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/.
Praxis Capital Acquires Whispering Oaks in Suburban Houston
Whispering Oaks Apartments, a 140-unit property in the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, has been acquired by Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Praxis Capital LLC.
Oak Grove Capital Provides $55.64M For Three Minn. Communities
Oak Grove Capital recently originated three HUD 223(f) loans totaling $55.64 million to refinance three multifamily communities in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Stop Giving Cutesy Gifts to New Residents
Welcome gifts are great, but you’ll get a better response from practical items than from ‘cute’ ones.
MassHousing’s David Keene Elected as VP of National Leased Housing Association’s Board of Directors
MassHousing’s David Keene has been elected to serve a one-year term as vice president on the National Leased Housing Association Board of Directors.
First Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Israel Confirms Late 2013 Opening
One of the largest luxury hotel groups in terms of both number of venues and notoriety is set to open its first Israeli location.
Crowning Touch for Chicago High-Rise Apartment Project
The 42-story luxury high-rise apartment community 73 East Lake, under construction in Chicago’s Loop, has been topped off. The announcement was made by the developer, Chicago-based M&R Developmen
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures Drop in 2Q
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to 6.96 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2013, the lowest level since mid-2008.
Supportive Housing Development Opens in Chicago Suburb
Myers Place, a supportive housing development in northwest suburban Chicago, has been completed.
The Urban Strategy America Fund Invests in 151-Unit Affordable Community
The Urban Strategy America Fund, a fund at New Boston Fund has closed on the permanent financing for the third financial rental phase of Olmsted Green, a community in Boston.
Auction.com Research Looks at Impact of Unemployment Rates
Based on the most recent July 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics Report, Auction.com Research is predicting a slowdown in real estate for the second half of the year.