Sentences with phrase «by high house prices»

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.

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

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Household wealth rose by 5.1 per cent in the December quarter, reflecting rising house and share prices, to be 11.7 per cent higher over the year.

Non-tradeable prices, a new category published by the ABS with the September quarter CPI, rose by 1.1 per cent in the quarter, partly reflecting the higher house purchase costs noted above.

«Housing by every standard is incredibly overdone, especially in Toronto and Vancouver, it's hard to get away from the fact that house prices are extraordinarily high here and it will likely erode.»

By raising the housing price, the bubble benefits high - income savers but negatively affects low - income borrowers.

The Commerce Department has imposed tariffs averaging 20 % on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. NAHB believes the tariffs are harming housing affordability, home builders and consumers by artificially inflating lumber prices, which are running at an all - time high.

Global property prices increased by 6.6 percent in the year to March, the highest rate since the second quarter of 2010, according to the Knight Frank Global House Index released today.

Growth has been underpinned by a number of factors, including a high level of consumer confidence, a decline in the unemployment rate, favourable financial conditions and increases in wealth, fostered by rising housing prices.

According to data from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, established house prices grew by 9.1 per cent in the September quarter, to be almost 29 per cent higher over the year.

Fuel poverty is caused by a combination of low incomes, high energy prices, and poor - quality energy inefficient housing.

With regards to rent and sale of property owned by private developers, the President bemoaned prices are too high for the average Ghanaian, encouraging private sector investment in cheaper housing for people from varying economic divides.

By JANE SEYMOUR Auction houses regularly make headlines when they sell high art at astronomical prices.

I know after reading about such long lists of fascinating facts by Al - Karam, one may think about the high rates and prices of the dresses but no, this fashion house has launched all these collections in a very reasonable price rate which ranges from Pkr 1000 to Pkr 8000 (Pakistani Rupee) which provides an easy access to women according to their range.

When she reaches adulthood and is played by Zhang Ziyi, a geisha from another house, Mameha (Yeoh), buys Sayuri and teaches her to be the greatest geisha of all time, commanding the highest price ever paid for her virginity.

No local school district will want to fire 10 % of their already low supply of teachers just because housing prices dropped - something that would raise class sizes by 10 % when our State already has the highest class sizes in the nation.

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I developed this approach after buying a number of very popular books at high prices from the big publishing houses and feeling it was like The Emperor's New Clothes — the books were horrible by standards of literature, but had impossibly great reviews.

Throw in the fact that editors in most big houses are squandering their money on whatever social justice fad there is, and the end result is a huge number of readers who feel either ripped off by high prices, unsatisfied by the available content, or both.

Rising home prices and higher mortgage rates caused housing affordability to decrease by 15.9 percent from last year.

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Toronto in recent years has been seeing rapid gains in house prices created by a high demand by consumers and investors alike.

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«Most often, average home prices increase more in areas where there is new high density development than in areas where there is not, according to research in seven communities done by the BC Housing Policy Branch.»

Liberals: Start a new, 10 - year investment in social housing infrastructure, prioritizing affordable housing and seniors» facilities (including building more units and refurbishing existing units); encourage the construction of new rental housing by removing all GST on new capital investments in affordable rental housing; loosening the existing qualification rules for the Home Buyers» Plan to allow more Canadians affected by sudden and significant life changes to access their RRSP savings for a down payment; review escalating home prices in high - priced markets, including Toronto and Vancouver, and review all policy tools that could keep homeownership within reach for more Canadians.

«This is fuelled by overvaluation — meaning house prices remain higher than the level of personal disposable income, population growth and other fundamentals would support.

By now, home prices have recovered to levels higher than at any time other than the peak three years of the housing bubble.

Most economists agree that the initial trigger of the crisis was the housing bubble, driven by low interest rates moving the housing prices higher, which peaked in early 2006 and starting to drop in 2006/2007, with the Case — Shiller home price index reporting its largest price drop in its history on Dec 30, 2008.

Fueled by record - low interest rates and housing inventories, home prices in the United States hit another all - time high in 2017.

Nothaft put the mortgage rate increases into perspective: «For example, with fixed - rate loan rates up by 0.5 [percentage point] since last summer, and house prices in national indexes up at least 5 percnet, the monthly principal and interest payment is more than 10 percent higher than it was last summer, adding to affordability challenges for first - time buyers.»

If house prices are high enough, and rents low enough, then you may indeed be better off by renting and saving the difference.

This growth in home prices being fueled by people willing to pay higher monthly payments for houses because homes were too low.

Such low rates mean affordable monthly carrying costs for homes bought on credit, even though house prices, by long - term historical standards, are quite high.

Housing price and by extension rental price inflation is usually much higher than the «basket of goods» CPI or RPI numbers.

[NB: i) Church House's Argo stake is held by the Deep Value Investments Fund, managed by Jeroen Bos — if you haven't read it already, I can highly recommend his recent book «Deep Value Investing», ii) XXX Capital Management is a well - known European hedge fund, which hasn't publicly disclosed a holding in Argo to date, hence the redaction — Argo management are obviously aware of their shareholding & support, and iii) the letter was based on a GBP 14p share price & a higher GBP / USD rate — at the current 13.875 p price and exchange rate, Argo now trades at a 36 % discount to net cash and investments, and a 47 % discount to net tangible assets.]

For example, according to the Financial Times, U.K. housing prices have declined in October by the highest amount in four years due to higher mortgage rates.

Although this self - cleaning litter box is at a higher price point than others on the market, the scoop - free, self - cleaning litter box by PetSafe is convenient, easy to use, and will keep your house smelling fresh.

Hence Speaker of the House John Boehner's strategy to hit him for high gas prices, as reported by the New York Times:

«This bill will pave the way for a House - Senate conference to discuss both reforming how taxpayer dollars are spent on federal infrastructure programs, and also meaningful solutions that would address high gas prices and create jobs by permanently removing government barriers to American energy production.»

As indicated by Home Depots continued increased sales and high quarterly profits according to Business Insider: «Americans have been investing more in their homes as property prices are on the rise in a subdued U.S. housing market, which is facing a supply crunch.»

Tell them that you'll willing to commit more than $ 175 / year by 2020 in high energy prices (the impact of the House version of the bill), and then start talking with everyone you know.

He creates high - quality tiny houses at affordable prices with some very cool innovations like whole home heating by infrared floor and in - wall heating, and he builds his shell out of SIPS (structural insulated panels) which no one else in the industry is doing.