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Top 10 States With Lowest Costs of Care for Aging

States with sunny climates like Florida, California, or Arizona may be the most popular retirement havens. But Genworth Financial offers up a list to seniors who are concerned about making their money go further in this tough economy. Their list ranks places that boast the lowest cost of long-term care.

Genworth last week released its annual cost of care survey, which measures the cost of home care, nursing homes and other forms of assisted living. It identified these states as not only having the most affordable options, but also offering a choice of facilities at an affordable cost.

1. Iowa
2. South Dakota
3. Kansas
4. Nebraska
5. North Dakota
6. Oklahoma
7. Missouri
8. Arkansas
9. Wyoming
10. Louisiana

Source: Genworth Financial (05/04/2009)

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Elliott Robinson, JD – Associate Broker
Adams Realtors
458 Cherokee Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(o) 404-688-1222

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10 Riskiest U.S. Housing Markets

Even with hints of a housing recovery in some places, risky markets, dominated by nonprime mortgages, still prevail in a number of areas.

Forbes magazine and Moody’s Economy.com surveyed the 200 largest metropolitan areas, adding up the number of loans to low-rated borrowers and dividing that sum by the total number of mortgages to calculate the percentage of each area’s market that is below prime.

Here are the 10 metro areas with the highest percentages of nonprime mortgages, which makes them susceptible to defaults as unemployment rates continue to rise.

• Mission, Texas
• Detroit
• Miami
• Brownsville, Texas
• Merced, Calif.
• Lakeland, Fla.
• Bakersfield, Calif.
• Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• San Bernardino, Calif.
• Visalia, Calif.

Source: Forbes, Maha Atal (03/31/2009)

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Elliott Robinson, JD – Associate Broker
Adams Realtors
458 Cherokee Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(o) 404-688-1222

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