Nearly 60 percent of American homeowners surveyed believe homes in their area are overvalued and current prices are unsustainable, a 7 percentage
point increase since last quarter.
Among these same prospective homebuyers, 39 % expect a «pricing bubble and correction» in their area in the next two years; this is a +8 percentage
point increase since September 2016
Among current renters who are highly interested in buying their first home, 55 % believe home prices in their area are too high and not sustainable; this is a +9 percentage
point increase since September 2016
The average 30 - year, fixed mortgage rate is 4.22 percent — hitting more than a one - quarter percentage
point increase since the start of the year, according to Freddie Mac's recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ®).
The central bank hiked its rate Wednesday by one - quarter point to 1.0 per cent, its second 25 - basis -
point increase since July.
In English language arts, this group has shown only a 1 percentage
point increase since then.
Forty - six percent of Virginia grade - 4 students scored proficient or above in mathematics — six points higher than the percentage nationwide and a three -
point increase since 2009.
Georgia's CCRPI score is 75, a 1.4
point increase since 2016
Last year, about 66 percent of Tate's sixth - grade students were proficient or advanced on the end - of - grade reading exam, a 22 percentage
point increase since the beginning of the takeover four years earlier.
That's a 15 -
point increase since the previous study in 2005.
Two in five people (21 %) said they trust the Conservative Party most to control immigration - a five percentage
point increase since the last poll.
The mayor's new poll numbers represent a 14
point increase since September when his approval rating was at 44 percent.
This represents a 13 -
point increase since the question was asked previously.
Two - in - three Canadians (65 per cent) now say the B.C. government is wrong to try to block the pipeline, a 10 - percentage -
point increase since February.
In the online survey of a representative sample of British Columbians, support for the proposed Northern Gateway Pipelines stands at 42 %, a seven -
point increase since an Insights West poll conducted in February.
A recent survey published by insolvency trustee MNP Ltd. found 48 per cent of Canadian respondents were $ 200 or less away from being unable to fulfill their monthly financial obligations, an eight
point increase since September.
Not exact matches
According to the Journal, the survey result represents a 4 -
point increase from a similar survey taken in October, and it is the first double - digit advantage for the party
since shortly before the 2008 presidential election that resulted in a Democratic super-majority in the Senate, and control of both congressional chambers.
That's an
increase of more than 2.5 percentage
points since January.
The rising rig count
points to further
increases in U.S. crude production
, which has already climbed by a quarter since mid-2016 to a record 10.54 million barrels per day (bpd).
Earlier in the month, the Federal Reserve raised the funds rate by 25 basis
points, its fifth
increase since December 2015, which impacts some of the terms by which you borrow money and access credit.
Mortgage planner and rate comparison website founder Robert McLister says the
increase is «unusual» as the benchmark rate hasn't seen a jump of 45 basis
points or more
since March 2010.
Starz chief exec Chris Albrecht, who ordered two seasons of the Capetown - based drama Black Sails before it had even aired,
points out that the number of scripted dramas on TV has
increased by 33 %
since 2010.
The decision proved to be a turning
point for Cain Express, which, in the years
since, has seen a sharp
increase in revenue growth, especially exports.
Since 1997, the workforce participation rate for Canadians aged 55 and over has
increased 12 percentage
points to 34 % and is now higher than it was in 1976.
The quarter -
point increase was the central bank's third
since last summer, after hikes in July and September.
The new Department of Finance consultation paper adds new evidence,
pointing out that the share of income passed through these small business corporation has more than doubled
since 2002, for an
increase of more than three full
points of GDP.
The average contract interest rate for 30 - year fixed - rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($ 453,100 or less)
increased to its highest level
since April 2014, 4.50 percent, from 4.41 percent, with
points increasing to 0.57 from 0.56 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan - to - value ratio loans.
As a result of this new dynamic,
since 2010 a one
point increase in the VIX Index has been associated with about a quarter
point decrease in equity multiples.
Industrial morale
increased to 111
points - the highest figure seen
since before the financial crisis.
It was up 7.4
points from the prior month, which was its biggest monthly
increase since the 14.52
point increase in July 1980.
Since 2013, McDonald's has seen a 14 percentage
point increase in Happy Meals ordered with water, milk or juice as their beverage, the company says.
A lot of market strategists were
pointing to bank stocks as the sector that would benefit the most from interest rate
increases,
since higher interest rates would boost lending profits.
Smartphone Market Penetration While the incidence of smartphone use in 2013 has
increased by 9 percentage
points year over year and by 24 percentage
points since 2011, the gap in customer satisfaction scores among smartphone manufacturers is narrowing.
A one percentage
point increase in the growth rate of productivity has been associated with between two - thirds and one percentage
point higher growth in median worker compensation in the period
since 1973, and with between 0.4 and 0.7 percentage
points higher growth in production / nonsupervisory worker compensation.
This marks a modest
increase since 1999, when 23 % of moms were home with their children, but a long - term decline of about 20 percentage
points since the late 1960s when about half of moms were at home.
It is important to note that the level of «strong opposition» to the project has fallen to 29 % (down 9
points since February), while «strong support»
increased to 16 % (+5).
While other data on Thursday showed a modest
increase in new applications for jobless benefits last week, the number of Americans receiving unemployment aid fell to its lowest level
since 1973,
pointing to tightening labor market conditions.
Whenever the Fed decides to act, the initial rate
increase will be small — a quarter of a percentage
point — but it looms large psychologically because it will be the first
increase in short - term rates by the Fed
since June 2006.
Agrium recorded annual USD dividends of $ 3.5000 $ 3.4050 $ 3.0300 in 2016, 2015 and 2014 so the streak is correct even though the dividend hasn't been
increased since June 2015 as you
pointed out.
2014.12.01 RBC Canadian Manufacturing PMI ™ signals the fastest rise in export sales
since September 2013 Canadian manufacturers
pointed to a further robust improvement in business conditions across the sector in November, supported by strong
increases in output and new order volumes, according to the strongRBC Canadian Manufacturing emPurchasing Managers...
«The prices paid diffusion index
increased 14
points to its highest reading
since March 2011.
That was a slight
increase over the previous week's average of 4.02 %, and an
increase of 21 basis
points (0.21 %)
since January 1, 2015.
The figure also suggests that, with some modest volatility, the mortgage risk premium has remained near 1.60 percentage
points since the late 1980s, except for a noticeable
increase during the Great Recession.
Since the beginning of its current tightening cycle in June 2004, the federal funds rate has been
increased from 1.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent in increments of 25 basis
points at each Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
This is well below the high of 4.9 per cent seen in June 2004, despite the 150 basis
point increase in the federal funds rate
since then and signs that inflationary pressure may be building.
While inequality in market outcomes have been
increasing since the beginning of the eighties, the tax system seems to have compensated this rise until the early nineties, at which
point after - tax income also started growing more unequal.
Fixed interest rates on all types of farm loans have
increased since the first quarter of 2015, and variable interest rates have
increased almost 40 basis
points since 2016 (Chart 10).
Pulling this all together, the average interest rate paid on all outstanding loans has
increased since late last year, but only by about 10 basis
points.
Going from invitation only usage to open access last week was a significant step for Google but one that appears to already be bearing fruit — stats from industry monitors
point to a 1269 %
increase in traffic
since the public launch and a milestone 15 million US accounts achieved.
Pointing out that QAI has «performed exactly as planned»
since inception, Sal Bruno, CIO of IndexIQ, said the lower fees should
increase the fund's reach.