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/.

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.

Economy Watch: FOMC Noncommittal on Interest Rates

The Federal Open Market Committee released its notes from its Sept. 16-17 meeting, and as usual, it purposefully offered nothing conclusive about when interest rates will rise.

Orkin Releases New Findings Regarding Pests in Apartment Homes

According to a survey released by pest control company Orkin, recurring pest issues cause 60 percent of apartment renters to look for a new place to live—a finding supported by the National Apartment Association.

Case Studies: Getting the Green Treatment

Two projects in San Francisco and Chicago exemplify sustainability at its best.

Avanti Rolling Out New Seniors Properties in Texas

Avanti Senior Living is on the verge of starting work on its latest property, Avanti at Flower Mound, which is part of a series of the developments by the Woodlands-based company either recently under way or in the advanced planning stages.

Alkis Klimathianos Joins Goldstein, Hill & West Architects as Senior Associate

Goldstein, Hill & West Architects (GHWA), a New York City-based architecture firm responsible for more than 35,000 residential units in over 100 buildings throughout Manhattan, announces that Alkis Klimathianos has joined the firm as a senior associate in its design department.