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/.
Economy Watch: Employment Metrics Not Bad in March
The increase in U.S. jobs in March (up 192,000) was welcome news to those worried that something more deleterious than cold weather had hit the economy during the winter.
Mattamy Buys Jacksonville-Area Master-Planned Site for $43M
Mattamy Homes has acquired the RiverTown property from the St. Joe Co. for $43.6 million.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: The Futility of Marketing Apartments to Gen Y
Gen Y is getting older, and might want different amenities than they used to. So how should property managers market their apartments?
Economy Watch: Economy Creates 192K Jobs in March
The U.S. economy created 192,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TruAmerica Multifamily Makes First Denver-area Acquisition
TruAmerica Multifamily has announced that in partnership with two other companies, DVO Real Estate and RCG Longview, it has purchased Tamarac Village Apartments, its first acquisition in the Denver metro area.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Construction Recovery Takes Metro Orlando by Surprise
Central Florida’s residential market is most certainly experiencing a comeback in every domain imaginable.
IPA Plans Another Phoenix Seniors Housing Development
Investment Property Associates and Retirement Community Specialists have partnered to develop a seniors property in the Ahwatukee neighborhood of Phoenix, near the southwest corner of Chandler Blvd.
495,000 SF Mixed-Use Building Announced in Tokyo’s Famous Ginza District
J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd., Mori Building Co. Ltd., L Real Estate and Sumitomo Corporation recently announced they have entered a mutual agreement to jointly operate a retail facility, which will be part of the largest mixed-use building in Ginza, Tokyo’s most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district.
Peak Campus Development Constructing Student Housing Near Arizona State U
Peak Campus Development is developing a 213-unit, 600-bed student apartment community in Tempe, Ariz., close by the Arizona State main campus.
Digital Leader Joins Executive Team at Houlihan Lawrence
Houlihan Lawrence, a estate brokerage firm servicing Westchester, Fairfield, Putnam and Dutchess counties, welcomes digital marketing expert Anne Marie Gianutsos to the company’s corporate management team, headquartered in Rye, N.Y., as director of digital.