From TRD New York:
Price gains slowed ever - so - slightly in China's major cities in July amid the government's effort to rein in the housing market...
Unfortunately, this formula was clearly flawed, and once home
price gains slowed and eventually dropped, a flood of mortgage defaults and foreclosures hit the market.
Not exact matches
It's not surprising that airlines would be
slow to forfeit the
gains they've seen from all those fuel savings, but, curiously, they haven't been lowering ticket
prices very much, which would be a natural way to start trying to steal customers from one another.
«While overall
price growth
slowed,
gains in core
price measures remained firm, leaving the Bank of Canada on track to lift interest rates two more times this year,» Alicia Macdonald, the Conference Board of Canada's principal economist, said in a statement.
Chinese data had also helped, with signs of easier liquidity conditions and home
prices up 10.4 % in May from a year ago, although
slowing from April's 10.7 %
gain.
He was not only breaking with Republican orthodoxy, but was also inviting a trade war that would threaten the livelihood of the working class that he had based his campaign on; it was altogether likely that
price increases as a result of his tariffs would wipe out the small income
gains that his tax cut bill had brought and
slow the healthy economy.
In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A
slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on
prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead
prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures
prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017
gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.
A
slowing economy, uncertain fuel
price regulations, new taxes and a weakening currency have
slowed new - car sales to a 2.8 %
gain in May from 7 % the same month a year earlier.
While home -
price appreciation has
slowed, economists are still predicting additional
gains through the end of 2015 and into 2016.
That score came as L.A. home
prices surged 15.9 percent in two years — No. 32 biggest
gain; per - capita homebuilding of 6 houses per 10,000 population was fourth
slowest nationally; and business output rose 4.9 percent last year, No. 51 fastest.
After a decade of explosive
price gains fueled by Chinese demand, often defined as the commodities supercycle, mining companies are contending with
slower growth by spurning mergers and cutting costs.
Lower interest rates,
slower amortization rates («interest - only loans»), lower down payments and easier credit terms enabled millions of Americans to take on huge debts today with the hope of reaping huge capital
gains sometime in the future — or simply to avoid having to pay more as home
prices rose beyond their means.
The affordability pinch will slowly take the heat out of home
prices, but even if
gains slowed to 5 percent annually, that is still higher than historical norms and still higher than income growth.
And for single - use, high -
price devices such as the higher - end ereaders, growth is certain to
slow in the coming years as tablets and the larger smartphones
gain popularity as reading devices, as well.
They may THINK they beat Amazon by
gaining the right to ask the moon for an Ebook, but unless and until they find some fool to pay such lofty undeserved
prices, they most assuredly have NOT even
slowed Amazon down.
Housing
price data for November, fresh out of the oven, shows dazzling year - over-year
gains but a
slowing in month - to - month
prices.
The CMHC expects home sales in Saint John to
slow down in 2017 as the Canadian economy
gains remain
slow in the region and as falling commodity
prices reduce employment.
Turns out, all reports and analysis lean towards a flattening out of property
prices in most Canadian markets, with some areas of the country experiencing a decline in both sales activity and
prices, as other areas continue to experience
price gains, albeit at a much
slower pace than we've seen in recent years.
The cryptocurrency started the year with a
slow and steady rise in value but
gained the attention of mainstream investors when its
price began to skyrocket in recent months.
Fortunately for holders, the new week brought new
gains, so despite the
slow weekend, LTC was able to go under a new
price rise that occurred in the last 24 hours after the initial drop LTC had on Sunday.
Following three straight months of
gains, existing — home sales dipped in August despite
slowing price growth and a positive turnaround in the share of sales to first — time buyers, according to theNational Association of Realtors ®.
That being said,
price increases are likely to start
slowing down in the core markets, where
prices have already notched big
gains, while the bigger
price escalations will likely shift to secondary and tertiary markets, notes Collins.
According to our second quarter Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey, lenders expect to ease credit standards further; however, we continue to project that the pace of growth in total home sales will
slow to 3.3 percent this year, as we believe rapid home
price gains amid scarce supply will remain a hurdle for potential homebuyers, despite improvements in credit access.»
Since early 2014, the gap has been widening but at a more modest pace than in previous years as home
price gains have
slowed.
Any short - term pain from
slower home -
price appreciation will be more than offset by sales
gains.
What's needed to spur stronger growth in the housing market is a marked increase in inventory through stepped - up new construction, because only more new homes will ease tight inventories and, in turn, help
slow home
price gains, helping affordability.
Although no one likes to see low average
price gains, a moderate
slowing is essential for restoring vitality to the market, says Lereah.
As a result of the changes made throughout the legislative process, NAR is now projecting
slower growth in home
prices of 1 - 3 % in 2018 as low inventories continue to spur
price gains.
With reported increases in cap rates and a
slowing investment sales market, the three major commercial property
prices indices (CPPIs) are showing at best meagre
gains.
Medical costs, which have been rising more gradually in recent years (they should record their
slowest price gain in 40 years in 2013) are likely to head back up.
Edmonton and Saskatchewan, markets where appreciation has been growing at a
slower pace, took the lead in terms of accelerated
price gains.
South Florida home
prices posted steady
gains in the second quarter, but
slower growth would be better for the housing market long term, according to a new report.The median
price for single - family homes in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami - Dade counties...
But when new housing is proposed, those who stand to
gain from it most often do not live in the city where it is proposed — they include renters and future homeowners throughout the metro who would benefit from
slower housing
price growth, and whose ability to remain in the metro diminishes when rents and home values rise.
House -
price gains are starting to moderate, with the S&P / Case - Shiller index rising in May at the
slowest pace in a year.
In this week's economic review, mortgage rates ended the year on a higher note, home
prices posted
gains, and pending home sales point to a
slower December sales report.
A recently published forecast for the Cleveland, Ohio housing market in 2018 suggests that home -
price appreciation could begin to
slow down, following a year of double - digit
gains.
«We should be cheering
slower home
price gains, not fearing them, because it is the main factor that will entice the newly created household to consider buying instead of renting.»
Projecting annual house
price gains to
slow from 9.3 percent in 2013, to 4.5 percent in 2014 and 3.0 percent in 2015.
Following exceptional 30.7 per cent and 24.8 per cent
gains in 2006 and 2007 respectively, growth in the average
price is expected to
slow to 1.1 per cent in 2008 and 2.8 per cent in 2009.