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: 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.
Construction Starts on Ismael Leyva Architects’ Designed Condominium
Construction got underway this fall on The Charles, a new luxury residential building at 1355 First Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Economy Watch: Bernanke Defends Fed Stimulus
Probably with an eye toward his legacy, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at the National Economists Club Annual Dinner in Washington, defending his actions as chairman and offering some reasons for the continued bond-buying program.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The Economy and Weathering the Shutdown
The economy might have weathered the shutdown better than expected.
Investors Buy Value-Add Apartments in SW D.C.
An investor group that includes Urban Investment Partners, PRP and Perseus Realty has acquired the 289-unit Capitol Park Towers apartment community at 301 G Street, SW, in Washington, D.C. The property is just south of I-395 in the Southwest Waterfront district.
What Renters Want: The Amenity Arms Race
A panel of multifamily experts recently delivered an overview of “What Renters Want: Development + Design Trends that Drive Occupancy,” at an AIA continuing education event held in Los Angeles and sponsored by Multi-Housing News, Interface and Universal Fibers.
Don Atchison Joins Greysteel Capital Markets
Greysteel Capital Markets, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate capital markets and investment banking firm, announced that Don H. Atchison has joined the firm as director.
The Spot Experience Branches Out to Boston
The Spot Experience, which provides dog service amenities to Millennium buildings located on the Upper West Side in NYC, will be expanding North to the Millennium Place, a 15-story luxury residential property located on the corner of Avery and Washington Streets in Boston.