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/.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Appealing to Renters Who Are Parents
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend! Speaking of mothers, a lot of your residents are probably parents. So it might be worth it to make your community more kid and baby friendly.
AMCAL, TRI Point Homes Break Ground on OC Affordable Housing
Ground has been broken on Oceana Apartments, a multifamily affordable housing development in the Orange County ocean-side city of Huntington Beach, Calif.
American Micro Detection Systems Adds Urban Meters & Readers Inc.
American Micro Detection Systems Inc announced that their water analysis products REXTM and ToxicAlertTM will now be marketed and sold through Urban Meters & Readers, Inc. serving the Southern California region of the United States.
New Projects Easing San Francisco Residential Inventory Woes
A number of new condominium developments slated for delivery this year may do much to address the residential inventory crunch the Golden Gate city is experiencing.
Economy Watch: Seniors Housing Builders More Optimistic
The state of the housing market’s been getting some worried attention lately but the National Association of Home Builders offered a small but hopeful note.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Appealing to Renters Who Are Parents
Mother’s Day is this weekend! Which means that your favorite brunch place will have a line out the door. Maybe you should have thought ahead and made a reservation. Your mother was only in labor with you for 15 hours, and all she wants in return is french toast and a mimosa—is that too much to ask? Anyway, to segue seamlessly, a lot of your residents are probably mothers (nailed it!). Fathers, too. So it might be worth it to make your community more kid and baby friendly. Because a happy baby means a happy parent. And a happy parent means…
FRHI Announces Seven-Hotel Expansion in the MEAI Region
The MEAI region is set to see the development of seven new hotels operated by FRHI Hotels & Resorts, the company recently announced at the Arabian Travel Market.
White-Hot Tech Sector and Highest Construction Pace in Years Propel San Francisco’s Strong Rental Market
Embraced as the largest bastion of innovation and tech, the San Francisco Bay Area has seen its profile shoot through the roof in recent years, due to the increased activity of companies that have chosen to call Northern California their home.
Home Properties Begins Major Energy Upgrade on NJ Property
Home Properties has hired Lapolla Industries Inc. to implement Lapolla’s Multi-Family Energy Savings Program at the REIT’s Jacob Ford Village in Morristown, N.J.
HUD and Fannie Mae Announce Expansion of Green Preservation Plus
Fannie Mae, with support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA), today announced the expansion of Green Preservation Plus.



