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’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Strong Retail Sales and Lower Gas Prices

Strong retail sales and lower gas prices, in time for the holidays.

Economy Watch: Homebuilders’ Optimism Edges Down

Following a four-point uptick last month, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell one point in December to 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

TMS Development Undertakes Drayton Mills Rehab

Work has started on Drayton Mills Loft Apartments, a 289-unit apartment property in Spartanburg.

Bristol Housing Authority Executive Director Promoted to CEO

The Bristol Housing Authority has announced that long-time Executive Director Mitzy Rowe has been promoted to chief executive officer.

Luxury Oceanfront Condos Approved by Long Branch Planning Board

The planning board of Long Branch, N.J., has granted approval for South Beach at Long Branch, a luxury oceanfront condominium project to be developed by Montville, N.J.-based FEM Real Estate.

Economy Watch: Oil Continues Precipitous Price Drop

The price of crude oil, which is an international commodity, got another downward push when the energy minister of the UAE said that OPEC isn’t going to reverse its recent decision not to cut oil production, even if oil prices go as low as $40 a barrel.

Manhattan, Brooklyn Residential Markets Will Thrive in ’15

Parts of Manhattan are going to attract a new wave of residential buyers, and despite rising costs, Brooklyn’s going to continue to be a hot residential market, according to a newly release set of predictions about 2015 real estate activity by Voda Bauer Real Estate.

Cranes Rising in Toronto

Apartment rents are on the rise as condo development takes off.

Property Management Holiday Procedures at Student Housing Communities

MHN talks to Miles Orth, EVP and COO at Campus Apartments, about the behind-the-scenes work that occurs when students leave for the holidays.

New York By Gehry at 8 Spruce Street Spotlights Seasonal Art

As the first skyscraper designed by internationally acclaimed architect Frank Gehry, New York by Gehry at 8 Spruce Street is seen by many as a financial district architectural and artistic icon.