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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Economy Watch: Negative Equity Nose Dives
Zillow reported that one of the persistent hangovers of the housing bubble and the recession that followed, namely negative residential equity, dropped in the third quarter of 2012 to 21 percent of all homeowners with a mortgage.
Largest Logistics Facility in Poland to be Developed by Goodman and Leased by Amazon
Goodman has recently announced it is developing a 95,000-square-meter (approximately 1 million-square-foot) fulfilment center for Amazon in Wroclaw.
New N.Y. Affordable Housing Finance Initiative Kicks Off in Poughkeepsie
The first loan through a new initiative to preserve affordable multifamily housing has closed for a property in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Zaha Hadid-Designed Stadium Project Revealed for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
The 2014 World Cup will be held in Qatar, making Quatar the first host nation from the Middle East. The event organizers, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, recently unveiled the design provided by Zaha Hadid for the stadium that will be constructed in Al Wakrah, one of the host cities of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
IMMOFINANZ Subsidiary Grows Portfolio with $50M Berlin Residential Portfolio
BUWOG, a wholly owned subsidiary of IMMOFINANZ Group, has announced the acquisition of a 1,185-unit residential portfolio in the greater Berlin area, stemming from an insolvency estate.
Extell Development Co. Launches Sales in NYC’s Upper West Side Luxury Condos
Extell Development Company has begun selling units at One Riverside Park, a luxury condominium on the Upper West Side’s Riverside South.
First Advantage Enhances Resident Screening Through Integration With Experian RentBureau
First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company, announced details of its collaboration withExperian RentBureau®, the largest rental payment database in the multifamily industry.
Economy Watch: Fed Mulls Tapering in the Near Future
The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes from its Oct. 29-30 meeting, and one of the more closely watched subjects taken up in was tapering.
Harlem Cooperative Picks Halstead as Property Manager
Maple Plaza, a New York City Housing Development Corp. cooperative at 1919 Madison Ave. in central Harlem, has tapped Halstead Management Company LLC to provide property management for the building.
The Community Preservation Corporation Appoints NYS Affordable Housing Industry Leader to its Board
The Community Preservation Corporation, a mortgage lender for multifamily affordable housing, announced today the appointment of Felice Michetti to its board.