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/.

MassHousing’s $66M Financing Strategy

Why MassHousing provided $66 million for an affordable seniors community.

Economy Watch: Are Millennials Key for the Recovery of the Single-Family Market?

The single-family market is improving, but at a slow pace. Could Millennials aid in the recovery?

$15M New Multifamily Community 100 Percent Leased

Housing Trust Group announced the opening of Village Place Apartments, a $15 million, 112-unit mid-rise apartment development that is already 100 percent leased.

Acquiring and Rebranding a 350-Unit Community

A joint venture of Carroll Organization, a privately held multifamily investor; a W.P. Carey’s non-traded REIT; and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners has acquired Pinnacle Ridge, a 350-unit apartment property in Durham, N.C.

Pillar Announces Top Hires to its Originations Department

Pillar, a Guggenheim Partner affiliate and provider of financing solutions for affordable multifamily properties, has added four new executive hires to the team.

New York and Brooklyn Multifamily Prices are Rising. Here’s Why.

Halstead Property Development Marketing has released the industry’s first-ever comprehensive report analyzing new development sales market data and sees continued robust pricing in the new development market for both Manhattan and Brooklyn in 2015.

An Inside Look at a Historic Redevelopment

The renovation of the historic Wiley Building.

AMCAL Multi-Housing Hires Chief Estimator

Allan Backhaus Jr. has joined AMCAL Multi-Housing in the new position of chief estimator.

How to Create a Safer Multifamily Community

Rainbow Housing Assistance Corp. Executive Director Flynann Janisse spoke with Multi-Housing News about how service-enriched housing programs create a safer and more secure community.

Shall We Dance?: The Dermot Company’s 66 Rockwell Partners with Acclaimed Dance Group

A selection of regularly-scheduled on-site dance and fitness classes will be offered to residents of 66 Rockwell, a ground-up rental development in the BAM Cultural District of downtown Brooklyn.