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: FOMC Warns About Foolish Policy, Debates QE3

The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes of its Sept. 17-18 meeting on Wednesday, and it was clear the central bankers saw one thing coming.

EXPOReal Special Report: Office vs Retail in CEE, PPPs in the Mix Once Again

At the second day of the International Trade Fair for Property and Investment in Munich began, the focus was on emerging markets and the unique kind of potential that can be seen in some countries of the Eastern Bloc.

EXPOReal Special Report: Russia Tackling Housing Issue, Looking at Indian Project to Adapt PPPs

As our coverage of EXPO Real 2013, the 16th edition of the International Trade Fair for Property and Investment began, there was one item that immediately caught our attention.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Security vs. Privacy: The Great Apartment Debate

Is it better to have a lot of security cameras in an apartment community, or would residents rather have their privacy?

Sterling and Braxton Break Ground on Upscale Apartments in Lincoln, Neb.

Construction is underway on a new, 220-unit luxury apartment development in Lincoln, Neb. Developed by a partnership between The Sterling Group and Braxton Development, Aventine at Wilderness Hills Apartment Homes will feature a dozen buildings.

Silverstone Buys Manhattan Mixed-Use Properties for $71M

Silverstone Property Group has bought seven contiguous buildings in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan for $71.5 million that form a mixed-use package of residential and retail space.

Jeff McClure to Lead Greysteel Capital Markets

The Greysteel Company announced the appointment of Jeff McClure as managing principal of Greysteel Capital Markets, its newly launched real estate investment banking and finance affiliate.

Economy Watch: Americans Nervous About Economy

These are nervous days. Gallup reported on Tuesday that Americans’ confidence in the economy has deteriorated more in the past week during the partial government shutdown than in any week since Lehman Brothers collapsed in Sept. 2008.

MVE & Partners Expands Leadership Team

MVE & Partners, an architecture planning and design firm, announces the hiring of a new principal, Marios Savopoulos, AIA.

President Jan Berman Elected to Green Light New York Board of Directors

Jan Berman, president of MechoSystems, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Green Light New York (GLNY). His nomination was unanimously approved.