“With mortgage interest rates projected to rise slightly to around 7.3 percent during the second half of the year and some expected sluggishness in the general economy, month-to-month home sales should trend down from these high marks, ... However, we expect a total of 5.15 million existing-home sales in 2001, making this year the second highest on record.”
David Lereah
“So far this year, fixed-rate mortgage rates have risen only slightly. Long-term mortgage rates are only marginally higher than they were two months ago.”
Frank Nothaft
“Fed policy may be shifting slightly to a longer period of rising rates, and that will hurt sentiment for shares.”
Yoji Takeda
“Volkswagen's China sales are expected to recover slightly starting from the second half of this year or 2007 with introductions of these new products.”
Yale Zhang
“While rising energy prices and increasing interest rates may create a slight recessionary trend in 2006, corporate spending is expected to remain robust, helping to maintain economic growth.”
Walter Kortschak
“At the last worlds we came second so we're slightly down, ... But we'll be back for the Europeans next year and it will be a big race against the French then. This is a young relay team and things are looking good for us for a good few years yet.”
Marlon Devonish
“For the year overall, Canada -- although showing some slight decline -- appears to be having a stronger year than the U.S. in terms of growth.”
Darrel Ryce
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