So ya, things are going badly, but less severely, if that makes any sense.
Even as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust - California, Arizona andFlorida - stabilized in June, offering hope that the worst of the real estate crisis is over, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_bi_ge/us_stress_map;_ylt=AvGRYW6YI7AaF7CIxXZmfEkDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTJrOTEwNGE2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODAzL3VzX3N0cmVzc19tYXAEcG9zAzM3BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2FwYW5hbHlzaXNmbw--
Sun Aug 2, 12:48 PM ET