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Top 5 cities with the fewest foreclosures

Home foreclosures rose last year. From December 2009 to December 2010, the average rate for America's cities went up from 4.9 percent to 5.6 percent. This represents a huge economic drag across a wide swath of the United States. But in some places, foreclosures are barely noticeable. Here are the five cities with the lowest home foreclosure rates in the US, according to a study by Foreclosure-Response.org.

Top 5 cities with the fewest foreclosures

Home foreclosures rose last year. From December 2009 to December 2010, the average rate for America's cities went up from 4.9 percent to 5.6 percent. This represents a huge economic drag across a wide swath of the United States. But in some places, foreclosures are barely noticeable. Here are the five cities with the lowest home foreclosure rates in the US, according to a study by Foreclosure-Response.org.
The Simple Dollar
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The Daily Reckoning
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The Daily Reckoning
Why gold is still a good investment

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The New Economy
Perfect credit: Being too perfect can cost you

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Christian Personal Finance
What is the easiest way to save money? Automate it!

When the choice of whether to save or spend is taken out of people's hands through an automatic savings program, they save more.