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/.
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.
Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Shows Significant Improvement in Second Quarter
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes showed strong continued improvement in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).
Interface Names Jo Ann Herold Chief Marketing Officer
Interface Chairman and CEO Dan Hendrix announced that Jo Ann Herold has been appointed chief marketing officer for the company.
$2B Urban Rejuvenation Project in London Reaches Milestones
Major milestones have been recently reached in the $2.32 billion (£1.5 billion) Elephant & Castle urban rejuvenation project led by the London Borough of Southwark Council and its commercial partner Australian infrastructure and property group Lend Lease.
Economy Watch: Real Estate Investment Still Low
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released some of the underlying details of last week’s preliminary GDP report, including information about real estate investment trends, by measuring such investments as a percentage of GDP.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Stop Giving Cutesy Gifts to New Residents
Moving is super stressful. You have to officially change your address, and still worry that that birthday check from grandma is going to go to the old place. You have to pack up your entire life and start the painful process of getting rid of some of your things so that it’ll fit in the new place (and then after having a soul-searching conversation with yourself, decide that you do in fact still need that pair of jeans that you haven’t worn in 20 years because you are definitely getting back into shape, and what if ripped, faded Kurt Cobain-esque…