FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The company offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments. It also provides ancillary services, including on-site staffing for building engineering and maintenance, full-service amenity management, and security and concierge/front desk; and financial services comprising cash management, other banking transaction-related, and specialized property insurance brokerage. In addition, the company offers energy management solutions and advisory services, and resale processing services. Further, it provides light restoration, painting, and decoration work services; water, fire, mold cleanup, construction rebuild, and restoration services for property damaged by natural or man-made disasters; custom-designed and installed closet and home storage solutions; home inspection services; and floor coverings design and installation franchise system operating. It operates and provides essential property services to residential and commercial customers through franchise networks, including California Closets, Paul Davis Restoration, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, Floor Coverings International, and CertaPro Painters operations under the Paul Davis Restoration, Roofing Corp of America, First Onsite property Restoration, Century Fire Protection, CertaPro Painters, California Closets, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, and Floor Coverings International brands. FirstService Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
It’s been a while since we checked in on commodity markets, which, like other markets, are having quite the interesting year. In particular, gold continues its march upward, while oil remains in a slump. As for the rest, most have been up and down and ended up close to where they were a year ago. By the end, you’ll see why gold stocks still look cheap despite these record prices — and why oil stocks, oddly enough, look expensive even as crude declines.
Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 1.1%, driven by gains of 1.9% in the Financials sector. The market is up 21% over the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually. Market details ›