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/.

Abode Communities’ Riverwalk at Reseda in LA Opens

Riverwalk at Reseda, an affordable housing property next to the Los Angeles River and Reseda Park, has opened.

Campus Apartments Completes Shippensburg U. Residence Upgrades

The second phase of a development project to upgrade all on-campus residences at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is complete.

RentCollect Global Increases Client Recovery and Reduces Risk Nationally

RentCollect Global of Seattle, earned certification through the Professional Practices Management System (“PPMS”) from The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (“ACA”) on January 24th, 2013 and recertified in 2014.

Economy Watch: New Home Sale Accelerate in August

Sales of new single-family houses in August were an annualized rate of 504,000 units, according to the Census Bureau and HUD.

Enterprise Homes Opens Seniors Housing Near Baltimore

Work has been completed on the Greens at Logan Field, an affordable seniors housing project in Baltimore County.

Meta Housing, Western Community Housing Finish San Clemente Seniors Apartments

Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments, an affordable seniors housing property in San Clemente, has been completed. The 76-unit project was a joint development by Meta Housing Corp. and Western Community Housing.

Iconic Jersey City Art and Theatre Group Opens At Journal Square

Art House Productions, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts in Jersey City, opened a new 8,300-square-foot building in the revitalized neighborhood of Journal Square.

New-Home Sales Top 500,000 in August, Highest Level Since 2008, Says NAHB

Sales of newly built, single-family homes increased 18 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units in August, the highest level in six years, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

KTGY-Designed Student Housing Opens at WesternU

Architecture and planning firm KTGY Group and student housing developer Hanover Pacific have announced the unveiling of the Daumier at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif.

Economy Watch: Home Price Increases Continue to Slow

More evidence that the residential expansion this time isn’t a bubble: According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. home prices were up 0.1 percent in July compared with June.