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/.

Atlas Real Estate Partners Acquires FL Property

The company purchased Pier 5350, a 400-unit community in Jacksonville, and plans to make green upgrades to the property.

Emotional-Support Animals and Community Pet Policies

Even if a community has a strict no-pet policy, emotional support animals are an exception. Here’s what you need to know.

Tampa Asset Commands $31M

Franklin Street arranged the sale of River View Apartments from River View Tampa. The community includes 296 units.

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $134M AL Sale

The portfolio includes five properties: Crossings at Pinebrook, The Pathways, Sandpiper, Windsor Place and Yester Oaks, all located in Mobile.

Suburban Dallas Community Changes Hands

JLL’s Capital Markets team secured acquisition financing for Frontline Holdings, which bought the 334-unit apartment community in Lewisville from InterCapital Group.

JPI’s DFW Development Underway

The company plans to add 416 units to Jefferson Mercer II, its Farmers Branch-based live-work-play community.

Animal House: Are Residents Happy With Pets at the Community?

This month MHN and Kingsley Associates explore apartment pet policies and how renters feel about them.

Oak Coast, BMC Investments Expand Denver Portfolio

The $78 million acquisition of St. Moritz Apartments is the sixth purchase the investment team has made together in the market.

JV Acquires Massive San Diego-Area TOD

TruAmerica Multifamily and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. secured Alterra & Pravada at Grossmont Station, a 527-unit property in La Mesa.

CIM Group Makes DC Mixed-Use Purchase

Trellis House is a newly constructed property in the city’s Shaw/U Street Corridor with 319 units and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.