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/.
Arker Cos. Acquires Affordable Apartments on Staten Island for $27M
Two affordable housing properties in the New York borough of Staten Island have traded hands for a combined total of $27 million.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mediocre Job Numbers
Mediocre jobs numbers have economists asking: what next from the Fed?
Record High 291 Housing Markets Listed as Improving in September, According to NAHB
A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September.
More Than 80 Percent of The Leonard Under Contract
The Leonard luxury condominium is more than 80 percent under contract, less than two months after sales were launched at the Northeast Tribeca property.
Economy Watch: The Economy Creates 169k Jobs in August
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the U.S. economy created 169,000 jobs in August, lower than the average increase for the last 12 months, which is 184,000.
Prologis Inc. Continues European Expansion with Three New Developments Announced in the UK
San Francisco-based Prologis Inc. recently announced it would begin development on three buildings with a total of more than 700,000 square feet in the United Kingdom.
World’s First Forbes-Branded Office Tower to Rise in the Philippines
Forbes Media has chosen the Philippines as the site of the world’s first Forbes-branded office high-rise. The company has partnered with local developer Century Properties Group Inc. to build the approximately 646,000-square-foot Forbes Media Tower(R) in Makati, a suburb of Manila.
JV Plans Denver High Rise
A partnership of developers has unveiled plans for a 34-story high-rise apartment in Denver. Development partners include PM Realty Group (PMRG), National Real Estate Advisors (NREA), and Ray Suppa, a founder of several real estate-related companies who has developed property in Denver for over 20 years.
Micro Units: Living Large in Small Spaces
An acute lack of inventory and soaring rents are providing New York City developers with an opportunity to turn the concept of living in small apartments into an art form. One such developer organization, LifeEdited, was launched in 2009 by Graham Hill, a trained architect turned entrepreneur who believes in simplifying life and living large in tiny spaces. LifeEdited began as a “crowd-sourced” micro design competition that invited proposals for a 420-square-foot SoHo apartment owned by Hill.
Prime Property Investors to Develop Houston Apartment Community
Prime Property Investors has entered into a joint venture with Trammel Crow of Dallas to develop a 346-unit Houston apartment community called Alexan at Auburn Woods