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In areas prone to natural disasters, first-year premiums could rise between 10% to 15% annually, but many appraisers are inaccurately calculating renewal hikes.

The increase that followed in the pandemic’s wake is subsiding, and migration patterns are shifting, according to Redfin.

Acting Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson and the Housing Policy Council say the new amounts are not good for affordable housing.

Scott Hanson is a senior partner and founding principal of Allworth Financial. A nationally recognized financial expert, he has been listed as one of the 25 most influential people in the financial services industry nationwide.

Under Scott’s direction, through a combination of both organic expansion and acquisition, Allworth Financial has grown to over $8 billion in assets under administration. Over the past two years, Scott and his business partner have introduced Allworth into over 17 markets, growing the company’s service offerings to now include tax planning, accounting, and estate planning guidance.

With over 30 years of financial sector experience, Certified Financial Planner™ Mark Shone is an advisor in Allworth Financial’s Walnut Creek office.

Mark has a degree in Finance from California State University, Sacramento, and has completed the certificate in taxation from UCLA and financial education courses at the Wharton School.

A sought-after speaker at financial education conferences, in his free time, Mark enjoys golf and plays the drums in a Bay Area band. As for his advisory philosophy, he said: “Helping people reach their financial goals is something I take very seriously, and I make it my mission to provide clients with the same level of advice and care that I would give to a member of my own family.”

Simon Hoyle is an independent financial advisor recruiter He helps advisors' practices and clients maximize their net. He is responsible for consulting with financial advisors with a broad range of focuses, bringing them to a better place while revealing unknown broker dealer and RIA benefits in the marketplace. Also, Simon provides valuable insight and metrics to buying and selling financial practices, including the why and how of remote client opportunities.

Higher sales commissions helped to drive production costs to their second-highest level since the Mortgage Bankers Association started its survey in 2008.

The White House is considering nominating Richard Cordray, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2013 to 2017, as the Federal Reserve's next vice chairman of supervision, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The deadline is approaching quickly, but it’s still not too late to get started, writes the manager of Falcon Capital Advisors.

Tim Renner is manager of Falcon Capital Advisors.