Sentences with phrase «steady job gains»

With historically low mortgage rates and steady job gains among young adults, all the pieces are coming into place for homeownership rates to rise.

Steady job gains, modest pay raises and rising consumer confidence are spurring healthy home buying even though borrowing costs have risen since last fall.

As per Washington, Feb. 4, 2016 / PRNewswire with the steady job gains and stable leasing demands we should continue having a strong market for Commercial Real Estate.

«Although depressed inventory levels are keeping home prices elevated in most of the country, steady job gains and growing evidence that wages are finally starting to tick up are encouraging more households to consider buying a home.»

Continued steady job gains have led to positive performance in the office sector, even though total absorption was 28 million sq. ft. in the first two quarters of the year, down from 38 million sq. ft. during the same period last year, according to Marcus & Millichap data.

Steady job gains and stable leasing demand should help keep commercial real estate activity expanding in 2016.

Despite solid interest in buying a home — sparked by steady job gains, record low mortgage rates and higher rents — the severe drought in housing supply in much of the country over the past year accelerated price growth and kept many first - time buyers out of the market.

David Blitzer, chairman of the S&P's index committee, said several trends could push home sales higher in the coming months, including lower mortgage rates and steady job gains.

Not exact matches

The former more closely - watched data have pointed to steady and healthy job gains in 2015 while the latter indicator has struggled to post even negligible growth.

Maryland gained nearly 13,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Monday.

«Overall, a report showing strong job growth, a falling unemployment rate, and steady wage gains should be mildly hawkish for markets and supportive of continued but gradual Fed rate hikes, keeping a June hike well priced above 90 per cent,» TD said.

Despite steady demand from employers and brisk economic growth recently, average monthly job gains slowed from 187,000 in 2016 as the 4.1 % unemployment rate meant fewer available workers.

The Federal Reserve — unfazed by recent selloffs in emerging markets or disappointing U.S. job gains in December — said it would scale back its bond - buying program for the second time in six weeks, pressing ahead with a strategy to wind down the purchases in small and steady steps.

Despite steady job creation, record stock market gains and faster economic growth in recent months, new consumer findings surprisingly show that a smaller share of households believe that now is a good time to buy or sell a home.

The overall job growth in 2014 alone was 143,000 — the strongest growth since 2000 — and capped four years of steady gains.

Job gains have been steady and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 %, at the same time the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate is inching closer to 2 % after having spent much of 2015 close to 0 % (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).

This 2.3 % growth in job openings is slightly lower than last month's 5.1 % gain but still indicates steady growth across the nation.

«The Simply Hired Employment Outlook shows steady gains in job listings over the last quarter,» said James Beriker, President and CEO of Simply Hired.

«The market fundamentals — primarily consistent job gains and affordable mortgage rates — are there for the steady rise in first - timers needed to finally reverse the decline in the homeownership rate.»

Despite steady job creation, record stock market gains and faster economic growth in recent months, new consumer findings show that a smaller share of households believe that now is a good time to buy or sell a home.

«Although a few small cities with high ratios did not make the national rank for absolute permit shortages, their supply shortages are still meaningful at the local level and could become a bigger issue if job gains hold steady and the current pace of construction remains at its nearly non-existent level,» adds Yun.

This is so I can keep my steady job and the check while I learn the ropes and gain some confidence.