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: 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…
CPDC Acquires Norfolk Apartment Communities for $20M
Community Preservation and Development Corp. has acquired Woodmere Trace, a 300-unit workforce housing property in Norfolk, Va.
Laramar Group Names Matt Levy VP of Acquisitions
The Laramar Group, a national real estate investment and management company, announced today the hiring of Matt Levy as vice president of acquisitions in the company’s Los Angeles office.
Transwestern to Establish Major Presence in Boston with Acquisition of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners
Transwestern’s Houston headquarters announced it is acquiring Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC (RBJ), a full-service real estate firm based in Boston. Establishing its 34th U.S. office, Transwestern achieves a significant presence in the Boston market.
Cantor-Pecorella to Sell Historic NYC Building-Turned-Condos
Rutherford Place at Stuyvesant Square, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is being transformed into 78 one-of-a-kind, new condominium homes that are being sold by Cantor-Pecorella, the building’s exclusive sales and marketing firm.
Economy Watch: Consumer Credit Sees Uptick
The Federal Reserve reported that U.S. consumer credit was up again, increasing at an annualized rate of 4.5 percent in July.
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.