Q: In spite of different risk factors, equity - market volatility
remains 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.
That's especially true these days, with interest rates
remaining 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.
Look for apartment vacancies to level out at about 5.8 percent by the close of 2002,
remaining near historic lows.
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.
Not exact matches
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.»