Capital Region’s ‘seriously underwater’ mortgage rate well above national average

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More than 11% of the homes with mortgages in the Baton Rouge area are seriously underwater, compared to a national average of just under 3%, a new report shows. “Seriously underwater” in this study means the combined estimated balance of loans secured by a property is at least 25% greater than the property’s estimated market

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