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/.
Social Media Takeaways from the US Airways Pornographic Twitter Incident
US Airways recently accidentally tweeted an inappropriate image to a customer. Property managers could get some takeaways for their community’s social media pages from this incident.
Lynn Richards Named President and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism
Nationally recognized smart growth expert Lynn Richards will become the next president and chief executive officer of the Congress for the New Urbanism, the organization announced today.
Housing Starts Rise 2.8 Percent in March, According to NAHB
Led by a 6 percent rise in single-family starts, nationwide housing production rose 2.8 percent above an upwardly revised February rate of 920,000 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000 units in March, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
OzProp Selects Yardi Voyager 7S in Australia
Yardi announced today that Australian wholesale real estate investment trust manager OzProp selected Yardi Voyager® as its new property management and accounting platform.
BNE Real Estate Group Unveils Luxury Rental Community in Jersey City
Warren at York, a new luxury rental property in Jersey City, N.J., has been given its grand opening.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders a Little More Optimistic
The National Association of Home Builders reported that that the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, which gauges builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes, rose one point to 47 in April from a downwardly revised March reading of 46.
‘The Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: A Tunnel that Needs a Lot of Light?
“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.” —President Harry S. Truman, 33rd president, 1945-1953 History repeats itself in a lot of ways, but not typically how I would expect it to. Punditry, for whatever it’s worth isn’t an exact science, like psychology. OK, I just upset a bunch of psychologists but be thankful you’re not an economist. Uh-oh now I’ve upset a bunch of economists! But you’ve got to admit the amount of information swirling around about the lifeline of apartment rent health, the employment and unemployment numbers can make…
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Social Media Takeaways from the US Airways Pornographic Twitter Incident
“With great power comes great responsibility.” If that statement is good enough for Spider Man, it’s certainly good enough for social media managers. Because mistakes on social media, especially professional pages, can happen very quickly, and be seen by thousands of followers in an instant. Take, for example, US Airways’ latest social media gaffe. The company’s official Twitter account tweeted a pornographic image involving a woman and a US Airways’ branded toy airplane. (I’m not going to link it, so use your imagination. Or don’t. Seriously. Don’t.) The tweet was in response to a customer who had complained about a…
Mack-Cali Buy Boston-Area Apartments for $37M
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired Andover Place at 650 Bulfinch Dr. in Andover, Mass., which is in Essex County, north of Boston. The New Jersey-based REIT paid about $37.7 million for the 220-unit multifamily property.
‘Economy Watch’ with Dees Stribling: Fed Not Raising Rates
Fed not raising rates, even though employment’s better than expected.