Week-long foreclosure auction of Georgia homes
Bidders hold booklets containing bidding information and pictures of the houses. At least 37,273 foreclosure sales occurred in Georgia in 2007 and the first half of this year; during that period, more than 350,000 Georgia homeowners fell at least 60 days behind on their mortgage payments, according to HOPE NOW, an alliance of lenders and consumer groups. Sara Hopkins / Special
