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Down Payments Are on the Rise in These 5 Costly Metros

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San Jose, California topped the list of the 5 U.S. metros home to the highest down payments with a hefty $142,006 average, followed by three other California metros: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where down payments average $131,631, $104,749, and $98,593, respectively. Financials. Affordability.

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Salary Needed to Afford a Home in the Top 15 Metros

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Housing costs are the biggest expense Americans have, with about one-third of the average American salary going toward these. The site compared median home values, property tax rates, down payment, homeowners insurance, and other debt payments to calculate these results. Salary Needed to Afford a Home in the Top 15 Metros. cbroderick.

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CFMA 2013 Annual Conference: What’s In It for Me?

Carol Hagen

This year is no exception as many will make the trek to San Diego to reconnect with friends, accumulate needed CPE credits and have fun. The CFMA conference lunches, networking and social activities provide time for mini consultations with speakers, exhibitors, CPAs, and Insurance experts from across the country.

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California Health Care Firm Moving Headquarters To Carmel, IN

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In Carmel, IN, executives from San Diego, CA-based American Specialty Health Inc. Executives from American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), a health services company, have announced the company’s plans to move its corporate headquarters from San Diego, CA to Carmel, IN, creating up to 675 new jobs by 2016.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Furthermore, Arizona is a right-to-work state with a very low unionization rate, one of the lowest unemployment insurance tax rates in the nation, and workers compensations rates that are much lower than the national average. Located in an amenity-rich area with high-quality housing choices and top performing schools. In 2016, U.S.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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Rick Perry and GEICO Chairman and CEO Tony Nicely recently announced the insurance giant will be expanding its Katy operations, creating 1,000 new jobs over the next three years and $8.5 Texas Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber noted that Texas is the 12th-largest insurance market in the world. “We By Ed Felton.

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Fall Conferences 2019: Top Takeaways

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With many speakers re-asserting that climate change needs to be part of real estate strategy, a particularly interesting topic arose around the relationship of insurance, climate change, and real estate. 5: Housing, housing, housing! San Diego Green Building Conference | San Diego, CA. #14: