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/.
American Standard Joins MHRP as Founding Associate Member
The Equal Rights Center, a national non-profit civil rights organization, announced that American Standard is paving the way for accessibility product and service vendors by becoming the Founding Associate Member of the Multifamily Housing Resource Program.
PayNearMe and RentPaid Online Partner to Make Cash Payments Easy
RentPaidOnline®, a multifamily housing rent payment provider, announced that the company has expanded its online platform to include cash payment capability through a partnership with PayNearMe, the electronic cash transaction network.
Economy Watch: Gas Prices to Drift Lower
The U.S. Energy Information Agency predicted that the economy—consumers and businesses and anyone else concerned with driving a gas-power vehicle—is going to catch a break next year because of lower gas prices.
Manhattan Condos Sell at Frenetic Clip
As a measure of the revived (and accelerating) demand for condos in Manhattan, 182 West 82nd Street is more than half sold after a month on the market.
Laramar Group Acquires Suburban Chicago Townhomes
National real estate investment and management company The Laramar Group has acquired Highcrest Townhomes in the southwestern Chicago suburb of Woodridge, Ill.
Economy Watch: Oil Production, Consumption Patterns Seeing Radical Shifts
Improved extraction technology and higher prices are opening up new oil resources, but that doesn’t mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s 2013 edition of World Energy Outlook.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Strong Jobs Report
An unusually strong jobs report for October.
MetLife, Partners Sell Two Illinois Apartments
Woodlands of Crest Hill, a 730-unit apartment property in Crest Hill, Ill., and the Fountains at Stone Crest, a 400-unit apartment in Westmont, Ill., have traded hands.
Special Report: The Importance of Analyzing Utility Data
Do you know which of your properties is the biggest energy hog? In a recent webinar titled “Unlocking the Value of Utility Analytics, Benchmarking and Big Data,” panelists from NWP and Greystar discuss the importance of analyzing utility data to reduce costs throughout apartment communities.
Braxton Development, Sterling Development and Baledge Team On Opening of Luxury Apartments in N.D.
Braxton Development, Sterling Development and Baledge LLC have opened Sierra Ridge Apartment Homes, a 278-unit Class A community in Dickinson, N.D.