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: Economy Expands 2.6 Percent in Q3
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that real U.S. gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Wood Partners Begins Work on Portland Multifamily Project
Wood Partners has broken ground on a 281-unit apartment community in the Pearl District of Portland, Ore.
How Proposed Johnson/Crapo Legislation Could Affect Multifamily
MHN talks to Willy Walker, CEO of Walker & Dunlop, about this new proposed legislation and how the bill could affect multifamily if it passes.
Joint Venture Condo Development Set for NYC’s Upper East Side
Zeckendorf Development, Global Holdings and Park Sixty are developing 520 Park Ave., a 51-story luxury residential tower located at East 60th Street between Park and Madison Avenue, on Manhattan’s prestigious Upper East Side.
Economy Watch: Serious Residential Delinquencies Still on Downward Path
Freddie Mac reported that its single-family serious delinquency rate dropped from 2.34 percent in January to 2.29 percent in February.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Gwyneth Paltrow, Cupcakes and Property Management
What do Gwyneth Paltrow and cupcakes have in common? They both make you feel really bad about yourself. Also, they are both have gotten themselves a lot of publicity recently (well, not the cupcakes personally, because they’re inanimate. Unless they have somehow become sentient, in which case I feel really bad about eating them) for being creative. Gwyneth Paltrow announced, via her lifestyle newsletter Goop, that she and longtime husband/terrible singer Chris Martin are “conscious uncoupling” (read: they are getting a divorce). And, it was recently announced that Sprinkles Cupcakes in New York City is putting in a cupcake vending…
Melos Group Tops Off Miami Apartment Development
Flagler on the River, a rental tower currently under development by the Melo Group, recently topped-off construction at 32 stories.
Wood Partners Promotes Two to Construction VPs for the East & West Divisions
Wood Partners announced that it has promoted Phillip Vetter and Eric Fisher to the position of vice president of construction.
Tavivian Sporn to Handle Exclusive Leasing at 15 West 55th, 70 West 45th
Assa Properties has selected the Tavivian Sporn Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate to handle exclusive leasing for new inventory at 15 West 55th Street and 70 West 45th Street in Manhattan.
Economy Watch: Housing Price Appreciation Slows
S&P Dow Jones Indices reported that its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices were up 13.5 percent and 13.2 percent year-over-year, respectively, for its 10- and 20-city composite indexes in January.