Sentences with phrase «first increase either»

The 30 - year mortgage rate posted its first increase in several weeks after hovering near historic lows for much of the summer.

However March's surge was the first increase after two straight months when prices declined.

First - time buyers made up 29 percent of existing - home sales in February, marking the first increase since November, according to NAR.

The company also expects occupancy to average 63.9 %, which would mark the first increase in five years.

Earlier this week, the Case - Shiller index of home values made its first increase after seven straight months of declines.

As anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate on Wednesday to a range of 0.25 to 0.5 percent, the first increase in nearly a decade.

Pending sales of existing homes were up 6.3 % in December, the first increase since August.

But now they've announced the first increase in years, and that could throw a wrench into economists» forecasting models.

After dropping in December, the share who says it is a good time to buy a home increased 3 percentage points to 67 percent, and the share saying they would buy rather than rent if they were to move jumped 5 percentage points to 66 percent, marking the first increase since September 2014.

Energy prices rose 0.3 percent in October, the first increase in three months, helping push up the consumer price index by 0.2 percent.

The percent share of first - time buyers was 29 percent in February, up from 28 percent in January and the first increase since November 2014.

It was the first increase since 2013, and the biggest since the start of 2009.

This was the first increase in the fertility rate since 2007.

According to the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS), the nation's homeownership rate in the third quarter of 2015 was 63.7 %, the first increase since 2013.

The figure of 49,448 divorces in 2009 represents 2.3 divorces per 1000 people and is the first increase in the number and rate of divorces in Australia since 2001.

As confirmed in the PJC Report, «the increase in funding of $ 2.9 million in the 2001 - 2001 budget is the first increase in native title funding to ATSIC since the 1995 - 96 financial year.»

It was the first increase since 2008, with three years of stagnation between 2009 and 2011.

In short, our writing services by CPRW (Certified Professional Resume Writers)-- will first increase your odds of receiving interviews.

Do not wait to be passed over for the next promotion or for the first increase that meets your real needs.

In fact, Mayor Bloomberg says the iPhone was responsible for New York City's first increase in crime in 20 years.

This will be the first increase in the screen size of the Galaxy Note series since the Note 2 arrived on the scene in 2012.

The first increase sometimes kick in after 5 years but in some cases the first increase occurs in 10 years.

Effective September 15, 2016: The first increase of 40 cents will take effect and bring the minimum wage rate to $ 10.85 per hour.

The first increase took effect on Nov. 1, 2014; the second yesterday; and a third increase is slated for April 1, 2016, at which point income thresholds for families of three will rise to over $ 25,300.

The first increase of, say, 100 parts per million (ppm) in the atmosphere has a greater effect than the next 100 ppm, and so on until increased CO2 has essentially no effect at all.

-- First we increase the greenhouse gases — then that causes warming in the atmosphere and oceans — as the oceans warm up, they evaporate more H2O — more moisture in the air means more precipitation (rain, snow)-- the southern hemisphere is essentially lots of water and a really big ice cube in the middle called Antarctica — land ice is different than sea ice — climate models indicated that more snowfall would cause increases in the frozen H2O — climate models indicated that there would be initial increases in sea ice extent — observations confirm the indications and expectations that precipitation is increasing, calving rates are accelerating and sea ice extent is increasing.

The first increase anyway was mostly natural (solar induced) and the second was at least partly sun induced (and GHGs have helped but, in my opinion, less than what current models project).

These cuts are being considered in an effort to secure the first increase in CAFE standards in 30 years, raising the fuel efficiency fleet wide to 35 mpg by 2020, up from 27.5 mpg for cars and 22.2 mpg for SUVs and light trucks.

Manuel Pulgar - Vidal, head of WWF's global climate and energy programme, and COP20 President, said: «In a year marked by extreme weather disasters and potentially the first increase in carbon emissions in four years, the paradox between what we are doing and need to be delivering is clear: countries must act with greater climate ambition, and soon, to put us on a path to a 1.5 °C future.

The adjacent chart reflects poorly on the «consensus» science that unequivocally states the human CO2 emissions must first increase the lower troposphere temperatures in order to warm the Earth.

This figure marks the first increase in three years.

The water vapor from this first increase in temperature will have its own greenhouse effect, raising the temperature further but by a smaller amount.

The Energy Bill that passed the Senate is being hailed for the first increase in automotive fuel efficiency standards in over 2 decades, and well it should.

To access better weapons and gear you have to first increase your overall level in order to unlock stuff, then spend points you earn in - game to actually «buy» new blasters or grenades or whatever.

The first increase is about two months before the new DS games release and prices increase about 20 percent in 30 days.

At this time, estrogen levels first increase and then sharply decrease, and mature eggs are released from the ovaries.

If you have an older cat that is a little skittish or reluctant to be handled, you must first increase her general feelings of security before she will feel safe hanging out on your lap.

Unfortunately with the first increase for the month now come and gone I'm half way towards my expected dividend raises for the month.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent, its first increase in nearly seven years, amid expectations of stronger economic growth this year.

The Treasury recently announced the first increase in bond sales since 2009.9

This is the first increase in a decade, which is hoped to help boost the number of mortgages given out for the year.

Tip: Wait until you get your first increase from the card provider, as it is likely to happen, and then inquire 3 to 6 months later about a further increase.

To get umbrella coverage you must first increase your home and auto insurance liability coverage to where the umbrella policy begins, usually $ 300,000.

Tomorrow the Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points — the first increase in seven years.

Usually it went first increase, increase a little more, then cover some, some more, some more, until the momentum broke, and they would scale out with modest losses.

Publishers Weekly reported that 2015 saw the first increase in bricks - and - mortar bookstore sales since 2007.

The phased increase is required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and is the first increase since 1991.

This year's budget has $ 25 million to expand early childhood education, the first increase in pre-K money since Christie has taken office.

That marks the first increase in instructional materials spending since the 2007 - 08 year.

The state must raise its bar in equal increments, with the first increase within two years and at least every third year after that, so that in 12 years, all students score at or above the proficient level.