Sentences with phrase «homes is on the increase»

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Although the law would allow people to grow up to four plants at home, Bourque, who represents 125,000 real estate brokers, said there's no limit on plant size, meaning growers could raise giant plants that produce 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of grass a year, increasing the risk to homes and health.

When the Federal Reserve boosts its target funds rate, banks are quick to follow suit by increasing the cost of borrowing on everything from credit cards to home equity lines of credit.

While gasoline is relatively inelastic, a sharp increase in prices can cause quite a stir on the home front.

Mortgages aren't the only debt Canadians are saddled with, however, and the rates on credit cards, car loans, and home equity lines of credit could tick up as well, further increasing a household's overall carrying costs.

The rising birthrate, the gradual increase in home - PC ownership, and the dearth of educational software on the consumer market all suggested to Narodick that an explosive category was about to be born.

Such services will largely allow people to get rid of their home consoles and eliminate the need to go to the store to buy games on discs, all of which is good given the increasing complexity of such hardware.

While both Home Depot and Lowe's have benefited enormously from the home improvement boom caused by increasing home values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has not been as adept at capitalizing on tHome Depot and Lowe's have benefited enormously from the home improvement boom caused by increasing home values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has not been as adept at capitalizing on thome improvement boom caused by increasing home values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has not been as adept at capitalizing on thome values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has not been as adept at capitalizing on that.

But unlike America's latest housing market bubble, which saw the supply of new homes rise rapidly as investors banked on new mortgages, there is no increase in the supply of farmland.

Despite the trend towards increased workplace flexibility in the form of perks like unlimited PTO, working from home and staggered hours to cut down on commute time, more Millennials are job hopping or leaving behind the security of full - time employment to join the gig economy.

For example, homebodies, the big spenders on one or more residences, may find that home maintenance costs increase simply because their homes are aging.

«Younger consumers are more likely to watch shows on mobile devices but life milestones such as the purchase of a home or starting a family will increase adoption of TV sets for this age group,» says Barbara Kraus, another director of research at Parks Associates.

If you don't try to negotiate for a higher salary, you could be leaving money on the table — so during your next interview (or annual review), try some of these tricks to increase your perceived value as well as your take - home pay:

Existing home sales are on track for a decent increase in June, building permits are back above natural household formation, home prices continue to set new highs, and Canadian household leverage has now passed that of their US counterparts.»

Those views are largely predicated on three factors: higher borrowing costs; increasing curbs on home buying to cool soaring prices; and government - mandated shutdowns of some steel mills and factories in coming months to reduce winter air pollution.

But a paper published just last week out of Stanford University said performance increased 13 percent when employees of a Chinese travel agency were allowed to work from home on a trial basis.»

New data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency shows that Stockton is on the top of the list of the country's 100 biggest metropolitan areas where home prices have increased.

On the way up, increasing asset prices created a «wealth effect» — those lucky enough to see the value of their home go up so much were more inclined the spend money, thereby stimulating the real economy.

Without significant increases in corporate taxes and taxes on the wealthy, it is now a virtual certainty that ordinary Canadian families will never enjoy the generous social programs enjoyed by most European families: enhanced maternity leave benefits, livable minimum wages, legislated paid vacation time of up to six weeks a year, genuine unemployment insurance, home care, pharmacare and more.

The number of homes for sale did increase slightly in February, which always happens as the busy spring market approaches, but supply is still down more than 8 percent from a year ago; supply is up on the high end and far lower on the low end of the market.

There were modest increases in mortgage, auto and credit card debt (increasing by 0.7 %, 2 % and 2.6 % respectively), no change to student loan debt and a modest decline in balances on home equity lines of credit (decreasing by 0.9 %).

Basically went from just an employee to being charge of 15 + people in a less than 8 months increasing my work hours from 45 to 70 + per week along with 1 - 2 hours of working at home catching up on paperwork each night.

A dynamic is put in place in which debt keeps labor down — not only by eating up its wages in debt service, but in making workers suffer sharp increases in the interest rates they have to pay or even risk losing their homes if they miss a payment by going on strike or being fired.

What you decide is up to you, but if you want to own a home sooner rather than later, then taking on a longer repayment term could lower your monthly payment enough to let you significantly increase your rate of savings for a down payment.

Home prices have increased 250 % since 1980 and Millennials under 25 are spending 7.7 % more of their wallet on housing than the Boomer generation did at that age.3 As a result, the number of non-married people under 35 sharing a home or apartment has grHome prices have increased 250 % since 1980 and Millennials under 25 are spending 7.7 % more of their wallet on housing than the Boomer generation did at that age.3 As a result, the number of non-married people under 35 sharing a home or apartment has grhome or apartment has grown.

Precariously, rising utilities, taxes, and maintenance costs are creating a situation where home ownership is becoming an increasing drain on household cash flow despite its overall positive impact on net worth.

In part the explanation is that while offshoring of many low - skill jobs in textiles, electronics assembly, had little impact on the dollar because the imports that replaced goods manufactured at home were so dirt cheap, the increase in corporate profits due to off - shoring caused a flood of investment in the US stock market.

Polls in the United Kingdom indicate the forthcoming election is likely to increase the majority of the ruling Conservative Party, an outcome that should strengthen Prime Minister May's position at home and on the international stage at a crucial time, and one we think would be welcomed by financial markets.

However, as you make payments on the mortgage, and as your home's value increases, you end up with more equity until, finally, no more money is owed on your home.

On the other hand, Mael pointed out, your home improvements might increase the value of your home so that when you sell it, the loan is paid off.

«Although other counties [across the country] also experienced home value increases in 2015, after other elements of the HERA formula — such as the statutory ceiling and floor on limits — were accounted for, these local - area limits were left unchanged.»

Unsurprisingly, those on the higher end of the pay scale are likelier to have noticed an increase in their take - home pay, compared to those at the lower end.

New research published by the Business Centre Association (BCA) in collaboration with CBRE has found that the business centre sector enjoyed a 13 % increase in turnover and was home to around 11 % more workers in 2015 and 2016, despite initial fears about the impact of Brexit on the sector, and increasing competition from new entrants into the market.

«These things push up home values based on increased demand, which is great for some folks, but it's not great news for existing residents hoping to get into the housing market who aren't on Amazon salaries,» he says.

And it could be a problem for an increasing number of future home buyers, based on the statistics that began this article.

But over the last couple of years, an increasing number of mortgage lenders have been offering 3 % down payments on conventional (non-government-backed) home loans.

«A 10 % increase on the same show last year is a clear sign more people want to buy overseas, tax changes on second homes in the UK announced in the recent budget is one factor contributing to buyers looking abroad.»

«With increasing importance being placed on personal wellness in China, Alibaba is committed to driving a greater health and fitness culture across our own company, as well as throughout China,» said Jing Yin, president of Tmall's consumer electronics and home appliances channel.

The MLS Home Price Index (HPI) was up 18.6 % year - on - year (y - o - y), boosted by a 30 % rise in Toronto, while the national average sale price increased 8.2 % y - o - y in March to an average of $ 548,517.

While the rationale appears reasonable given the growth at the Company, the 41 % increase may be cause for shareholder concern with the CEO's revised salary looking more at home amongst FTSE 100 companies and the compounding effect such an increase has on short and long term incentives.

«While housing inventory is still tight, we expect the increased construction of new homes to help reduce the pressure on house price appreciation, which is currently at an annual rate of around 7 percent,» Freddie Mac reported.

June 2012 data for the S&P / Case - Shiller Home Price Indices were released on Tuesday August 28th, revealing the third consecutive monthly increase in condo prices in all five of the metro areas covered by our indices — Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

July 2012 data for the S&P / Case - Shiller Home Price Indices were released on Tuesday September 25th, showing the fourth consecutive monthly increase in condo prices in all five of the metro areas covered by our indices — Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

Luxury home values in Punta del Este, in southern Uruguay, are rising on the back of increasing investment from buyers in Europe and America

Home prices are on the increase as well.

More houses are for sale and will be staying on the market longer.The rise in home values will end in 2006 just as the average size of homes is no longer increasing.

May 2012 data for the S&P / Case - Shiller Home Price Indices were released on Tuesday July 31st, with monthly increases in condo prices in all five of the metro areas covered by our indices — Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

Health Minister Helena Jaczek said she could not comment on the lawsuits because they are before the courts but told reporters the Liberal government — which is up for re-election June 7 — has increased funding for nursing homes since taking power in 2003.

The truth from the ground, based on the extensive footwork due diligence I conduct plus emails from readers around the country reporting similar observations, is that the inventory of home listings of soaring (the published inventory reports by design have 2 - 3 month lag), prices are dropping quickly, the time it takes to sell a home is increasing significantly and, most important, the potential pool of middle class home buyers no longer have an income level that will support the size of mortgage it takes to «buy» a home.

Companies that just started and have no revenue, outside financing or even basic experience in raising outside financing have to rely on help from those sources that are close to home in addition to increasing the mortgage and maxing out the credit card: your uncle or some friends you know have some spare cash and are always willing to help.

Consumer confidence and spending have been on the rise, leading to a jump in retail sales in 2017 and suggesting a level of increased optimism necessary for making big purchases such as homes and autos.