Sentences with phrase «at record low»

The 15 - year fixed - rate mortgage reached a new record low of 3.29 percent this week, as 30 - year mortgage rates remained at the record low it reached last week, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey.

The central bank has kept the federal funds rate at a record low of zero to 0.25 percent since December 2008.

The number of completed homes for sale ready for immediate move - in remains at a record low of 38,000 as builders remain cautious about building ahead of the market and as credit access remains tight.

No matter the influence of the Olympics on Vancouver home prices, there's no shortage of affordable new homes in the region; everything from condos in Burnaby, to single family homes in Coquitlam, to river view flats in New Westminster is priced at a record low.

February's supply number was improved over January, which was at a record low.

«We find that the level of for - sale - by - owners is on a sustained decline and is now at a record low.

New - home sales are seen at a record low 320,000 this year, rising to 487,000 in 2012.

Contrary to predictions, the number of For Sale By Owner properties being sold is at a record low.

Treasuries have been at record low rates, with the 10 - year note yielding around 1.57 percent.

The number of homes on the market is at a record low, and that's why it's more important than ever to make sure you present all options to buyers this spring.

And because of very low mortgage rates (the average 30 - year fixed rate was at a record low of 4.3 percent at the end of September), the monthly mortgage payment for a median - priced purchased with FHA - backed financing is $ 1,150, down from $ 1,658 in 2006, at the height of the boom.

Since the early 1990s, teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United State have declined by 51 percent and 61 percent respectively and are now at record low levels.

With unemployment at a record low of 4.1 %, retailers are finding it harder to fill positions.

The previously launched One Plus 3 and 3T models are being sold at record low prices so as to deplete the stocks before the imminent launch.

Let's start with some of the big guns at record low prices.

The gender pay gap is now at a record low of 18.1 per cent and the online tool will show the gender pay gap by profession, so that the public can see how their job measures up against the national average.

Not only is the Arctic sea ice at a record low level, but now the ice on the opposite end of the Earth, Antarctica, is also rapidly retreating to record low levels as well.

Thin ice makes it more difficult to rely on conventional wisdom, although this year has proven that a lack of melting momentum during May and June followed by weather conditions during July and August that do not favour melt / export / compaction can still prevent a record, even if volume was at a record low for much of the year.

It's hard to measure volume from satellites, but estimates put it at a record low.

The summer minimum extent was at a record low in 2007 (Comiso et al., 2008; Stroeve et al., 2007).

When someone brings up sea ice extent as proof that Arctic sea ice is back to normal, I politely remind them that sea ice exists in 3 dimensions, not two — and that sea ice volume has been at record low levels in the last few years: http://www.skepticalscience.com/Has-Arctic-sea-ice-returned-to-normal.html

Currently, Arcitc sea ice is at record low extent, and Antarctic sea ice extent is at a record high extent.

Northern spring thaw begins with sea ice at a record low.

E.M. Smith posted an example (Frostbite Falls — 23rd January 2011) in which he looks at a record low set at International Falls on Friday 21st January 2011.

«Snowpack is at record low, and with early runoff, it's virtually gone.

This development marked a turning point in the journey to diversify Dubai's energy mix and demonstrated the value proposition of strategic PPPs for procuring energy at a record low price.

Minimum cover in September is decreasing at an even faster rate of 13.4 % per decade, with September 2016 seeing cover at a record low.

The PIOMAS sea ice volume estimates, based on a model constrained by satellite extent observations, indicate a total volume through May in line with recent years, though not at a record low (Figure 7).

«It is yet another sign that old and polluting technology is losing out to demand side response and distributed capacity, at the same time as the capacity market clears at a record low price to ensure security of supply at low cost for homes and businesses.

But after months of watching Arctic sea ice languish at a record low, the big question has surfaced once again: When will we see the Arctic's first ice - free summer?

We noted the lowest area of sea ice in the Arctic here in 2012 as - Arctic Ice at Record Low, while there was a slight rise last year.

The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by some sea ice was at a record low for the month of October, according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

NSIDC 5 day averaged Antarctic sea ice extent is now at a record low level for the date, since satellite measurements began in 1979:

Is polar sea ice at a record low this winter of 2017/18?

Sea ice cover in the Arctic — which should be reaching its maximum in a couple of weeks — last month stood at a record low for the second consecutive month.

Not surprisingly, Arctic sea ice was at a record low extent in January 2016 as well, more than 1 million square kilometers lower than the 1981 — 2010 average.

Mark Serreze, Director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) publicly attacked «anti-science misinformers» and used this data to claim sea ice is at a record low of 4.1 million sq. km.

«We have been at record low levels,» says Emily Shuckburgh, deputy head of polar oceans at the British Antarctic Survey.

Global sea ice (Arctic plus Antarctic) continues to track at record low levels in the satellite record, but the deviation from average has moderated compared to what was observed in November.

After mid-October, ice growth returned to near - average rates, but extent remained at record low levels through late October.

27 October 2016... The Washington Post, Capital Weather Gang (Quoted): Arctic sea ice is at a record low and could, in spurts, disappear within our lifetimes

Many major rivers (e.g., the Po, Rhine, Loire and Danube) were at record low levels, resulting in disruption of inland navigation, irrigation and power - plant cooling (Beniston and Díaz, 2004; Zebisch et al., 2005; see also Chapter 7 Box 7.1).

And 2015 won't see much relief: The snowpack is trending at record low levels because of high temperatures and low snowfall.

That comment came at a time when the Antarctic ice was low, but not yet at record low levels, as it is now.»

In 2013, «Climate - related deaths were at a record low — in supposedly the worst climate in history — under 30,000,» says Epstein.

«Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea remains at record low levels for this time of year.

Yet, Polar Bears International («Save Our Sea Ice»)-- who were surely in and around Churchill in 2010 and 2006 watching polar bears — just posted an alarming statement about local conditions, implying that slow freeze - up of Hudson Bay this year is a reflection of the fact that «sea ice is at a record low across the Arctic.»

NSIDC 5 day averaged Arctic sea ice extent has been at a record low level for the date for quite a while:

The volume of sea ice is also at a record low.

The sea ice at the bottom of the world is at record low levels and still plunging.