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/.
The International Well Building Institute Announces the Practitioner Portion of the Peer Review Process for the Well Building Standard
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) launched the second phase of the Peer Review process for the WELL Building Standard.
Economy Watch: Federal Deficit Continues to Shrink
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the federal budget deficit for the fiscal year of 2014 (which ends Sept. 30) will amount to $506 billion, or about $170 billion lower than the shortfall in 2013.
Leasing Begins at Charlotte Student-Housing Project
Leasing has started at a new student-housing property, University House BLVD. The development, which is at the corner of University City Blvd. and Mallard Creek Church Rd. in Charlotte, N.C., is currently under construction, and will open in 2015.
Development Trends in Charlotte: Interview with Marc Robinson of Multi Housing Advisors
The multifamily markets in the southern and mid-Atlantic regions of the country are booming. MHN talks to Marc Robinson, co-founder and co-managing partner of Atlanta-based Multi Housing Advisors, who is overseeing their Charlotte, N.C., branch, about investment and development trends in the region.
JV to Construct First LEED-Certified Community in Park Ridge, Ill.
Trammell Crow Company residential subsidiary High Street Residential and its joint venture partner The Carlyle Group have announced they will construct Park 205, a Class A apartment community in Park Ridge, Ill., an inner-ring northwest suburb of Chicago.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Continue Their Deceleration
The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which were released on Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices, show a sustained slowdown in U.S. home price increases.
Work Begins on Affordable Housing Near Albany
Ground has broken on Lion Heart Residences, a 72-unit affordable housing project in Cohoes, a town in Albany County, N.Y.
Yardi Joins Forces with The Home Depot to Offer Clients More Purchasing Options and Full Purchasing Control
Yardi® clients can now easily access thousands of The Home Depot® products either in store or online with a click of a button via the online procurement system offered with Yardi Procure to Pay™, a fully automated end-to-end procurement and invoice processing platform.
Auction.com Adds Mindy Heppberger as Chief Legal Officer
Auction.com LLC, an online real estate marketplace, announced the appointment of Mindy Heppberger as executive vice president and chief legal officer.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Fairly Good Housing News
Fairly good housing news during the Dog Days of summer.