Cities with the most abandoned homes

``The amount of time it takes for the foreclosure process to complete in some of these cities may, as Blomquist explained, be a major factor in how many residents decide to give up on their properties.... While some of these cities have shorter-than-average foreclosure processing time, recent legislation may have encouraged homeowners to give up. Atlanta is located in Georgia, which has the seventh shortest average foreclosure time of 199 days. "But that's up 26% from a year ago," explained Blomquist. These changing rules may be leading homeowners to give up on their homes, he added.''