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: Mortgage Applications Drop as Rates Rise
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday that mortgage refinance activity is at its lowest level since 2009.
From Fannie + Freddie to FHA
The FHA financing program, too, grapples with various challenges.
Social-Purpose Equity Trust Expands Its Activities
The Housing Partnership Equity Trust has kicked its activity into high gear by finalizing finance for the purchase of 300-unit Woodmere Trace apartments in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area by the Community Preservation and Development Corp.
Enterprise Names Diane Yentel Vice President of Public Policy
Enterprise Community Partners Inc. named Diane Yentel vice president of Public Policy.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Is Your Apartment Marketing Just White Noise?
For your apartment marketing, are you just doing the same thing over and over again? That can get stale. And then you won’t attract new renters.
Bozzuto Management Company President Julie Smith Named 2013 Executive of the Year
Bozzuto Management Company, a division of The Bozzuto Group, announced today that Julie Smith, the company’s president, was named Multifamily Executive Magazine’s 2013 Executive of the Year.
Equus Acquires Suburban St. Louis Community
An affiliate of Equus Capital Partners has acquired from Village Green a 251-unit apartment community called Village Park of Ballwin, located in Ballwin, Mo., a western suburb of St. Louis.
Riverstone Residential Group Announces Terry Danner as Chief Executive Officer
Riverstone Residential Group, one of the largest privately owned, third-party multifamily property management companies in the United States, announced that its founder and current president, Terry Danner, will assume the chief executive officer role.
Economy Watch: Negative Equity Dropping, But Still Persistent
In yet another report pointing to dropping negative equity among U.S. residential mortgage holders, CoreLogic said that about 2.5 million more residential properties returned to a state of positive equity during the second quarter of 2013.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Is Your Apartment Marketing Just White Noise?
Every day, sitting in our office on the 21st floor, my coworkers and I listen to the cacophony of a lone protester, who is convinced he was treated unfairly. I’ve been at this job for a little more than two years, and I’ve heard this guy every morning. My coworkers who have been at the company longer say that they can’t even remember a time when the protesting guy wasn’t there. And it’s always this one guy. No one has joined his picket line. There’s never been any press coverage. People seem to still go into the store, which is obviously…