Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.

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Alliance Residential Partners with IREM

Alliance Residential has teamed with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) to offer two of the industry’s real estate management credentials available to Alliance associates through its learning management platform, Alliance University.

Freddie Mac Picks Lenders for Small Loan Product

Freddie Mac has tapped three lenders as the first ones to sell loans to the company as part of its new Small Business Lending product: Hunt Mortgage Group, Greystone Servicing Corp. and Arbor Commercial Mortgage.

Shuster Group Reaches 80-Percent Occupancy at Jersey City Apartment

The Shuster Group has reached 80 percent occupancy on The Art House, a luxury multifamily building in downtown Jersey City, with approximately 100 of the 119 new residences now leased.

Economy Watch: Oil Prices Slide More

The worldwide price of oil continued its fall with the international benchmark Brent crude coming in at $82.34, the lowest price in more than four years.

Watch Multifamily Technology: Past and Future Webinar On Demand!

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of MHN’s Tech Choice Awards, we’re hosting a webinar titled “Multifamily Technology: Past and Future” tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST.

Multi-Housing News: Inside the November 2014 Issue

Read the articles from the latest digital issue of Multi-Housing News.

Laundry Day

Do your residents dread dealing with your washers and dryers?

Candlebrook and Lubert-Adler Acquire Student Housing for $230M

Candlebrook and Lubert-Adler Partners have acquired five student-housing properties in various parts of the Eastern United States from Trinitas Ventures for $230 million.

Making Your Mark

Multifamily benchmarking has come a long way, but there’s still room for improvement.