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/.
A Compromise in Cambridge: Public-Private Partnership Results in Affordable Homes
After years of nurturing a controversial affordable housing project through the planning and approval stages, as well as overcoming legal battles and the recession, Lori Cowles finally gets to watch it go up before her eyes in Cambridge.
Collier Cos. Buys Tampa Apartments, Plans Student Housing on Site
The Collier Cos. of Gainesville, Fla., has acquired the 100-unit Sunset Square Apartments in north Tampa for $6.4 million from Sunset Square Blackhawk Realty Advisors.
Economy Watch: QE3 on Its Way Out
The Federal Reserve’s massive, two-year stimulus of the economy—occasionally still called QE3—is now set to ride off into the sunset, according to the latest minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Solid Jobs Report
A solid jobs report for June.
Dominium Develops Affordable Senior Community in Suburban Minneapolis
Minneapolis-based Dominium, an owner, developer and manager of apartment communities across the country, has announced the construction of a new independent seniors affordable housing community called The Cavanaugh.
Economy Watch: Consumer Credit Still Growing
U.S. consumer credit rose at an annualized 7.4 percent in May compared, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s a sizable increase, but not as much as in April, when the annualized increase was 10 percent.
New Apartments Benefitting from High Line Location
Manhattan’s High Line, the linear park famed for spurring development and leasing in its general vicinity in the five years since the first phase opened, still seems to be working its magic.
RIVERGATE | KW Management Launches Multifamily and Commercial Property Management Firm
Two veteran real estate investment, management and consulting companies have announced the formation of RIVERGATE | KW Management, a new entity focusing on multi-family and commercial property management.