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/.
Economy Watch: Chicago Fed Says Economy Still Growing
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index edged down to +0.12 in June from +0.16 in May, according to the Chicago Fed.
Greystone Launches Seniors Housing Investment Sales and Advisory Group
Greystone, a national provider of multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, announced it has launched a seniors housing real estate sales and investment advisory group through the acquisition of the ARA National Seniors Housing Group from ARA National Seniors Housing Group Ltd.
TruAmerica Multifamily Acquires Phoenix Apartment
TruAmerica Multifamily, a California investor, has acquired Avenue 25 Apartments, a 254-unit multifamily community in Phoenix, for $35.4 million, or about $139,370 a unit.
J Turner Research Ranks Lincoln Pointe Miami’s Best Property
Lincoln Pointe Apartments, managed by LCOR, has been ranked the “Best Property” with the most satisfied apartment residents in Miami by J Turner Research, a provider of market research for the multifamily industry.
Economy Watch: Consumer Sentiment Up in June
Despite outbreaks of international brouhaha, American consumers were a little more optimistic in June than in May, though not quite as much as economists had expected.
Climbing Employment in Atlanta Drives Rental Demand and Multifamily Construction
The upswing in Atlanta economy continues as employers create more and more jobs, indirectly fueling the residential market.
Stiles Residential Group and the Rockefeller Group Start Work on Fort Lauderdale Apartments
Stiles Residential Group and the Rockefeller Group have broken ground on 215 SE 8th Ave., a 254-unit residential tower in Fort Lauderdale.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Slid in June
U.S. housing starts in June came in at an annualized rate of 893,000 units, according to the Census Bureau on Thursday.
McCann Realty Partners Acquires Raleigh’s Crest at Brier Creek Apartments
McCann Realty Partners and its equity partner DRA Advisors have acquired The Crest at Brier Creek Apartments in Raleigh, N.C.
Lennar Opens Condos in Master Planned Port Imperial in NJ
1000 Avenue at Port Imperial, a condo building on the Hudson River waterfront in Weehawken, N.J., has opened.