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: CPI Doesn’t Move in November
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers didn’t budge in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wood Partners’ Alta Mira in Miami Passes Half-Way Mark in Leasing
It’s boom time in Miami multifamily, if the speed at which new properties are leasing is any indication.
Builder Confidence Rises Four Points in December, Says NAHB
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved four points to a 58 reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for December.
Economy Watch: Industrial Production Surpasses ’07 Level
The Federal Reserve reported that U.S. industrial production increased 1.1 percent in November, compared with a decline of 0.1 percent in October.
Cantor-Pecorella Opens Condo Sales in Stuyvesant Square
Cantor-Pecorella has made available 78 units in Rutherford Place at Stuyvesant Square.
Student Housing Marketing Truck Hits the Streets in San Antonio
Marketing a new multifamily project can take a number of forms, but one student housing property in San Antonio is pursuing a novel approach: a former food truck acting as a mobile marketing center.
AMCAL Constructing $43M Affordable Community for Irvine Community Land Trust
Groundbreaking has taken place for Alegre, a 104-unit affordable housing project for families in Irvine, Calif.
Economy Watch: To Taper or Not to Taper?
It’s going to be a notable week for the Federal Reserve, with a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by Chairman Ben Bernanke’s last press conference in that position.
Passco Buys Raleigh Apartments for $31M
Passco Cos. has acquired Wakefield Glen Apartments, a 246-unit property in Raleigh, N.C., for $31 million.
TriGranit Completes 344KSF Krakow Office Complex, Announces Additional 323KSF
TriGranit has announced the successful completion of Building D in the Bonarka 4 Business (B4B) complex, closing the project’s first stage of development.