Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Economy Watch: Is CRE Improving?
A look at the federal government’s latest report on CRE.
HUD to Distribute $150M to State Housing Agencies for Low-Income Rental Assistance
HUD has awarded $150 million in rental assistance to 25 state housing agencies, with the goal of preventing individuals with disabilities from being institutionalized or possibly falling into homelessness.
New Hyatt Regency-Branded Hotel Opens in Dubai
Hyatt Hotels Corp. recently announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights, the fifth Hyatt-branded property in the city. Developed by wasl Hospitality, a subsidiary of wasl Asset Management, the new hotel is comprised of two 538-foot high-rise towers located next to the Dubai Creek.
ULI and The MacArthur Foundation Launch Online Portal
The Urban Land Institute (ULI), with the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, has launched How Housing Matters, an interdisciplinary online portal focused on housing’s role in individual and neighborhood well being.
How to Successfully Rebrand a Foreclosure
Multifamily real estate investment firm Shamrock Communities has reopened its two rebranded Las Vegas properties after a $2.5 million capital improvement project at Liberty Village and Village Square.
Economy Watch: How Energy Prices Are Affecting CRE
Domestic energy prices seem to have stabilized for now, but that still leaves a question: what will low energy prices do to (and for) commercial real estate over the longer run?
Work Nearly Complete on 110 First Street in Jersey City
Urban Development Partners, along with ARES Management and BLDG Management, is close to completion on 110 First Street in Jersey City’s waterfront (the property’s also known as The One).
Response to Baby Boomers Buying in Urban Core
When referring to the Great Generation and older Baby Boomers, the reliance on historical data—and 2000-2010 is historical—needs to be weighed with the reality of what is happening in certain urban core cities like San Francisco, since the recession ended.
Rental Beast Expands to Greater Philadelphia and Chicago Markets
Rental Beast, a rental real estate listing service, announced its expansion to the Greater Philadelphia and Chicago areas
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The Residential Market is a Little Slow
The residential market’s a little slow, which affects parts of the commercial side.