Point/Counterpoint

I heard two interesting points on the news today.  First, the screaming-stay-tuned-after-the-break headline…

Foreclosure filings skyrocket 65%

And then the less hyped statistic…

One home is 500 in some stage of the foreclosure process

That means that 0.2% of homes are somewhere in the foreclosure process.  That means that previously it had been 0.12%.

Does that sound as ominous?