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/.

Affirmed Housing Developing 40-Unit Affordable Housing Community

Affirmed Housing is developing Arbor Green Apartments, a planned three-story, 40-unit affordable housing community in Carson, Calif.

RioCan to Acquire Regional Malls in Oakville and Burlington by April

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into a conditional agreement with Primaris Retail REIT to acquire two regional shopping malls in the Greater Toronto Area for a combined gross purchase price of approximately $362 million.

Economy Watch: Multifamily Rent Growth Slows

Trulia reported that as newly constructed multifamily buildings are completed, the pace of rent gains fell at the national level for the first time since the price recovery began last spring.

MHN Interview: Mission Capital Advisors on Multifamily Institutional Investors

Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt and Finance Group, a New York-based organization, recently added Brad Lyons and Rob Beyer as directors. MHN speaks to Lyons and Beyer about current trends regarding institutional investors in multifamily.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Should You Build Micro Units?

Would you consider having micro units in your building?

Colorado Rental Community Gets Cash-Out Refinance

Kipling Village LLC has gained $12.2 million in the cash-out refinance of Kipling Village Apartments, the result of efforts on its behalf by commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners.

Economy Watch: Home Prices See Annual Spike of 8.3 Percent

CoreLogic reported that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year-over-year by 8.3 percent in December 2012.

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The Columns at Independence Hinesville Georgia

Sometimes a leasing staff that offers excellent customer service is all a renter really needs. But for residents at ECI Group’s The Columns at Independence, that is only one small aspect of the many benefits renters enjoy.

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