Sentences with phrase «more on affordability»

The 2016 Volkswagen Jetta S focuses more on affordability than on features, but that doesn't mean that it's completely bare of even the basics.

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«Policies to further boost homeownership by stimulating demand would exert more pressure on home prices, with little or no positive impact on housing affordability.»

«Affordability remains an important factor when deciding on an appropriate vacation destination and reward programs provide a practical and convenient way for more Canadians to take advantage of a broad array of redemption options and upgrade their vacation experience without breaking the budget,» said Nick Mastromarco, director, BMO Bank of Montreal.

There had been a surge in this cohort last year, but clearly affordability and supply is weighing more heavily on them now.

It'll be up a little bit in dollars because the media inflation is going to be up and we're going to get, we think, more impact from that media investment because we're going to be, in the near term, more single - minded on affordability in several promotions.

For instance, we think more single - minded focus on affordability in the promotion that starts Monday, the 2 for $ 25, is going to be much stronger than the carbonara ravioli promotion last year that it's lapping.

For the past year, Olive Garden has been working on strengthening their value leadership competitive advantage by improving affordability for their more economically challenged guests and on updating and evolving key elements of the guest experience to meet the increasing quality expectations of all of guests, especially more economically stable guests.

It starts next week and is a good example of using the new promotion platform in a way that has a more single - minded focus on affordability.

So with this learning, going forward, when Olive Garden chooses to feature an approachable price point in their promotion, the broader platform idea that we will communicate to guests will focus more single - mindedly on affordability.

In addition, when Olive Garden chooses to feature a price point in their promotion, that platform idea that the promotion is based on will be more single - mindedly focused on affordability than they were in fiscal 2012.

The Commerce Department has imposed tariffs averaging more than 20 % on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. that have driven lumber prices to record highs and harmed housing affordability.

Reduced affordability, while challenging for first - timers, may prove to be more of a surprise for move - up clients who anticipated greater leverage on their home equity; should those clients break existing mortgages upon their move, they will also be subjected to stress testing.

And affordability is an even more serious problem for another 22 per cent of people in Kamloops, who spend more than half their income on rent.

Origin Energy's first major brand refresh since its spin - off from Boral in 2000 will boost emphasis on the affordability of energy in response to research showing that price is the No. 1 priority for customers, even as rivals focus more on environmental credentials.

Officials with the Tandem Challenge Group, the main opponent of the proposal, say the focus on affordability takes away from the more important concerns of density, traffic, safety and the impact the development could have.

Instead of focusing on how consumers should spend more, JCPenney has challenged people to beat their holiday budget by shopping for value and affordability for everyone on your list.

Glick told POLITICO New York it was «very nice» that the governor is «tacking to the left on college affordability,» adding, «whether the governor has any intention of being more generous to the public systems in terms of operating costs than he's been in the past or capital support remains to be seen.»

On the issue of college affordability, Katko co-sponsored bills that allow individuals with some types of federal student loans to refinance more than once and widen qualifications for Pell Grant recipients.

Only grocery stores with more than 3,500 square feet of retail space, ones that accept SNAP benefits, and ones that meet affordability requirements determined by city health and finance officials based on the food they sell would qualify for the exemption, a draft of the bill shows.

Groups such as Real Affordability for All are calling on the mayor to use density bonuses to entice developers to add more affordability to thAffordability for All are calling on the mayor to use density bonuses to entice developers to add more affordability to thaffordability to their projects.

The current agreement negotiated by the Real Estate Board of New York and the Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, based on the framework supported by Governor Cuomo, provides for more affordability for lower - income families and a fair wage for workers.

The budget was adopted a little over a week into the new fiscal year, which begins April 1, after compromises were reached among legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo on contentious issues such as raising the age of adult criminal responsibility, education aid, a college tuition affordability program, the allocation of large sums of affordable housing monies, and more.

Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns restated the UK government's view on its potential cost: «As the business secretary said last week, the Swansea proposal is more than twice as expensive as Hinkley nuclear power station, so we will continue discussions with the Welsh Government to look at the affordability of the case and do everything possible to make it a reality.

Instead of focusing on how consumers should spend more, JCPenney has challenged people to beat their holiday budget by shopping for value and affordability for everyone on your list.

«The Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in Marvelous Mauve is the only mauve color that doesn't pull brown on me (looking at you, Kat Von D Lolita), and its affordability and staying power makes it even more appealing,» writes one user about the $ 18 lip color.

In the 1980s, the maximum Pell Grant — the money the federal money gives to low - income students to attend college — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordability.

Starting in 2006, YES began to focus on revising and expanding its «college initiatives» model, expanding and formalizing alumni support networks, collaborating with higher education institutions, and doing more to help students deal with questions of college cost and affordability.

HEA reauthorization provides an opportunity to establish a secure student - level data network (SLDN) allowing for more comprehensive understanding of college access, affordability, and outcomes for all students, but the PROSPER Act falls far short on this issue.

Last year, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving the affordability of food by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

In October of 2014, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving affordability by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

-- For more on that topic, tune into today's forum led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, featuring college graduates and experts talking affordability and debt.

With its more traditional design, the 2018 Leaf follows the lead of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Hyundai Ioniq Electric and keeps the focus on value and affordability — with a lower starting price and longer range than its predecessor.

But with the country's increasing affinity towards higher seating positions and the rising affordability of bigger cars in the subcontinent, these machines can be spotted on the roads more often than ever before.

Tamblyn pointed to both the affordability and the increased portability of device reading, as more and more parents support the ability to offer their children their entire libraries of books to choose from while on the go over the summer months.

The home button on the iPhone 5s reportedly costs more than five times the plastic that was used on earlier iPhones (and on the iPhone 5s as well), so having sapphire crystal on the entire front side of the device probably won't bode well for the affordability of Apple's flagship handset.

We also run affordability checks, and rely on these far more than a credit score when it comes to approving the online payday loan applications through our website.

There are plenty of warm weather cities on this list if that's your priority, but Boise might be an off - beat choice if affordability and safety are more what you are after.

Senator Sanders has one of the more well - known stances on higher education debt and college affordability.

He supported Pell Grant funding; additionally, he wanted colleges to be held more accountable on affordability.

ATTOM Data Solutions, released their Q2 U.S. Home Affordability Index on June 29, 2017, which shows the U.S. median home price of $ 253,000 in the second quarter of 2017 was... more

The HOME investment amount may be reduced pro rata based on the time the homeowner has owned and occupied the home measured against the required affordability period; except that the City's recapture provisions may not allow the homeowner to recover more than the amount of homeowner's down payment, principal payments, and any capital improvement investment.

However, it's not in your best interest to underpay on your down payment if your affordability allows for more; anyone who puts less than 20 % down must also take out (and pay for) mortgage default insurance.

These risks largely center on affordability: a person must be able to stop making new credit card purchases, and must be able to pay more than the minimum payment on the new card, or else they risk many years of very high interest rates.

As for why Calgary dropped from first to second place in our overall ranking this year, it was largely due to minor hiccups in the unemployment rate, home affordability and an uptick in population growth, which can lead to more strain on the city's infrastructure.

On a more simple measure of affordability, the median house price of the marginal Liberal seat held by Malcolm Turnbull — which needs a swing of 3.9 per cent to change hands — is a staggering $ 1.65 million.

The decreasing affordability of higher education is eroding the last relatively secure path into the middle class, as more students take on larger amounts of debt to finance their higher educations, or forego it altogether.

It depends on your credit score, how much equity you have in your home, affordability and more; but it's always worth checking.

Rising mortgage interest rates pose affordability problems for all home buyers, but current homeowners looking to buy a new home are in a uniquely challenging situation: At higher rates, monthly payments on even a similarly - valued home will go up, to say nothing of a more expensive home.

«The affordability of for - sale homes remains strong, which is encouraging for those buyers that can save for a down payment and capitalize on low mortgage interest rates... As rents keep rising, along with interest rates and home values, saving for a down payment and attaining homeownership becomes that much more difficult for millions of current renters.»

But residual income may be a more powerful and realistic metric way to look at affordability and a borrower's ability to stay current on their mortgage if emergencies arise.