FirstService Corporation · Toronto, ON Canada ·(Toronto: FSV)(NASDAQ (GS): FSRV)

FirstService can sell you property, make it look nice, and manage it for you, too. The company's property management services subsidiaries, Continental, Wentworth and Merit Companies, oversee more than 3,700 US residential communities (some 900,000 units). FirstService also provides real estate services including brokerage (sale and leasing), property management, and valuation and advisory services worldwide via CMN International under the Colliers brand. Other divisions include franchised property improvement services (brands include California Closets and College Pro Painters). In 2008 it sold its Intercon Security and Security Services & Technologies subsidiaries to ADT Security for $187 million. To read the full description, subscribe now.