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/.
Skanska Lands $189M Research Facility Contract in Massive Swedish Medical Campus
Global project development and construction group Skanska’s Swedish chapter has announced receiving a construction contract for a new research laboratory In Solna, Sweden.
Simon Property Group, SmartCentres and Calloway REIT Break Ground on Second Premium Outlets Center in Canada
Representatives from Simon Property Group Inc., SmartCentres and Calloway REIT recently held a formal celebration to mark the groundbreaking of the Premium Outlets Montreal, the second Premium Outlet Center in Canada. Calloway is a Canadian real estate investment trust with total assets of approximately $7 billion.
St. Anton Partners Teams With Facebook To Develop Menlo Park Apartment Community
St. Anton Partners and Facebook have teamed on a strategic collaboration to build Anton Menlo, a 394-unit multifamily housing community within walking distance of Facebook’s existing Menlo Park headquarters and its new West Campus, which is currently under construction.
Economy Watch: ADP Reports Modest Jobs Growth
In a normal first week of the month, Wednesday’s Automated Data Processing report on employment would be a way station on route to more official numbers on jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and probably not a good predictor of the government numbers.
Carter Starts Construction of San Antonio Student Housing
Real estate developer Carter has started work on a 198-unit, 590-bed student housing project about half a mile from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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?