Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Houston’s Kim Small Joins Wood Partners as VP
Wood Partners has hired Kim Small, a veteran in the industry who has managed apartment properties across the United States for several Houston-based companies, as regional vice president for its Central Region.
Economy Watch: State, Local Tax Revenues Up
The Rockefeller Foundation reported recently that total state tax collections increased during the second quarter of 2013, the latest in a string of quarterly increases and an indication that the contraction of state government–which represented a major headwind for the entire U.S. economy during the worst of the recession–is over.
Ideal Properties Group Launches Two Brooklyn Properties
Ideal Properties Group has launched 603 Fourth in South Slope and 150 Broadway in Williamsburg, capitalizing on two of Brooklyn’s most desirable neighborhoods.
Kor Group to Open Lofts in Downtown LA
Work is nearly complete on Downtown Los Angeles’ only new-construction, for-sale housing development, Warehouse No. 1, which is the final phase of Barker Block in the Arts District.
NeighborWorks America Names Vanitha Venugopal VP for its Pacific Region
NeighborWorks America announced today that it named Vanitha Venugopal regional vice president for its pacific region.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. Announces Land Acquisitions and new Residential Developments in China
Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. recently announced that it has acquired four land parcels in China via auction and intends to primarily develop residential apartments.
JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi Opens as Luxury Hotel Brand Expands in Southeast Asia
Marriott International is continuing its rapid growth with the recent unveiling of the JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi, a brand new location for the luxury brand that has in the past year made a point of expanding into Southeast Asia.
Mission Cap Surpasses $1B in Residential Transactions
Mission Capital Advisors, a national real estate capital markets solutions firm, announced that its residential trading group has surpassed $1 billion in offered transactions for 2013.
Economy Watch: Federal Budget Deal Reached
Congress, which served as a drag on the economy in 2013 with its uncertainty-generating behavior, took a small step toward more consistent policymaking in 2014–it is an election year, after all–by passing a modest budget deal.
La Cite Development’s Village Lofts First Modular Development in Hempstead
Village Lofts, the first modular multifamily rental development to come to Long Island’s Nassau County, received a gala grand opening last week.