Three HUB International Consultants Recognized by Risk & Insurance® Power Broker® Awards

The thirteenth year for the Risk & Insurance® Power Broker® awards proved lucky for HUB International. Senior vice presidents, Eric Barthel and … Clients appreciate how Barthel changed their view from just “…buying health insurance,” to now “buying health care.” Problem-solving is like a leap off the
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“We have had a chance to observe and speak with leaders from Washington (D.C.), Chicago and San Francisco and learned how they have had to make major investments in affordable housing after the real estate market grew and missed some opportunities to include affordability in their revitalization,”
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After four consecutive years of growth in BC, the economy is expected to slow over the next two years thanks to easing housing demand. In 2018, real GDP growth in BC is forecast to drop one percentage point to 2.8 per cent and decline further to 2.5 per cent in 2019, according to the British Columbia
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is marketing for sale multiple pools of reverse mortgage loans that were assigned to HUD and are currently being serviced by the Department. In a press release last week, the agency specified that it will offer multiple residential pools on April 11, and
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Typically 20-day simple moving average is useful at identifying swing trading trends lasting 20 days. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) recently closed with rise of 1.79% to its 20-Day Simple Moving Average. This short time frame picture represents an upward movement of current price
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Future residents at the other end of the age scale may shape the local housing market by also seeking housing closer to central Napa and more easily reached by foot or bicycle, Bhatia told council members. He also recommended that Napa build downtown parking garages for easy conversion to office
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You could be forgiven for wondering if this is a weird time for HSBC to get back into U.S. mortgage lending. Though the economy is strong and unemployment is low, industry observers are also watching for hints of the next crisis, and interest rates are creeping back up while housing markets in some
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In terms of sales, the Georgia real property market grew by 10.6% in 2017, in comparison with 2016. An annual increase was observed in all quarters, with the highest jump in Q2, 14.2% (QoQ) and 20.0% (YoY). TBS, with a 40.7% share in total sales in 2017, dominated the Georgia real property market.
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Average long-term interest rates climbed for a ninth straight time last week to 4.46 percent for a 30-year mortgage and 3.94 percent for a 15-year loan, according to financier Freddie Mac. The Federal Reserve also is eyeing three hikes this year in the rate set for borrowing between banks. That could
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Fortune Brands Home & Security logo Thrivent Financial For Lutherans increased its position in shares of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 232,808
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The BIS flagged Canada as at risk for a banking crisis because of its households maxed-out credit cards and high debt levels in the wider economy. Canada's economy is considered vulnerable despite the fact that it grew last year at the fastest pace since 2011 and led all G8 nations in economic growth
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Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, has announced that following the retirement of Gary Antonovich, Dianna Higgins has been promoted to Vice President–Internal Audit. Higgins started with the company as an Auditor in 1996 and
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Foreign buyers have expanded their investments in U.S. municipal securities every quarter for more than five years as low — or even negative — interest rates prod European and Japanese investors to hunt for higher yields than can be found in their home countries. That continued during the last three
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Prime Minister Theresa May publicly accused Russia of a chemical weapon attack on British soil and warned of retaliatory measures that will further strain relations between the West and the Kremlin. In a dramatic statement to a hushed Parliament, May announced that Russian double agent Sergei
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“The price of admission to space is very high,” Bezos said on Saturday night in New York, accepting the Buzz Aldrin Space Exploration Award at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner. “I'm in the process of converting my Amazon lottery winnings into a much lower price of admission so we can go explore the
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Are shares of Investors Title Company (NASDAQ:ITIC) ready to make a move? Increased volatility and interest from bargain investors have put the stock on a number of investor's watchlists of late. The stock is pricing at $198.30 after moving 1.96% from the opening bell. After a recent check, shares of
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Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company has announced that Christopher Schenk has joined the company as a Retail Regional Manager. Coming to the company with more than 20 years of experience, Schenk will be covering the Central Valley, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company has announced that
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They are still some way off being global companies,” says Estienne de Klerk, CEO of Growthpoint Properties SA, the country's largest primary JSE-listed REIT. “That said, some REITs have built very representative businesses in specific markets. NEPI Rockcastle is the largest real estate firm in Central
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is not interested in challenging President Trump in the 2020 presidential election. “I am not running for president in 2020,” said Warren an interview for CNN's “State of the Union.” “I am in this fight to retain my Senate seat in 2018. That's where I'm focused. That's where I'm
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – No quick breakthrough is expected in talks on Europe's banking union, even though the rise of eurosceptic parties in Italy and the … One element still missing from an EU banking union is deposit insurance for the entire euro zone, which would bolster the confidence of savers and
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