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/.
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital Promotes Dupree to Commercial Mortgage Loan Officer
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has promoted Ben Dupree to commercial mortgage loan officer.
Behringer Harvard Founder Transitions to Chairman Emeritus
Effective immediately, Robert Behringer has resigned his position as chairman of Behringer Harvard Holdings LLC and has assumed the role of chairman emeritus.
Cohen Real Estate Marketing 3.38-Acre Multifamily Development Site Outside Twin Cities
Manhattan-based Cohen Real Estate is marketing a 3.38-acre development site just outside the Twin Cities in Edina, Minn., which is zoned for multifamily residential, senior housing, medical or retail.
Economy Watch: Bad News, Good News from Euro-Zone
Recent economic news from Europe has been in part discouraging, but (remarkably) there have been some relatively optimistic stories lately as well.
How Property Managers Can Utilize Pinterest
As a property manager, are you getting the most out of Pinterest? This popular social media site is a great way to promote an apartment community. In a recent webinar called “Pinterest for Property Managers,” Charity Zierten, Socially Engaged Marketing, provided tips and tricks to integrate Pinterest into a winning social media strategy.
Ground Broken for Oregon Student Housing
Work is under way on University House Arena District, a new 244-bed student housing development near the University of Oregon.
New Dog Concierge Service at Gateway is Spot On
Gateway, a 1,712-unit luxury rental community in Battery Park City, has inked an agreement with dog services provider The Spot Experience, which will offer its acclaimed breed of dog concierge services to the apartment community’s canine-owning residents.
Economy Watch: Consumers Feeling a Little Better
The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for February, which was released on Friday, increased to 76.3 from the January level of 73.8.
Guest Blog: Property Management—No Longer the Stepchild, but Leadership Challenges Continue
There remain significant hurdles in finding forward thinking, impactful people to lead operations, particularly in our industry’s larger organizations. Why is this the case and what is the industry doing about it?
Eastern Consolidated Hires New Director of Sales and Training
Eastern Consolidated announced that Mark Schnurman has joined the firm as director of sales and training.