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/.
Creating a Live-Work-Play Community for Jersey Professionals
Fisher Development Associates has broken ground on 33 Park Avenue, a new luxury rental building in downtown Jersey City’s Gold Coast.
Economy Watch: Good Times for Hotels, But Properties Are Harder to Develop
Apartments have been the darling of the recovery since the recovery started, but the hotel market has snapped back from the dark days of 2009 and ’10 almost as dramatically.
ConAm Group Acquires Denver-Area Aparments
The ConAm Group has acquired PeakView Place, a 296-unit apartment property in metro Denver, for an unspecified price.
Ted Meylor Assumes Role of CEO for RED Capital Group
RED Capital Group and ORIX USA Corporation announced that Edward Meylor will be assuming the role of CEO for RED Capital Group, as Mike Moran, current CEO, transitions back to the parent company, ORIX USA.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: 8 Traits to Look For in a Multifamily Employee
Resumes don’t always tell you everything about a job candidate. Here are some character traits you might want to look for in your multifamily employees.
Bringing Urban Amenities to a Canadian Lakefront Property
LJM Developments, a developer based in Burlington, Ontario, plans to begin construction soon on a luxury housing and retail development project called Waterview Condominiums.
Economy Watch: ULI Predicts Healthy Real Estate Markets Through ’17
With its weakened job growth, sluggish GDP expansion, and uncertainty about interest rates, the first quarter produced some jitters about the economy, and thus the potential for further real estate growth.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Looking Beyond the Resume: 8 Traits to Look For in a Multifamily Employee
Resumes can reveal a lot about a potential property management candidate—relevant experience, education and ability to write a resume, to name a few things. But they don’t tell anything about the personality of the candidate (unless, of course, they submitted the resume in crayon, which says they have a wonderful, childlike spirit, or are a serial killer. It could really go either way). You’re going to spend a lot of time with the people on your team, more than you do with your family. Plus, this person will be interacting with residents, so you want to make sure that he…
Attracting Residents with Bike Sharing
JMF Properties has tapped Zagster, a major provider in bike-sharing programs for the real estate industry, to offer bike sharing to the residents of Estling Village in Denville, N.J.