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’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Retail Sales Up
Retail sales up, and service-sector businesses are doing better (mostly).
Housing Starts Hold Steady in February, According to NAHB
Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February, inching down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census Bureau.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders a Little Less Glum
Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose one point in March to 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Guardian Real Estate Completes Affordable Housing Rehab in Oregon
Guardian Real Estate Services, in partnership with HUD and Oregon Housing and Community Services, has completed a $14 million rehab project that maintains 69 affordable homes for seniors and families in Beaverton, Ore.
MIPIM Special Report: 10 Must-Have Innovative Solutions Discovered at MIPIM 2014
During a session at the MIPIM 2014 Innovation Forum, panelists discussed some of the most exciting, disruptive innovations impacting the real estate industry.
Brooklyn Basin Ushers in New Era for Oakland Waterfront
Signature Development Group and Zarsion America have held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on Brooklyn Basin in Oakland, Calif.
Auction.com Adds Former Oracle and DoubleClick CFO Epstein to Board of Directors
Auction.com has added former Oracle Chief Financial Officer Jeff Epstein to its board of directors.
Economy Watch: Consumers Grumpier in March
The Reuter’s/University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dropped a little more than expected for its mid-March reading.
Greysteel Names Doug Banerjee to Executive Committee
The Greysteel Company announced the appointment of Doug Banerjee to the company’s Executive Committee.
‘Accidental Economist’ with Jack Kern: Keeping an Eye on the Suburbs
“All my life, I never really felt comfortable anywhere in New York, except maybe in an apartment somewhere.” —Martin Scorsese I’ve been traveling a lot since the first of the year. I spent a lot of time in Denver, Los Angeles and Boca Raton in January. When I have time, I go around and look at units under construction or newly opened. There is quite a contrast between the apartments in these cities. I tend to gravitate towards newer buildings and find that there is a growing similarity between condos and market rate apartments. It used to be that there…