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 ROI of LED

Why Marnie Abramson fell in love with lighting.

Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies Continue Dropping

The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit U.S. residential properties decreased to 6.04 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Infinity Apartments in Edgewater, N.J., Now 50 Percent Leased

Clal Insurance and Waterton Associates announced that Infinity Apartments, a new luxury apartment community in Edgewater, N.J., has reached the 50 percent leased mark.

Container-Based Component Added to Nashville Mixed-Use Development

SG Blocks, a designer of container-based structures, has unveiled plans for a 21-unit structure for oneC1TY, a mixed-use development currently under construction in Nashville.

Appliances

If your residents aren’t happy, they might not renew the lease.

Strategies for Success

AIM tackled an array of topics from internet security to creating brand ambassadors.

Clenergy Cooperates on 40MW PV Installation in Pakistan

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Energy Park, a 100 MW photovoltaic project, is currently underway in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, and Clenergy has recently won the bid for providing mounting systems to a 40MW installment.

How CBRE’s Robert Given Got $100M an Acre in Miami

Recently, CBRE closed the sale of 300 East in Miami for $125 million, or $100 million an acre, which is reportedly the highest price paid for undeveloped land in Miami. MHN talks to Robert Given, vice chairman of the South Florida Multifamily Institutional Properties Group, CBRE, about this sale, and what it means for multifamily development in South Florida.

Major London Landmark for Sale as Deloitte Puts $1 Billion Price Tag on The Gherkin Building

An overseas buyer is reportedly set to become the new owner of London’s iconic Gherkin building.

Finance Veteran Dave Borsos Joins NMHC as VP, Capital Markets

The National Multifamily Housing Council has hired Dave Borsos as vice president, capital markets.