Sentences with phrase «major housing costs»

A.S.'s story shows how having children can add to the financial pressures on a family with major housing costs.

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As a whole, young adults in America are faced with two major financial hurdles that prevent them from having a lot of extra wealth to invest for retirement: high housing costs and student - loan debt.

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

Dean Baker cites the lunacy of raising the cost of housing when rising rents are a major factor in the tiny inflation we do have.

Cooling US core inflation this year was driven by major one - off drops — especially the sharp fall in wireless costs due to changes in major pricing plans — as well as some moderation in a few key categories such as housing.

The Dallas Fort Worth area is not immune to this problem, recently landing on a list of major metro markets with large monthly housing cost increases.

However, while cost of living for many daily needs and activities are lower than other major cities, housing prices in Kansas City are definitely on the rise and demand is high.

But taxes aside, the other major component related to your cost of living is housing.

The secondary issue is the cost of «hardening» the housing to survive the major, local natural disasters — flood, fire, earthquakes, tornadoes, snow, lhasas.

In the wake of Fletcher Building's full - year result, analysts are asking whether strong housing construction and an $ NZ100 million cost - cutting program can offset the earnings drop - off as major projects come to an end.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Take the Eurofighter Typhoon as an example: In 1988, the Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for the Armed Forces told the UK House of Commons that the European Fighter Aircraft would «be a major project, costing the United Kingdom about # 7 billion».

In 1988, the Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for the Armed Forces told the UK House of Commons that the European Fighter Aircraft would «be a major project, costing the United Kingdom about # 7 billion».

While most New Yorkers scratch and scape to afford the city's sky - high housing costs, a group of millionaires has found an underhanded way to take advantage of a major middle - income - apartment program and pay minuscule rents, a state audit determined.

While most New Yorkers scratch and scape to afford the city's sky - high housing costs, a group of millionaires has found an underhanded way to take advantage of a major middle - income - apartment program and pay minuscule rents.

«The housing plan did not contain a lot of details,» one top executive at a major New York City — based developer said, «but overall it was an extremely bold statement that bucked the conventional wisdom that new development raises costs.

When completing major repairs to your house or property, often times you have to budget the total cost to ensure the work is done without impacting your daily expenses.

After graduating, new Ph.D. s who stay in China may find that postdoc salaries are low compared to other countries, and housing costs in major cities are high.

This, together with the major problem of recruiting teachers, which has been particularly bad in areas where housing costs are high, is forcing schools to look at different models for teaching and learning.

(This examines differences in housing costs, which are the major drivers of differences in cost - of - living.)

, Paul Hill considers the question of whether or not charter schools are major factors in the national trend of greater separation of the races in schools, which is driven by racial isolation by neighborhood, population change (fewer white students), the cost of housing, and a transportation system that makes cross-town movement difficult.

Finally, cost remained a major barrier for low - income students even in the absence of tuition fees: many still struggled to afford necessary expenses for food, housing, books, and transportation.

The Texas Legislature passes House Bill (HB) 72 calling for major changes in Texas schools and a study of the dropout problem and costs.

Major publishing houses such as Simon & Schuster Audio with a selection of their audiobook catalog, Baker Publishing, Lerner Publishing and many more will make their catalogs available in Cost - per - Circ in addition to one copy / one user.

Since then, I've been writing steadily for major houses for good money, I'm in better control of my career, I have better contracts (a literary lawyer now negotiates my contractual terms; she does a better job and costs me a small fraction of what I was paying in agency commissions), my advances have improved, and even my foreign subrights income has improved.

That is also an interesting commentary on the supposed high costs always cited by major publishing houses in justifying their alleged overheads, usually at an author's expense.

After five of the major publishing houses made a deal with Amazon to set their own prices, e-book at both indie booksellers and on Amazon cost the same.

After being promised a $ 250,000 advance, a number so high compared to some advances now that it's almost laughable, his novel never went where he thought it would because of cost - cutting in the traditional publishing industry, especially within the major publishing houses.

But the cost of hardcovers has accelerated the blockbuster phenomenon at major publishers, with small houses picking up some of the trade paper authors, and the rest migrating to the indie route.

The misguided idea that self - publishing costs ridiculous amounts of cash is one that has been drilled into our skulls through years of dominance by the major publishing houses, and the apparent unattainability of a good publishing deal to all but the most fortunate and godly of writers.

A fifth publisher, HarperCollins, limits library lending to 26 check - outs per e-book, after which libraries may repurchase the title to continue lending it.15 The firm recently ended its relationship with OverDrive and is testing a new lending system with the 3M company.16 And the sixth major publisher, Random House, places no restrictions on its digital titles.17 At the same time, Random House recently raised its prices for e-book sales to libraries so that the cost for some titles as much as tripled.

Because servicing the many individual accounts of independent authors costs more than handling the bulk buys of major corporate publishers, indie authors are asked to pay what they (understandably) feel is an unfairly large chunk of change — some $ 27 at the best 10 - pack price — for the same ISBN that Penguin Random House or Simon & Schuster can get for $ 1.

Cooling US core inflation this year was driven by major one - off drops — especially the sharp fall in wireless costs due to changes in major pricing plans — as well as some moderation in a few key categories such as housing.

Living alone in a major house may be a lot — an excessive amount of space and an excessive amount of work or cost for the maintenance.

They may be worth getting the seller to throw one in when purchasing a house, but the annual premiums for the ones I've been sent offers for will usually pay at least half the cost of a major appliance.

This formula reveals one of the advantages of bordering major cities: residents of Markham, Whitby, Newmarket and several other communities score high because they enjoy the high salaries of Toronto's job market without the sky - high housing costs of the city proper.

Here are the major factors that contribute to housing costs.

So, to get a handle on the real cost of maintaining a home, I decided to price out all of the major maintenance and repairs you can expect to perform on a typical 2,000 - square - foot detached house in Canada myself.

I'm not a credit card guy, but I do believe that knowing and understanding your credit score is very important in making major purchases (car, house, etc) having a low credit score can literally cost you thousands of dollars.

A major cause of the housing crash in 2006 and 2007 were poorly documented mortgages and very loose lending standards that contributed to the 4.9 million defaults that ended up in foreclosure, costing families their homes.

The major advantage of fixed rate mortgages is that they present predictable housing costs for the life of the loan.

«Housing shortages are the rule in most states and there's no reason to expect anything to change this year... There are essentially two major consequences of a persistent housing shortage: a continuing steep rise in housing costs and people needing to double or triple up to afford a home,» Yun wrote in a recent bloHousing shortages are the rule in most states and there's no reason to expect anything to change this year... There are essentially two major consequences of a persistent housing shortage: a continuing steep rise in housing costs and people needing to double or triple up to afford a home,» Yun wrote in a recent blohousing shortage: a continuing steep rise in housing costs and people needing to double or triple up to afford a home,» Yun wrote in a recent blohousing costs and people needing to double or triple up to afford a home,» Yun wrote in a recent blog post.

Whether your major expenses are housing, food, daycare, or discretionary costs, these top 10 cities will help you cut your bottom line.

Toronto real estate is only the second most expensive among Canada's major cities though: the average cost of a single - detached house is $ 770,000 in Toronto, but about $ 1.3 million in Vancouver — that's a $ 530,000 difference.

I'll sleep better knowing that if I were to lose my job, I won't have to worry much about leaving the house, because my only major monthly expenses are property taxes (which are pretty hefty here in New York, but still less each month for this five - bedroom house than it would cost to rent a one - bedroom apartment in the same town).

Pawsitive Impact for Pets helps owners who are facing the four major causes of pet surrender to shelters or rescues: Behavior Problems • Medical Expenses • Housing Changes • General Cost of Care.

It is independently funded by nearly 100,000 supporters who purchase a National Art Pass, costing from just # 37.50, which gives free entry to over 200 museums, galleries and historic houses across the country as well as 50 % off major exhibitions.

Advocates of tiny houses point to simpler lifestyles with fewer possessions and lower mortgage costs as major advantages of living in houses far smaller than the norm.

We could give housing and clean water to the entire world, and eliminate all major diseases, for just a fifth of what proposals such as the Kyoto Protocol and the British Stern Report might end up costing.»