Sentences with phrase «by high house»

Above all, the Conservatives have a progressive trump card in the shape of their education policy, which could smash the middle - class opportunity hoarding made possible by high house prices in the catchment areas of the best schools.

«This borrowing is underpinned by high house prices, which allow homeowners to raise finance against part of their property's value that is unencumbered by a mortgage.

Earlier on Monday, a report by Policy in Practice — a group that works with local authorities on welfare changes — revealed the impact on two - thirds of working tax credit recipients over the next five years, and suggested that the # 4.4 bn savings from the tax credits package would be partly offset by higher housing benefit and council tax support payments.

In Los Angeles, homelessness is up by nearly 26 percent, fueled by high housing prices.

Not exact matches

The first is a fully digital design process that allows Levi designers to sketch new finishing styles using high resolution tablet computers and software developed by the company in house.

By the 1980s and»90s, Arnault, who started out as a civil engineer, had assumed control of the family business and proceeded to buy high - end fashion house Christian Dior, reviving it from the brink of bankruptcy.

In early 2004, as American house prices roared higher and there came dire warnings from some quarters about the existence of a bubble — accompanied, of course, by strident denials from banks, most economists and the mortgage and real estate industries — Ben Bernanke (then still a governor before he became Fed chairman) addressed the problem of what to tell the American people.

Modeled after a high - topped work shoe, it was built in 1948 by shoe salesman Mahlon Haines, who intended it to be a guest house for elderly couples.

Several students and parents affected by school shootings including last week's massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida, attended a listening session with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

The tax, which takes effect Tuesday, was introduced by the British Columbia government with the intent of improving home affordability in Metro Vancouver, where house prices are among the highest in North America.

Husband - and - wife construction magnates who went from eating out of their parents» pantries to making ice cream runs by private plane; a former street racer whose high - performance parts make cars fast... and money even faster; and a house painter whose all - cash business has him seeing green.

Those Millennials are one key reason Plunkett is high on the growth prospects for the residential housing market — an industry that was severely hit by the Great Recession.

The high income households have nice broad, diversified safety nets that can allow them to withstand shocks (oil prices, housing prices, employment fluctuations, unexpected illness) by shifting through short, medium and long - term forms of saving.

Zuckerberg and his cohort have taken to employing tactics normally used by high - profile celebrities and movie stars, such as «purchasing houses through trusts or corporate entities so that the owners» names are not on public deeds,» in an effort to keep their identities secret while they construct megamansions throughout the Bay Area and Palo Alto in California.

Since its failed effort to go upmarket under ex-CEO Johnson in 2012 and 2013, Penney has been fixing its business by bringing back popular in - house brands like St. John's Bay that offer higher profit margins, fixing its e-commerce business, and tweaking its homes goods selection.

The company maintains it's softening the effects of San Francisco's undeniable housing crisis by giving hosts a new revenue stream to offset their high rents and mortgages.

But analysis by Scotiabank's House and Herrera suggests U.S. exporters would face disproportionately high tariffs compared to their neighbours in a post-NAFTA world.

His record since his conviction is similarly unblemished, and he continues to be held in high regard by his colleagues and peers,» the White House said in a statement.

In recent years, China single - handedly accounted for about 15 per cent of global GDP and half of global growth — namely by sucking up the world's supplies of raw materials and using them to build everything from high - speed railways to forests of apartment towers to house its 1.3 billion people.

The stricter residential mortgage lending regulations introduced by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions were aimed at reducing risk in the market amid high housing prices.

In the 1990s this zone increased by almost 11 percent in California, Oregon and Washington, adding over 1 million housing units - mostly in areas of moderate to high fire risk.

President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert has reportedly been fired by Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, adding to a series of high - profile exits from the White House.

Past achievements range from the parochial (a City of Alexandria Beautification Award) to the high profile (an American Association of Nurserymen Award, hosted by the White House).

Coopers & Lybrand found that compared with businesses that do everything in - house, those that outsource have revenues 22 % higher and sales prospects for the coming 12 months that are better by about 25 %.

Monthly rents in Boston and Los Angeles could jump by even larger amounts in dollar terms — albeit from a higher starting point — reflecting a shortfall in rental housing construction.

But analysis by Scotiabank's [Brett] House and [Juan Manuel] Herrera suggests U.S. exporters would face disproportionately high tariffs compared to their neighbours in a post-NAFTA world.

Housing costs are 138 % above the national average, while transportation costs are higher by more than a fifth.

In - house research by the bank showed that Detroit residents, on average, channeled a significantly higher percentage of their spending through small businesses than city dwellers nationwide.

Nobody with this kind of exposure to blackmail or manipulation by special interests or foreign intelligence agencies would be able to get a high - end security clearance, and, traditionally, at least, that would have made someone ineligible for a high - level White House position.

(Never forget House Speaker Paul Ryan's now - deleted tweet celebrating a public high school employee's salary increasing by $ 1.50 weekly because of the GOP tax law.)

Democrats are corrupt because they could win this game with public pressure by saying if the Fed raises rates, your credit card payments go up, your car payments go up, the value of your house declines, bankers profits increase (not that they aren't too high already).

The House version of the plan makes several changes to the tax code aimed at generating revenue by raising rates on higher education.

It could be a House of Cards political thriller: A high - ranking elected official and his family are wined and dined by a rich and powerful foreign agent who does business with the government.

Housing prices surged ever higher as greater credit availability increased the demand for homes by bringing a greater number of buyers into the market.

Andrew Pollack, father of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Meadow Jade Pollack, joined by his sons, speaks during a listening session with President Donald Trump, high school students, teachers and others in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 21, 2High School student Meadow Jade Pollack, joined by his sons, speaks during a listening session with President Donald Trump, high school students, teachers and others in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 21, 2high school students, teachers and others in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 21, 2018.

Pressing the issue further, Ms. Pelosi and the next two highest - ranking House Democrats sent a letter to Mr. Ryan noting their desire for the government to remain open and imploring him to make a public statement about the scheduling of a vote on legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants who are now shielded from deportation by the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

«We were particularly encouraged to see fiscal discipline in light of the continued economic uncertainty seen elsewhere in Canada and the world, the establishment of a commission on tax competitiveness to evaluate current taxation instruments like the provincial sales tax, and proposed changes to the property transfer tax to start addressing housing affordability by increasing the exemption threshold and introducing a third tax rate on higher - valued properties.»

JOLT (www.joltco.ca), a new technology accelerator for high - growth web and mobile startups in Canada, announced today that it is now a member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), an alliance championed by TechStars and originally created as part of the White House's Startup America Initiative.

The U.S. House responded to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre on Wednesday by voting overwhelmingly in favor of legislation aimed at helping reduce school violence.

Toronto, April 30, 2012 — JOLT (www.joltco.ca), a new technology accelerator for high - growth web and mobile startups in Canada, announced today that it is now a member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), an alliance championed by TechStars and originally created as part of the White House's Startup America Initiative.

«The housing market is closing the year on a stronger note than earlier this summer, backed by solid job creation and an economy that has kicked into a higher gear,» said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the NAR.

But if the price of their house went down by 10 per cent, they would just keep paying their mortgage and some day it would be higher again.

Nairobi, Kenya, the hub of East Africa, is a bustling city marked by contradictions — for example, it houses a combination of highly developed corporate high - rise offices and traditional African trade markets consisting of temporary kiosks and relatively permanent dukas.

It's like getting a credit card, except it comes with a much higher limit and is secured by your house.

North American economies have been characterized by stable interest rates, strong employment levels and higher incomes, which have offset the weakness in the housing and auto sectors.

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Politico: «The House GOP's tax plan — which would hit higher education hard — could also land a blow to some major college sports programs by targeting season ticket holders, top - dollar coaches and stadiums.

There have been growing worries that overheated prices in Vancouver and Toronto could be a problem for the broader economy, especially if there is a sudden decline in housing prices sparked by higher interest rates.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's team has been pulling district - by - district data to prove to skeptical lawmakers from high - tax states that their constituents will see a tax cut under the plan.

The ECB policy rate of 2 % was too low for them, leading to housing bubbles that were further exacerbated by capital inflows from German and French banks seeking higher yields.