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Homeowners Laugh Tonight Only To Cry Tomorrow

Posted on May 14, 2008

A report from the Columbia Missourian. Boone County witnessed its first spike of foreclosures in 2003, when the number rose from 99 the previous year to 150, according to the Boone County Recorder of Deeds office. Banks foreclosed on 143 homes and other properties in Boone County during 2006, and that number increased to 231 in 2007. During the first four months of this year, 103 foreclosures were recorded in Boone County compared to 58 during the same period in 2007. I think this year is definitely going to be a record year in terms of foreclosures, said Bob Peery of Premier Mor...

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