3.6% 1.1% Top Core-Based Statistical area Top Core-Based statistical area BogaLuSa, La LeWisTon-auBurn, Me 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate december 2012 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate december 2012 3.92% 4.47% 4.04% year ago 4.00% 4.57% 3.53% percent point change -1.9% note: 6.82% year ago 6.93% percent point change -2.3% The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary December 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 14.6% -1.6% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the December 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary December 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 91