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/.
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.
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.