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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Condo Prices Balloon in Seattle, LA, SF
Condominium prices increased in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and especially downtown Seattle in March 2014 over the previous year, according to Condominium Pricing Indexes released recently by The Mark Co. for each market.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Good Month for Hiring
March was a fairly good month for hiring.
Bonjour Capital’s 333 Greene in Brooklyn Launches Leasing
Leasing begins this month for 333 Greene Ave., a new 12-story, 56-unit rental property on the Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant border in Brooklyn.
Economy Watch: IMF Says Global Recession Risk Small
The International Monetary Fund said that the risk of another global recession isn’t as high now as it has been in recent years, attributing the declining risk to stronger-than-expected recoveries in the developed world, such as the United States, Germany and the U.K.
LCOR to Begin Leasing New Apartments at North Bethesda Center
LCOR will start leasing at the 341-unit Aurora, its apartment development in North Bethesda, Md., in June.
Carter Hires Jerome Hagley as Executive Vice President
Carter, a real estate investment, development and advisory firm, announced the addition of Jerome Hagley as executive vice president at the company.
NJBA Names Verdana Howell Community of the Year
The New Jersey Builders Association has named Verdana Howell, a Howell Township, N.J.-based joint-venture partnership between Sterling Properties and AST Development, as its “Community of the Year” among rental communities in the Garden State.
Economy Watch: Federal Deficit Still on Downward Track
The federal government ran a budget deficit of $413 billion for the first six months of fiscal year 2014 (beginning Oct. 1, 2013), the Congressional Budget Office reported.
South Common Apartments Acquired for $4M
A private investor based in Massachusetts has obtained a $4 million Fannie Mae loan to acquire South Common Apartments, a 72-unit apartment property in Lynn, Mass.
Sherwood Equities’ 500 West 21st Street Condominium Underway
Main foundation work is complete on a new condominium development from Sherwood Equities in Manhattan’s West Chelsea community.