Sentences with phrase «said high housing»

A quarter of respondents say they've had trouble meeting their housing costs in the past year, and two - thirds say high housing costs impede their ability to pay for other necessities, including food and transportation, and to save for retirement.

Not exact matches

With the White House ramping up efforts to derail the ambitions of Chinese tech companies in the U.S., electronics giant Huawei said it would increasingly look to Europe to grow its international market share in high - end devices.

Buddemeier said that at his basement-less condo, he'd move to the center of the middle floor after a blast «because the fallout is going to land on the ground around my house, and that first floor would have slightly higher exposure than the second floor.»

The water line is higher than the roofs of some houses, leaving them completely submerged, said Commander Jim Spitler, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Houston.

Vulnerabilities linked to greater imbalances in regional housing markets and the continued rise of household debt were higher than they were six months ago, the bank said in its latest financial system review.

And when you look at Queen Anne from the high - rise of this conference room, you can see this landscape of hundreds of houses, and we said: «Every other real - estate site focuses on what's for sale.

First, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that an additional top income tax bracket would be proposed to make it easier to maintain high tax rates on the very highest - income Americans.

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debt.

That includes home construction, which is positive as housing inventories fell to around 22 months of sales in October, from nearly 50 % higher in early 2015, says Gavekal Research.

Alone in the house one day, she swallowed an overdose of medicines she had been prescribed for high blood pressure, her family said.

When communication has to occur, the memo said, it should involve only the highest - level officials from the White House and the Justice Department.

The death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh has risen to 160 and could climb higher, police said on Thursday, with people trapped under the rubble of a complex that housed garment factories supplying retailers in Europe and North America.

His record since his conviction is similarly unblemished, and he continues to be held in high regard by his colleagues and peers,» the White House said in a statement.

«The Presidential Medal of Freedom is not just our nation's highest civilian honor — it's a tribute to the idea that all of us, no matter where we come from, have the opportunity to change this country for the better,» Obama said in a statement posted on White House website.

«These super-fast, ultra-low latency, high - capacity networks will enable breakthrough applications for consumers, smart cities, and the Internet of Things that can not even be imagined today,» the White House said in a statement.

All told, the jump in Treasury yields has yet to make its way into the broader economy in the form of higher borrowing costs, yet it will likely start to dampen the housing and auto markets as consumer loans become more expensive, said Gary Cloud, a portfolio manager of the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 - U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said on Thursday getting rid of the so - called Cadillac tax on high - cost employer - provided health insurance could be part of the spending deal now under negotiation in Congress.

Republican lawmakers from high - tax states such as New York exited meetings this week with Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax - writing committee of the House of Representatives, saying there would be some sort of compromise on repealing the deduction for state and local tax payments.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters)- U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said on Thursday getting rid of the so - called Cadillac tax on high - cost employer - provided health insurance could be part of the spending deal now under negotiation in Congress.

Icahn says neither he nor anyone in his office has spoken with Trump or any other high - ranking White House official since August.

Any number of shocks could send Canada's house of cards tumbling, the bank says, particularly higher borrowing costs that pinches households already carrying record high levels of debt.

The White House said a high - level delegation of administration officials is heading to China on Thursday to discuss trade issues between the two countries.

Existing home sales are up 9.7 percent over a year ago, new home prices touch record highs and Matt Phillips says the hidden indicators on housing are buried in Home Depot's «rock solid» earnings.

Four days later, the White House made the latest high - profile administration departure official, announcing Tillerson's ouster in a move that officials said is likely only a prelude to more shake - up in the administration's upper echelons in the coming weeks.

Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris, the highest - ranking woman in the House, said: «It is never appropriate to condone unwanted sexual advances or violence against women.»

«With housing markets continuing to recover, we are experiencing high levels of demand,» Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Mezger said on a June 19 earnings call.

Invest in high - yield bonds and dividend - yielding stocks, says the BofA - Merrill team, which is overweight high - grade and high - yield corporate bonds, including financial sector names that are especially sensitive to the housing market.

Democrats are corrupt because they could win this game with public pressure by saying if the Fed raises rates, your credit card payments go up, your car payments go up, the value of your house declines, bankers profits increase (not that they aren't too high already).

«They're very closely aligned with our forecasts,» said Brett House, the deputy chief economist at Scotiabank, where the prediction for Canada is one - tenth of a percentage point higher than what the IMF projects.

Residents of the high - rise said all previous warnings to building managers had «fallen on deaf ears» The post London Housing Project Fire Kills At...

«There were so many calls for rescues, so many people trapped on overpasses, on houses, in their cars, we were scrambling to find boats and dump trucks, anything to maneuver in high water,» said Hayes.

Police raids on offices of Volkswagen's Porsche division in April targeted high - ranking managers, highlighting what critics say is the company's failure to adequately clean house.

«The housing market is closing the year on a stronger note than earlier this summer, backed by solid job creation and an economy that has kicked into a higher gear,» said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the NAR.

«We have very high marginal effective tax rates,» Dodge said (around the 47 - minute mark) on the February 18 edition of CBC Radio's «The House.»

But even higher earners with new jobs in today's recovering economy may be unwilling to move closer to jobs, especially in highly competitive housing markets where prices are rising quickly, Moss said.

«We believe the next step should be tax relief, especially from land transfer taxes, both provincial and the Toronto land transfer tax, and efforts to facilitate an increase in the supply of missing middle housing that fills the gap between single family homes and high rises,» said Syrianos.

High school seniors today are more likely than previous generations to say that making a contribution to society is extremely important to them, according to an October 2014 report from The White House's Council of Economic Advisors.

«The proverbial «best house in a bad neighborhood» award goes to US high yield, where we see base case total returns of 5 %,» says Sheets, adding that credit selection should be a source of significant alpha in nearly all global markets.

USA Today's Donovan Slack reports: «John Ullyot, the VA's assistant secretary for public affairs, asked a senior aide at the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to persuade lawmakers to call the White House and say they wanted Shulkin out... The move was unsuccessful — but audacious since Ullyot is the secretary's highest ranking aide tasked with publicly defending him and the agency.

«In fact, consumer house - buying power is 2.3 times higher than it was in 2000, almost two decades ago,» Fleming said.

In January, Deutsche Bank's top economists offered an even more alarming figure, saying that, relative to historical averages, houses are selling for 60 per cent more than they're worth — the highest overvaluation in the world.

«In 2018, I believe that housing sales will slow down due to stringent mortgage rules and high interest rates,» he says.

The National Association of Home Builders said Wednesday its housing market index rose two points to 37 this month, the highest level since February 2007.

Speaking at the White House days after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Mr. Trump said that he had directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to develop the regulations.

Elaine Hung, vice-president of marketing for Sotheby's International Realty Canada, said low interest rates, high levels of immigration and a limited supply of homes heated up the high - end housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver.

United wants to escape from a reputation for poor service, as well as a series of high - profile incidents

United Airlines said Thursday it had tapped former White House press chief Josh Earnest to head its communications team, part of the effort to improve the fortunes of a carrier damaged by...

Ontario's focus on higher density housing made sense, he said, but developers skewed toward too many small, one - bedroom units.

Trump felt it was important to make the change now, as he prepares for possible high - stakes talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as well as upcoming trade negotiations, three White House officials said.

-- 2:51 PM: Amazon shares spiking higher following report that White House does not have any specific plans for action against AMZN --- MARKET RALLIES ON THIS NEWS by more than 1 % (100 point move for the NAZ100 in minutes)-- If it was any other country we would say that this was a ploy to short stock or markets for profit

Monroe County Commissioner George Neugent said the limited housing and high prices could force up to 20 % of the island's 73,000 residents to pack up and leave for good.