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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Economy Watch: Consumers Expected to Spend More This Holiday Season
The International Council of Shopping Centers forecasts that U.S. holiday retail sales will improve 4 percent this year compared with 2013 (the organization counts sales in November and December as holiday sales).
Ground Broken on Villas on the Boulevard in Santa Clara
Groundbreaking ceremonies have been held for Villas on the Boulevard, a new 186-unit luxury apartment community in Santa Clara, Calif.
Economy Watch: Residential Price Increase Still Slowing
Trulia reported that asking prices for U.S. residential properties rose 0.8 percent in September, up in 92 of the 100 largest metro markets.
Making Magic
The first impression received by prospects will largely shape their renting decisions.
USC Casden Predicts Higher SoCal Apartment Rents
The 2014 USC Casden Multifamily Forecast reports that apartment rents are continuing to rise throughout Southern California as the demand for rental housing outpaces the completion of new units.
Tristan Capital Partners and STAM Europe Inaugurate $130M Office Campus in Central Paris
A partnership between a real estate investment fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners and co-investor STAM Europe marked the official opening of a nearly 264,000-square-foot office complex located in the heart of Paris.
Marriott International to Open 30 Hotels Across Africa By 2020
Marriott International, the largest hotel company in the world with more than 4,087 properties in over 80 countries, recently revealed plans to open 30 new hotels across the African continent by 2020.
Auction.com Launches Auction Finance
Auction.com has launched Auction Finance, a new division created to facilitate financing for commercial and residential real estate investors.
ABI Multifamily Brokers Two Phoenix MF Sales
Winding Creek Apartments has acquired Winding Creek, a 54-unit garden-style apartment community in Phoenix, from J & Z Property Management for $1.7 million. Earlier in the week, the same buyer also purchased the Fountainhead Apartments, a two-story garden-style apartment community in Phoenix from Clancy & Associates for $8.145 million.