Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
Jessica has been with the company since 2011 and previously was with Weekly Reader and IQPC. Contact Jessica at jessica.fiur@cpe-mhn.com, on Twitter @jfiur or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafiur/.
New Development Features Workforce and Supportive Housing
Highridge Gardens, a new housing development in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., has opened. The locally based Kearney Realty & Development Group, along with Rehabilitation Support Service, developed the property.
Condo Development Comes to Up-and-Coming NY Area
George Xu and Century Development are developing Liv@ Murray Park, a new 39-apartment condo development in Long Island City, with Modern Spaces acting as sales agent for the property.
Economy Watch: Warnings of a New Recession?
This month’s CFNAI-MA3 is more evidence for the widely held notion that the economy slowed down during the first quarter and might not be speeding up now.
Alston Park Redevelopment Honored for Innovation, Wins LEED Gold
Alston Park, an affordable multifamily development in Cincinnati, has received the Ohio Conference of Community Development President’s Award for Innovative Practices.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: 4 Strategies to Deal with Problem Residents
What do you do when residents are annoying you?
Industry Veterans Launch Redwood Realty Advisors
Redwood Realty Advisors announced the launch of its new real estate brokerage and advisory firm. The team of brokers will focus exclusively on multifamily properties in New Jersey and New York.
BRIDGE Housing Opens First Los Angeles Property
Set on a 3-1/2-acre site on the north side of the Gardena High School campus, Sage Park Apartments will offer 90 affordable family apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
Economy Watch: Water Crisis: Today California, Tomorrow Everywhere Else?
The rest of the nation should hope that California isn’t going to be a bellwether when it comes to a dire water shortage, but with the long-term prospect of a warmer and drier climate worldwide, it might be a good idea to at least pay attention to what’s going on in California as it tries to deal with its drought.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: 4 Strategies to Deal with Problem Residents
You might not admit it, but there are going to be times when your residents annoy you. (Well, you shouldn’t admit it to the residents, but I’m sure it comes out over a beer or two with your colleagues.) In a recent blog on Rent Sauce, author Dallas Jensen discusses what could result from negative feelings about your residents, including bad reviews about the community and lower resident retention. And, of course there are going to be downsides to not liking your residents, but what happens if you really can’t avoid it? In college, I worked at a movie theater…
Plans for The Curtis’ Residential Space in Philly Unveiled
Plans for The Curtis, which is a downtown Philadelphia apartment development by Keystone Property Group and Mack-Cali, have been made public.