Rick Sharga from RealtyTrac says up to one-fourth of all homes that still have a mortgage loan balance are in this situation.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

Almost fifteen percent of all households were in that situation.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

"What we don't want is a situation where parents are taking all the right steps at home, and then their kids undo all that work when they go to school with salty,fatty foods in the school cafeteria."

VOA: special.2010.06.07

"I think all of us are concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, as well as rising violence in Pakistan,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

and I think we did all we could in order to bring this into a situation which is tolerable,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

While the situation is grim for all the displaced, IOM says it is worse for those families that are headed by females.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

He called the work situation extremely dangerous. He said all the red lights were blinking, pointing to disaster.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

It is a slippery slope. And, we're not careful, before we know it all of us will be in a much more dire situation."

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The council also called on all parties to remain calm and to avoid escalating the situation or to place individuals at risk of harm.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The situation is very dire, because all the survivors are sleeping out in the streets."

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

"I think it's not going to change the situation fundamentally at all;

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

"Of course,you have the Palestinian-Israeli situation, plus the Saudi-Yemen problem, plus all kinds of bilateral issues, wars or bilateral conflicts, let us say,which could really lead into war in the future."

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

"The situation hasn't improved at all I'm afraid."

VOA: standard.2010.04.17

He said that combined with strong international support from donor countries, supportive non-governmental organizations and an improved security situation should all contribute to a better future for the country's nine million citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"Nothing can really take the place of putting it all together in a simulated, real world situation as preparation for what our final mission would be to actually respond in a real crisis."

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The perception on all those entities will matter, they will affect the situation, but in the end this is going to be decided in the minds and the perceptions of the Afghan people."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01