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/.

Taking Advantage of Low Levels of Apartment Vacancies

Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Yorktown, a 226-unit multifamily property one mile west of downtown Dallas.

Luxury Boutique-Size Multifamily Property Offers Unique Experience

Construction is under way on the Iron City Lofts project in downtown Birmingham, Ala.

Economy Watch: Fannie Mae Predicting Softer Multifamily Markets

Fannie Mae is mostly optimistic about the state of the multifamily industry in 2015 and beyond, but it doesn’t foresee quite the same kind of boom as in the last few years.

Skanska-Built Office Park in Katowice Debuts First of Four Buildings

Skanska Property Poland recently announced the official opening of the first building in its Silesia Business Park, located in the city of Katowice.

Bascom/Oaktree Venture Acquires Suburban Dallas Apartments

A joint venture of Bascom and Oaktree Capital Management has acquired The Timber Links, a 480-unit apartment property Denton, a north suburb of Dallas, for an unspecified price.

The Benefits of Acquiring Near Amazon

Kent, Wash., is among the top four manufacturing and distribution centers in the United States. Amazon’s construction of a 1.3 million-square-foot fulfillment center has quickly made that company a leading area employer.

Economy Watch: Architecture Billings Drop Worrisome for CRE

The American Institute of Architects reported its latest Architecture Billings Index this week, noting that the index dropped below 50 for the first time in a good many months.

AV Homes Kicks Off 2015 with Six National Industry Honors

AV Homes, a builder of resort-style homes and communities in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina, was recently honored with five Best of 50+ Housing Awards by the National Association of Homebuilders.

Trammell Crow Completes Suburban Chicago Apartments

Trammell Crow Co., through its wholly owned subsidiary High Street Residential, has completed its 138-unit Midtown Square apartment development in suburban Chicago.

Sale of PATRIZIA Immobilien’s PROVINOPARK Apartments in Augsburg Almost Complete

Almost all the apartments within PATRIZIA Immobilien AG’s new city neighborhood “Wohnen im PROVINOPARK” in Augsburg have been sold.