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/.
Tight Credit, Flawed Appraisals and Erratic Supply Chain Hurt Jobs, Housing
The budding housing revival driven by pent-up consumer demand still faces a number of obstacles, including tight credit for builders along with a stretched lot and building supply system in many markets that are barely keeping up with demand.
Yardi Signs On Again as an IREM Industry Partner
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) announced that Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems Inc. has become a 2013 IREM® “Industry Partner” at the highest level of participation, continuing a long-time, mutually rewarding relationship between the two organizations.
MHN TV: Benchmarking Data
Helen Gurfel, Executive Director, ULI Greenprint center discusses the importance of benchmarking data at the 3rd Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate: Big Data and Disruptive Innovation: Is the Real Estate Industry Next?
Incentives Offered to Buyers at Palisades Park Condos
On the heals of a successful $25,000 incentive program for buyers at The M at Englewood South, the owners of the condominiums will be offering similar incentives to those who sign a contract on a new home at Trio, located at 800 12th St., in Palisades Park, by March 31.
Economy Watch: LPS: Home Prices Edge up in December
Ahead of Tuesday’s Case-Shiller numbers, Lender Processing Services released its LPS Home Price Index report, which is based on December 2012 residential real estate transactions. According to the index, U.S. home prices were up 0.1 percent in December compared with November, and up 5.8 percent year-over-year.
Texas Mulitfamily Developer to Access EB-5 Funding
Texas Urban Triangle Regional Center and multifamily developer TDI have formed a partnership to develop apartment properties funded through EB-5 foreign investment financing.
MHN TV: The Value of Data
At the 3rd Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate: Big Data and Disruptive Innovation: Is the Real Estate Industry Next?, Yusha Hu, Associate Director, Market Development, Honest Buildings, discusses the value of data for real estate.
Bellwether Enterprise Announces More Than $1.5 Billion in 2012 Production
Bellwether Enterprise announced it provided more than $1.5 billion in financing in 2012, including $1.2 billion since Bellwether Real Estate Capital merged with Enterprise’s Multifamily Mortgage Finance business in May of 2012.
MHN Interview: Underwriting Multifamily Investment Deals
Anil Advani, who previously worked at real estate investment firm WNC as the senior vice president of underwriting, recently rejoined the company as the senior vice president of private label funds. MHN talks to Advani about his new role and the direction he feels multifamily is heading.
McKinley and Avanath Capital Launch New Partnership
Albert M. Berriz, CEO McKinley, Inc. and Daryl J. Carter, founder, chairman and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, jointly announced the launch of “mckinley – avanath” a residential property management enterprise created to manage apartment home communities acquired by Avanath for its various investment platforms, as well as assets owned by institutional partners and clients.