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/.
HAP Investments Starts on East Harlem Apartments
Ground has been broken for 329 Pleasant Ave. in Harlem, N.Y., which will be called HAP 5. The property will rise eight stories in the eastern part of that neighborhood, and contain 20 apartment units.
Axiometrics Report Highlights Apartment Rent Growth in March
The national apartment market experienced a slight uptick in annual effective rent growth during March 2014, increasing at a rate of 3.1 percent, according to the monthly report by Axiometrics.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales See Uptick
Housing numbers have been trending negative lately, at least in terms of sales (prices are still going up), but the National Association of Realtors reported that after months of going nowhere, its pending home sales rose in March.
Joint Venture Begins Work on Historic Apartment Rehab in Detroit
Ground has been broken on the redevelopment of Cass Plaza and the Davenport Building, two properties in the Cass Corridor in Midtown Detroit. The redevelopment of the buildings will provide affordable apartments for 47 families.
Saving Money with Water Management
MHN interviews Chris Spain, president and CEO of HydroPoint, about their product WeatherTRAK, a cloud-based landscape irrigation management system, and how this could end up saving multifamily communities money.
United Group Welcomes Chief Operating Officer
As United Group of Companies continues to grow and evolve, the company welcomes Jeff Arnold as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of United Realty Management Corp., AMO®.
LaSalle Group to Break Ground on Chicago-Area Memory Care Community
The LaSalle Group will break ground on its ninth Chicago-area memory care community.
Economy Watch: Consumers Cheer Up
U.S. consumer sentiment is up, with the mid-April reading coming in at 82.6, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 5 Things Apartments Should Copy from Hotels
Apartment communities are taking cues from the hospitality industry. Here are five things apartments should adapt from hotels.
Hughes Corp. Plans Apartments for Downtown Summerlin
The Howard Hughes Corp. and the Calida Group have unveiled plans for the first multifamily residential development in the 400-acre Downtown Summerlin in the Summerlin master-planned community in Las Vegas.