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: Retail Sales Up Modestly in June
Retail sales were up 0.2 percent in June compared with May, according to the Census Bureau, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Total sales for the month came in at $439.9 billion, up 4.3 percent from June 2013.
Oden Hughes Adds Property Management Services
Austin-based Oden Hughes LLC has launched a new property management division headed by industry veteran Stephani Park.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Luxury Student Housing
Is the influx of luxury student housing communities a fleeting trend, or is it here to stay?
Bell Partners Acquires 240-Unit Apartment Community in Boston Metro Area for $54.1M
Bell Partners Inc., has acquired Lodge at Stoughton, a 240-unit community in Stoughton, Mass., for $54.1 million from the Hanover Company.
Economy Watch: Citi Pays Fine for Subprime Misdeeds
Citigroup agreed to pay $7 billion to settle charges levied by the U.S. Department of Justice that the banking giant routinely and brazenly securitized and sold vast numbers of bum mortgages to investors in 2006 and ’07, and knew it was doing so.
Multi-Housing News: Inside the July 2014 Issue
Read the articles from the latest digital issue of Multi-Housing News.
The Arc of Technology
As the ‘Internet of Everything’ unlocks huge business potential, apartment companies need to be on the lookout for progress’ unintended risks.
LaSalle Group Opens New Memory Care Property in San Antonio
Autumn Leaves of Stone Oak, a new construction memory-care property, has opened in San Antonio. The 30,000-square-foot facility is at 20271 Stone Oak Parkway, 14 miles north of downtown, and will provide specialized care for about 50 residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory impairment.