Capital Region has highest rate of underwater mortgages in the nation

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Capital Region homeowners are significantly more likely to be underwater on their mortgages than homeowners nationwide and less likely to have significant equity, according to a review of third-quarter data.  About 10.7% of the mortgages in the Baton Rouge metro were “seriously underwater” during the third quarter of this year, meaning the amount owed was

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