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: E-Commerce Retail Continues to Expand
The Census Bureau reported that U.S. e-commerce retail sales for the first quarter of 2014, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $71.2 billion, an increase of 2.8 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2013.
Seagate Buys Denver Apartment Tower for $20M
Seagate Properties has acquired the 107-unit Wellshire, an apartment property at 2499 S. Colorado Blvd. in the University Park neighborhood in Denver from Pathfinder Partners for $20.7 million.
Carnegie and Creation Baumann Celebrate 40 Year Partnership
Textile manufacturer Carnegie and Swiss textile innovator Creation Baumann celebrate 40 years of design excellence.
Bellwether Enterprise Expands East Coast Presence with New Hire and New Office in Boston
Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment, announced the hiring of Paul E. Donahue as senior vice president.
Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Reform Legislation Advances
The National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment Association have issued a joint statement from NMHC senior vice president of government affairs Cindy Chetti, hailing the Senate Banking Committee’s passage of housing finance reform legislation.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Gain Ground in April
The Census Bureau reported that private housing starts came in at an annualized rate of 1.072 million units in April, a sizable 13.2 percent upswing from March, when starts were an annualized 947,000 units.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Apartment Bathrooms and Prospective Residents
It’s a question all prospective renters want to know when they’re touring an apartment, but very few ask: Could they use the toilet? It’s embarrassing for people to ask, but why should it be? A recent article in The New York Times asked if people attending open houses should be able to use the toilets of the houses they were scoping out, and the answer was yes. So shouldn’t it be the same when people are looking at apartments? They’re going to be living there, after all. Shouldn’t they be able to make sure the plumbing works? Don’t you want…
ACH Plans Student Housing Property in Waco
Asset Campus Housing has unveiled plans for the Domain at Waco, an off-campus student housing property. The development will be a 186-unit property with 564 beds.
Multifamily Surge Propels Housing Starts Over 1 Million Mark in April, Says NAHB
Soaring production of multifamily apartments pushed nationwide housing starts above the million-unit mark in April, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Infographic: Construction Industry on the Rise
A look at the most profitable areas in the private sector for 2014.