A normally humdrum article about mortgage rates rising was made way more interesting by Moody's economist Zandi's quote at the end:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/15/MNSP1BVILP.DTL

"We have a boatload of homes that ultimately will find their way to a foreclosure sale, and that will put pressure on house prices," Zandi said. "The more that distressed home sales rise, the more home prices get pushed down."