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/.

Albuquerque Market Snapshot

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area is still lagging in its continuous process of pulling out of the deepest and longest recession since the 1930s.

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Baby Boom in 2020?

Will there be a baby boom starting around 2020?

Decron Acquires 440-Unit Apartment in Los Angeles Area for $82.5M

Decron Properties Corp. has acquired Village Crossing, a 440-unit garden style, multifamily apartment community in Chino Hills, Calif., from Invesco Real Estate for $82.25 million.

Economy Watch: More Evidence That Home Price Growth is Slowing

FNC reported that its Composite 100 index was up 8 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago; the year-over-year increases for the index have been slowing since peaking in February at 9.4 percent, which was the highest rate since 2006.

National CORE, CHW Break Ground on SoCal Affordable Housing

National Community Renaissance and Community HousingWorks have broken ground on Mission Cove, an affordable housing property in Oceanside, Calif.

Turning Up the Heat

Prevent discrimination claims at your community.

Bainbridge Picks McShane for New Student Housing Near U of I

The Bainbridge Cos. has tapped McShane Construction Co. to build Campus Circle-Urbana, a new student housing project adjacent to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus.

North Creek Apartments Acquired by Lowe Enterprise Investors

In its second area rental property acquisition of the past half year, Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI) has acquired the 264-unit North Creek apartment community in Everett, Wash.

Economy Watch: Fannie, Freddie Report Solid Q2

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported their second quarter numbers: Fannie Mae reported income of $3.7 billion for the quarter, and Freddie Mac reported income of $1.9 billion.

Multi-Housing News: Inside the August 2014 Issue

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