Sentences with phrase «driven home for some of»

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In February The New Yorker profiled the super-rich kids of the Chinese billionaires and millionaires who are either partially, mostly or wholly responsible for driving the price of an average home in Canada's third - biggest metropolitan area to more than $ 1 million.

She considers herself an ally and spokesperson for «mompreneurs,» and sets the tone by picking up her own kids — now aged eight, six and four — at the bus most days and by doing much of her work out of her home office (a six - minute drive from the Steeped Tea headquarters).

After all, the average car on American highways and byways is now more than 9 years old after a tough downturn that has driven home the virtue of making do, says John Paul, a spokesman for AAA of Southern New England and host of the «Car Doctor,» a weekly radio program.

Click (buy online) and pick (drive to the store to get it) has become amazingly popular — especially with moms who'd rather throw the kids in the car and make three quick pickups at her favorite stores, without parking, instead of sitting at home and hoping for the delivery guy to show.

Perel says entrepreneurs should actively refocus some of their «erotic intelligence» — or passionate drive for adventure and excitement — to their home life.

As well, points out Jurock, the recreational and retirement property boom of a few years ago was «driven by Dad,» whose investing prowess during the stock market run - up put him in a position not only to buy that retirement dream home but to front the kids a down payment for their own place.

We analyze the factors driving demand for smart home devices and smart home voice speakers, and discuss the future of voice control in the home.

«Written by two ex-Navy Seals turned business consultants, the entire purpose of this book is to drive home a single idea: The leader of a team (or company) is fully responsible for every failure.

The review and the changes that will result from it comes on top of a decision to build a new $ 200 million modern home for the business school on the waterfront of Lake Michigan, a reorganization of the school's top leadership, and the creation and launch of Kellogg's new branding campaign — all initiatives driven by Blount since her arrival some 18 months ago.

I now spend the last 10 minutes of my drive home intentionally thinking about something I'm grateful for.

The concept of having customers pick up most of their own furniture in adjacent warehouses and transport it home for self - assembly also helped drive down costs.

Though he had an estimated net worth of $ 58.7 billion, Kamprad was known for driving an old Volvo, recycling tea bags and taking home little packets of salt and pepper from restaurant visits.

For someone who speaks with college students a lot and also speaks to young entrepreneurs, it just further drove home that right now is a great time to think of ideas.

Kamprad was known for driving an old Volvo, recycling tea bags and taking home little packets of salt and pepper from restaurant visits.

To drive down energy costs for businesses and families, we've focused on inexpensive and cleaner - burning natural gas, and last month, Calpine Corporation broke ground on a new power plant in Dover that is expected to serve about a quarter of a million homes.

The same goes for golf games, heating your home and pretty much anything else you might consume — except, of course, driving.

If your prospect is a «nine - to - fiver» who reports that after a «brutal» eight hours, they feel a need to go home and unwind before a brisk evening of TV, they're unlikely to have the energy level or drive needed for your business.

The fees are one of many factors driving up the cost of buying or renting a home, including income inequality, restrictive zoning, low construction productivity, a historic slowdown in housing production, and high prices for land, materials, and labor.

Nielsen repeatedly drives home this message in its annual survey of audience preferences for advertising.

Rhei also drives home an important paradox for would - be entrepreneurs: The foundation of most innovation isn't newness or complete originality.

AND, I still can go out for nice dinners, go to sporting events, go on a week or two of vacation each year, go to shows, have nice clothes for work and casual events, drive a decent car, and afford home improvement projects on my house.

For years, money expert Clark Howard has tried to drive home to his listeners and readers the importance of having...

Given the surge in demand for housing driven by Millennials and the historically low availability of homes for sale, investors could consider single - family rental REITs, as well as multifamily REITs.

ANZ Banking Group said growing revenue will be harder for banks, as it delivered a cash profit up 4.1 per cent to $ 3.49 billion for the past six months driven by a strategy of reducing complexity and costs and honing its focus on home loan lending.

H&R Block's Charney notes that last - minute surprises may become more common as larger numbers of Americans earn self - employment income from things such as driving for a ride - sharing service, renting out a room in their home, or performing consulting services.

Today, it's perched atop global currency markets as Canada wins acclaim for its economic outlook and handling of the public debt, a point driven home Wednesday when a Russian Central Bank official confirmed that the Canadian dollar would be added to its international reserves.

«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000 unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.

A 2012 report by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals estimated that between 2007 and 2011, the rise in home values was responsible for an extra $ 17 billion in economic activity in Canada, driven by an increase in consumer spending.

My main goal in describing this as a Crash Warning is to drive home the extreme potential for loss and the rather complete unattractiveness of taking market risk in this Climate.

Matt asks:»... What I'd like to see from you and the other prophets of social media publish are the top 10 things I can do immediately that will help me spread the gospel of home ownership and drive brand preference to CENTURY 21...» Interestingly, my response quickly reached the first page of the Google results for the phrase «Century 21 Real Estate» a company with 8,000 offices worldwide, proof that new marketing works.

BILD says the market for new construction homes across the GTA picked up in September but it was primarily driven by sales of multi-family homes

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

Of course, this may have undermined Google Home retail partner Best Buy's attempt at the same sale price for Black Friday hoping to drive some foot traffic.

Online home shopping is more convenient to the buyer, since he can compare the size, quality and price of different homes without driving around for hours.

The workspace of a part - time professional needs to help fuel their drive, accommodate their need for flexibility, and give them the resources that their home office doesn't have.

We believe the main factor that drove the most significant bull market in U.S. stock market history (household debt that enabled unrestricted consumption of everything from goods and services to homes) will reverse and continue the deleveraging process that will more than likely continue for a very long time.

There was no reference to the carbon tax in their platform, and they never told Albertans they were going to slam the province that would raise the price of nearly everything: groceries for your family, utility bills to heat your home, and gas to drive your kids to hockey practice.

Looking more closely at Sonoma County, the Press Democrat earlier this month reported that in Sonoma County, homes selling for more than $ 1 million were driving the largest increase in residential sales for the first three months of this year.

I got in my car, which had a full tank of gas, and having filled my tires earlier in the week at a gas station (where I bought some gum), I drove to the mall, bought some toys, clothes, music, and other gifts, had a cup of coffee, stopped at the food court for a bite to eat, then drove home, checked my answering machine, which had a message from the dentist about a checkup, which reminded me I should probably schedule a haircut in a week or two.

Price gains partly driven by tight supply and low inventories of homes for sale.

Millennials are finally moving out of their parents» houses and forming new households, and this demand ought to drive home construction activity for some time.

Economists say today's upswing is more sustainable, driven not by risky lending but by an improving economy, low mortgage rates and a shortage of homes for sale.

Home buyers in this housing market are now competing fiercely for a limited supply of properties, and it's driving prices north.

While demand for low - end, starter homes has driven the business historically, most of the construction activity has been at the high - end, where profit margins are richer for builders.

It found that price expectation shocks accounted for 30 per cent of the increase in home values between 1996 and 2006, larger than all other factors driving price gains, such as housing supply, housing demand or mortgage rates.

Janny and I not only met new friends who we hope will be part of our lives for a long time, we drove home with full hearts — hearts that were affirmed in hope being possible.

Almost everything that once made American communities cohesive, from child - minding to neighborly casseroles to driving Widow Jones to the grocery store, was powered by the labor of stay - at - home wives, for which they were not paid but for which they will surely be blessed hereafter.

In my 15 minute drive home from work, I pass by dozens of Christian churches, all open for business.

The same people who protest international support for third - world countries saying «we need to take care of our own first» are ironically the same people who actually want to abolish food stamps, the WIC program, free school lunches, welfare and social security in the US, never mind the fact that the people who benefit from these programs are the ones who cut their lawns, clean their homes, serve their meals in restaurants, and build their houses, all while going home to a tiny apartment they share with 6 other people and finding nothing to eat in the house but a can of green beans because payday is still 2 days off and there's only enough gas in the car to get them to work the next two days, so driving around town for 2 hours trying to find an open food bank isn't an option.

It was pitch dark outside and the rain was pouring down in sheets as we drove home from the mall after our Groupon - inspired session with the Sears photographer for the Christmas photos of the tinies.