Sentences with phrase «low housing prices»

Relatively low housing prices and interest rates have fueled a renewed fascination with flipping in the past few years.

Pent - up demand for housing, built up largely by young adults continuing to live at home, is expected to spark a revival in housing activity due to record - low housing prices and mortgage rates.

Current low housing prices, coupled with historically low interest rates (the 20 year average is 7 % but a minimum down FHA loan can be had for 4.5 % today), explains why the monthly mortgage payment on a median priced house bought with a 20 % down payment has fallen to an all - time low of 13 % of the median income.

She wants to take advantage of our low housing prices, purchase a house, rent it out (rental income is not that important to her but it would be nice if it at least covered expenses on property tax, utilities etc.).

Despite the low housing prices, rents, relatively speaking, are much higher.

Property taxes are also relatively low, because the low tax rates and the low housing prices combine to hold down annual taxes.

In Houston, where low housing prices have traditionally kept the cost of living down, Camden can rent a one - bedroom apartment for $ 1,450.

Meanwhile, because of low housing prices and mortgage rates, the percentage of people who say that the current economic situation now makes them more likely to buy a house has risen from eight percent to 11 percent.

While relatively low housing prices may be drawing new residents to the Sun Belt, there are signs that increased demand may already be pushing prices higher.

As more young, mobile professionals begin to take advantage of the low housing prices and beautiful landscapes of Wyoming, rents are increasing.

This was not the case 10 years ago, when easy access to credit and a booming economy and low housing prices pushed young people to buy.

Richmond's ethnic organizations started to take shape in the 1990s, after its low housing prices attracted immigrants from a wide range of countries, as well as Latinos displaced by San Francisco's gentrification.

On the negative side, people do seem to spend more when their houses are worth more, so low housing prices keep consumption down and that probably hurts the macro-economy.

In fact, Ohio is one of the best states for millennials to buy a home thanks to low house prices.

Their slogan is «higher wages, lower house prices».

The prime minister and chancellor today released a Treasury analysis warning of a fall in GDP, lower house prices and job losses.

The majority said de jure segregation (caused by the state or a local government) was different from de facto segregation (resulting from social and economic factors, like lower housing prices in the city and white flight to the suburbs) and that it was constitutional to address only the first through a metropolitan - wide effort.

When more affluent, white people feel they can purchase homes without committing to send their children to the neighborhood school, they are more likely to be willing to move in to struggling communities, taking advantage of lower housing prices.

East Guelph is attracting thousands of new homeowners due to its lower house prices relative to the rest of the city.

The brightest real estate gems are hiding in the mid-sized towns across Canada, where relatively low house prices combined with surging local economies make for a more predictable and stable market.

(The theory is more options for living space, helps reduce demand in the neighbourhood and this helps lower house prices.)

In Canada, if people are «mortgage prisoners» with very high mortgage debt and lower house prices, they won't be spending like they are now.

«Other factors attracting demand to Montreal include lower housing prices and a relatively strong economy.»

Retirees may feel the effect of lower housing prices, but that is not reflected in today's reports.

When this happens there there will be a smaller pool of buyers for homes thus lowering demand and in turn lowering housing prices.

But you are right, if I could find a location to relocate that my wife an I like that has very much lower housing prices, we could survive on the 34K and increasing passive.

It is somewhere that has a little lower house prices due to its further proximity to the ocean and is known to have a great climate with warm summers.

Salespeople can say they're going to work hard to negotiate a lower price, but I'm putting a formula in writing that shows my incentive for getting them a lower house price.

He said that this could easily lead to lower levels of investment in real estate, and «less investment in real property reflects lower housing prices.»

She agrees that retirees are drawn to Port Alberni because of low house prices and lifestyle opportunities.

Nevertheless, despite the potential for interest rates to rise, the current lower house prices, rising rents and improving bond deals are tempting investors once more.

Nevertheless, Americans» continued positive sentiment about housing appears to remain buoyed by low house prices and interest rates at historically low levels.

Lower housing prices and stabilized local economies have attracted people back to metros that suffered the worst.

* Contrary to popular belief, there is no strong correlation between rising interest rates and lower house prices.

«While the current economic crisis has caused some first - time buyers to either take it slowly or apply the brakes, home ownership remains a top priority for those who are able to take advantage of reduced carrying costs, rock bottom interest rates and lower house prices,» says Michael Polzler, executive vice-president and regional director, Re / Max Ontario - Atlantic Canada.

Eighty - six per cent of potential first - time buyers say low interest rates make them more likely to purchase a home; 81 per cent cite lower housing prices as a motivating factor; while 76 per cent cite job security; and 64 per cent say a stable economy is an important factor in their decision to buy.

When this happens there there will be a smaller pool of buyers for homes thus lowering demand and in turn lowering housing prices.

Rural districts in the north tend to have better school exam results and lower house prices in relation to earnings.

29 June 2016: The Evening Standard offers some positive news for first - time buyers, pointing to a «long, slow summer of business ahead» and lower house prices, with uncertainty in the market likely to continue until a new prime minister is appointed and probably beyond.

Not exact matches

U.S. indexes were mainly lower as traders also took in data showing stronger house prices along with a dip in consumer confidence.

But as the recovery picks up in housing, pushing prices higher and cap rates lower, real estate funds are getting increasingly creative in their quests for attractive returns.

«Despite being increasingly unaffordable for new home buyers, the current expensive housing prices are rational, and should be expected in the low interest rate environment.»

He pledged to lower drug prices, and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced after the meeting that Amgen had promised to add 1,600 jobs.

Perth continues to take out the title of Australia's most affordable capital city when it comes to buying houses and apartments, driven by lower property prices and low interest rates, a report released today has found.

The house - price bubble, combined with record levels of household debt, represent the biggest threat facing the Canadian economy; the sooner real - estate markets mellow and Canadians lower their debt burdens, the better.

Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house prices and debt levels pose a risk to the economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood of a crash is actually pretty low.

But a closer look at the different housing segments reveals a mixed landscape, with lower - priced homes showing the largest gains.

No. 1: Housing doomsayers argue that when interest rates rise from their currently low levels, it'll take away the credit punch bowl and cause house prices to tumble.

On the other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and spending that has produced record - high levels of consumer debt in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.

Lower the price, and someone will buy your house.