It seemed like a lucrative investment , given that rents were rising while homeownership fell to record lows .

鉴于房租上涨，而住房自有率降至历史低点，这项业务看起来是一项获利颇丰的投资。

Savings rates are declining toward historic lows as consumption is again displacing savings .

储蓄率向着历史最低点下滑，消费再次取代了储蓄。

It also helps that borrowing costs to pay for these super-expensive homes is at record lows .

这也使购买这些昂贵住房的借贷成本降到了创纪录的新低。

For the past few years , average interest rates on 30-year-fixed mortgages fell to new lows .

过去几年，30年期定息按揭贷款的平均利率已降至新低。

Nominal yields are close to historic lows .

名义收益率接近历史最低水平。