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/.

Material ConneXion Opens its 11th Library in Tokyo

Material ConneXion announced the official opening of its 11th international library, located in Tokyo, Japan.

Economy Watch: Too Soon to Gauge Shut Down Impact

Day One of the federal government shut down, 2013 version, passed without too much incident on Tuesday. As expected, certain functions of the U.S. government came to a halt. Also as expected, Congress didn’t act to resolve the situation.

Ram and Lennar Joint Venture to Develop Luxury Apartments

Ram Realty Partners III, an affiliate of south Florida-based Ram, has announced an equity investment in a joint venture to develop The Crest at Midtown, a new 261-unit luxury mid-rise apartment community on an infill site in the Midtown submarket of Charlotte, N.C.

Multi-Housing News: Inside the September 2013 Issue

Read the articles from the latest digital issue of Multi-Housing News.

How the Government Shutdown Might Affect the Housing Industry

The United States government has shut down as of today, Tuesday, October 1, 2013. How could this affect the housing industry?

Related Group Takes New Tampa Apartments to Market

Related Group has tapped Georgia-based Engler Financial Group to take Pierhouse at Channelside to market.

KeyBank Real Estate Capital Appoints Scott Bois as VP and Permanent Product Specialist

KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real estate business unit of KeyCorp, announced the appointment of Scott Bois as vice president and permanent product specialist in the Southeast Region.

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Good Week, Ahead of the Shut Down

It was actually a pretty good week for the economy, ahead of the shut down.

Mack Real Estate Group Begins Leasing Luxury Apartments in NYC’s Williamsburg

Mack Real Estate Group has launched leasing at 50 North 5th, a seven-story, 229-unit luxury rental property in Williamsburg’s sought-after Northside, with aptsandlofts.com serving as its exclusive marketing and leasing agent.

Economy Watch: Federal Government Shuts Down

Congress was unable to agree on legislation authorizing money for the continued operations of the federal government by midnight on Monday and, as has been expected for some days now, a shutdown began today, the beginning of the government’s fiscal year.