Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Economy Watch: FHFA Not Focusing on GSE Wind Down
The new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Melvin L. Watt, used his first major speech at the Brookings Institution to emphasize a change in focus for his agency, which is the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, currently the linchpins of the nation’s residential property finance.
NOAH at Work on Adaptive Reuse in Massachusetts
Work is under way by Neighborhood of Affordable Housing on Sitkowski School Apartments in Webster, Mass.
David Hart Named President of Steinberg
International design firm Steinberg announced partner David Hart its new president, assuming the leadership from current president Rob Steinberg.
Crescent Bayshore in Tampa Begins Preleasing
Crescent Bayshore, the only apartment community situated along Tampa’s exclusive Bayshore Blvd., is now in preleasing.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Eke Out Small April Gain
Retail sales barely budged in April compared with March, according to the Census Bureau.
Upper West Side Still Tops Among NY Apartment Seekers
Online searches are now SOP for anyone looking for a rental apartment or a for-sale condo, and according to digital marketing firm Knightsbridge Park, online search patterns offer clues to the state of a market.
Edward R. James Companies Constructing 29-Unit Townhome in Chicago’s North Shore
Edward R. James Companies has received approval from the Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission to develop Brighton Mews, a 29-unit luxury townhome development in the heart of Park Ridge, Ill.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The Economy is Crawling Back
The economy is still crawling back to its previous health.
Economy Watch: Federal Deficit Continues to Drop
The federal government’s budget deficit dropped sharply in the first seven months of fiscal 2014 (beginning Oct. 1, 2013), according to a report by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
William Neville & Sons Begins Construction on New Westchester County Condos
Work has started on the Cambrium, a new-construction condo development at 10 Bryon Pl. in Larchmont, N.Y.