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/.
EBSCO Income Properties Receives $39.5M in Financing for Two Acquisitions
Affiliates of EBSCO Income Properties have received 39.5 million in GSE loans for the acquisition of two apartment communities in the Southeast.
Economy Watch: Could Student Debt Negatively Affect Real Estate?
One aspect of consumer credit has a time-bomb potential when it comes to the health of the economy, and even certain aspects of residential and even commercial real estate: student loans.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: 5 Ways to Give Your Community an Apple Watch Makeover
Yesterday Apple had a huge announcement where they gave more details about their soon-to-be-released Apple Watch. And now we all know what we’re going to do with that extra 10 grand we have laying around in our apartments, right? Well, time will tell whether the Apple Watch will go the way of Google Glass, and be cool in theory but look totally lame in real life (and, like, be unusable. But, more importantly, will look dorky), or if we’ll all be walking around with our future-watches like George Jetson. But, as of now, people are super excited about the new…
Passco Bags New Apartment Community in Tampa Area for $54M
Passco Cos. has acquired the recently completed Azure Luxury Apartments, a 308-unit property in St. Petersburg, for $54 million.
CityView Hires VP of Development
CityView, an investment management and development firm focused on urban multifamily real estate in the Western United States, announced that H. Michael Schwartzman has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as vice president of development.
Should Apartments Appeal to Dog Owners?
Dog City, the popular, full-service dog daycare and spa from Related Companies, today opens a second Manhattan location at the Robert A.M. Stern-designed Abington House on the High Line.
Economy Watch: What Newest Employment Trends Mean for CRE
How increasing the number of jobs is affecting commercial real estate.
Meeting the Multifamily Demands of a Growing City
How one developer is meeting the demand for housing in a fast-growing market.
Economy Watch: How the Real Estate Industry is Benefitting from Job Increases
Finally, it looks like the U.S. economy is on the path of sustained job growth.
Linking Chocolate and Luxury Living
The third and final phase of the three-building, 328-unit apartment community called The Batch Yard is now complete in Everett, Mass. The community is built on the site of the one-time Charleston Chew Candy Factory.