Sentences with phrase «remaining near historic lows»

Look for apartment vacancies to level out at about 5.8 percent by the close of 2002, remaining near historic lows.

That's especially true these days, with interest rates remaining near historic lows.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the overall levels still remain near historic lows in a positive sign for the job market.

While yields remain near historic lows, they are widely expected to go up next year as the Federal Reserve continues raising rates to keep the economy from overheating.

Q: In spite of different risk factors, equity - market volatility remains near historic lows.

Long - term rates remain near historic lows, and the fact that rates have finally begun to move higher has encouraged some firms to pounce on attractive long - term financing and what could be peak pricing.

Cap rates for single tenant properties remained near historic lows for retail, office and industrial sectors in the second quarter of 2013 due to the continued high demand for this asset class.

And interest rates, which remain near historic lows despite a run - up during the past year, weigh on people's minds.

Opportunity also exists for buyers as mortgage rates remain near historic lows.

The income return remained near historic lows of 5.66 % in the third quarter.

Demand for housing has remained strong as mortgage rates have remained near historic lows.

Regardless, mortgage rates still remain near the historic lows helping to keep homebuyer affordability high, and providing a strong incentive for those looking to refinance.

Demand for housing in Baton Rouge has remained strong as mortgage rates have remained near historic lows.

Cambridge, MA - The fledgling U.S. housing recovery lost momentum last year as homeownership rates continued to fall, single - family construction remained near historic lows, and existing home sales cooled, concludes The State of the Nation's Housing report released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

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The Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan policy institute at the NYU School of Law, reports that overall crime rates in the nation's 30 largest cities remain at or near historic lows.

Housing inventories are near historic lows and median home prices are near historic highs, yet supply growth in starter homes remains insufficient to lure young buyers.

«When you look at the broader economy, including a strong job market, rising wages, low inflation and low interest rates, and couple them to low fuel prices and strong consumer confidence, you have everything you need for auto sales to weather headwinds and remain at or near historic highs,» said Mustafa Mohatarem, GM chief economist.

One of the main reasons owning a home has remained significantly cheaper than renting is the fact that interest rates have remained at or near historic lows.

There's no guarantee this relationship will remain at or near historic lows, although correlations between stocks and bonds tend to stay low during periods of sluggish growth and low inflation, which pretty well describes the current economic outlook.

Whether smaller - scale coal plants make economic sense is another matter, particularly as the cost of producing renewable energy comes down, and natural gas prices remain at near - historic lows, well under $ 3 / MMBtu.

«Although this positive trend may be short - lived if the general economy falters, one might ask whether consumers are increasingly seeing the current environment as a unique opportunity to buy a home while home prices remain depressed, rental costs are increasing, and interest rates are near historic lows.»

«Interest rates will remain at or near historic lows, and home prices will stabilize and start to rise by the end of the year,» said Liniger.

«With interest rates near historic lows and prices in many markets still well off their highs, a home remains one of the best long - term investments people will make.»