Joining him as presenters at the event will be the UA's Vest; R.L. Brown of R.L. Brown Housing Reports in Phoenix; and Jim Marian, of Chapman Lindsey Commercial Real Estate. Southwest Gas is the headline sponsor. ... Most of them aren't using them to buy a third vacation house. Hewitt Associates, a consulting firm that produces surveys on this sort of thing, said the median holiday bonus this year will only amount to about $250. And only 24 percent of firms are planning ...