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/.
Economy Watch: Home Price Increases Sluggish
The post-recession trajectory of U.S. residential prices has one of increases, but data since early 2014 has pointed to a slowing down of those increases.
What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Goodbye, 2014: Apartment Trends We’re So Over
As a real estate editor, I see my fair share of apartment trends. Some are pretty awesome—guest suites! package management systems! Frozen sing-alongs! [insert some pun here to ‘let it go.’ I’m not feeling creative]. But for some trends, well, can’t we just “let them go” already? (Yes! Nailed it!) I’m sure some people still love these things we see over (and over, and over) again at apartments, which is why we’re still seeing them. But, it’s almost 2015, and I personally am ready to see what the new year has in store for apartments. So, while we’re all making resolutions…
Waterton Acquires 2460 Peachtree in Atlanta
Waterton Associates has acquired 2460 Peachtree Apartments, a 236-unit high-rise rental tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, for an unspecified sum.
MHN Interview: Brice Leconte, Founder, iUnit
iUnit is a new modular housing project coming to Denver in 2015, blending smart energy use, wireless connectivity, green construction and the urban living preferences of American Millennials.
Berkshire Grabs 325-Unit M-F Asset in Dallas’ Medical District
Berkshire Group wraps up a busy year of buying with the acquisition of Aura Medical District, a 325-unit apartment community in Dallas’ booming Medical District.
NJAA Hires Nichole F. LoPresti as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Special Events
The New Jersey Apartment Association has announced that Nichole F. LoPresti of Marlton, N.J., has joined the organization as senior vice-president of government affairs and special events.
Contegra Construction’s Trailblazer Commons Phase I Opens in Illinois
Phase I of Trailblazer Commons, serving Godfrey, Ill.-based Lewis and Clark Community College, has opened to students.
‘The Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: Oil Prices Slip Sliding Away
I think in many respects being an economist means you look at things the same way an urban planner does but with a much longer time horizon. A planner thinks about what initiatives make the city better today. An economist thinks about what is happening now that will affect what the city will look like, but much further into the future.
Economy Watch: Holiday Retail Sales Strong This Year
Holiday retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas—except for car sales— increased 5.5 percent this year compared to the same period last year, according to MasterCard’s SpendingPulse report.
West Village Proerty on the Block
8 Charles Lane, a Manhattan property with an 88-foot by 103-foot footprint, has been put on the market. The property is unusual, according to the seller’s representatives, in that few other sites in the West Village neighborhood offer the possibility of ground-up multifamily development.