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/.
L.A.’s 8500 Burton Way Captures Prestigious Award
The Los Angeles Business Journal has honored Bernards and Caruso Affiliated with its 2013 Commercial Real Estate Gold Award in the Mixed-Use category.
Economy Watch: Employment Up Ahead of Sequester
In creating 236,000 jobs in February, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, the economy surprised on the upside, since some economists had fretted that the looming sequester might have made employers nervous.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: A Burst of Hiring
A burst of hiring in February, and other good news.
Joint Venture Buys N.J. Student Housing Community for $44M
A joint venture has obtained a $44.1 million loan to acquire a 674-bed student-housing community, Rockoff Hall, in New Brunswick, N.J.
Capital Improvement Complete at D.C.’s Marbury Plaza
A $5 million capital improvement program is complete at the 672-unit Marbury Plaza apartment community in Washington, D.C. In its wake, the community is being given another round of upgrades priced at $1.3 million.
Economy Watch: Healthy Job Creation in February
The U.S. economy created 236,000 jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a considerable improvement over January, when 119,000 jobs were created, and compares favorably with the 2012 monthly average of 181,000 jobs created per month.
Manulife Real Estate Acquires New Retail Property in Western Canada
In a C$29.25 million deal (approximately USD $28.35 million) that closed on March 5, Manulife Real Estate has purchased the 91,517-square-foot Aldergrove Village Shopping Centre in Greater Vancouver’s Langley Township of British Columbia.
Prologis Announces Construction Start at New Green Industrial Park in Tokyo’s Saitama Ken-O Submarket
Prologis has recently announced that the development process of a major commercial real estate project in Tokyo’s Saitama Ken-O submarket.