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/.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: What Do You Do with Negative Online Apartment Reviews
What do you do if you get negative online reviews about your community? Do you respond to them, or leave them alone?
Continuing-Care Housing Under Way on Vancouver Island
Work is under way on the Heights at Mount View, a continuing-care housing and memory support property in Saanich, British Columbia, which is part of greater Victoria.
Greystone Continues West Coast Expansion
Greystone, a national provider of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans, will be actively recruiting and hiring experienced originators, underwriters and closing staff to its California offices.
Economy Watch: Fed Chairman to Congress: Pay Your Bills
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech at the University of Michigan on Monday, characterizing the U.S. economy as in a “relatively fragile recovery,” and noting that there has been only “modest improvement” in the labor market.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: The Importance of Managing Negative Online Apartment Reviews
Something just seemed…off…about an apartment community my husband and I recently looked at. And not just the fact that it was located in Jersey. Sure, the apartments we saw were pretty big. And there were in-unit washers and dryers. And a nice gym. But still… “I know you allow pets here,” I said. “Have there ever been complaints about hearing dogs barking all night?” “The walls aren’t soundproof,” the leasing agent admitted. “But there’s carpet! And we have quiet hours in the building from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.” My Spider Senses started tingling. Quiet hours? Instead of my Ford,…
Guest Post: The Next Development Frontier—Extraterrestrial Real Estate
This is the future. Not us—and maybe not our children—but possibly our children’s children will one day make such a trip with their families, a one-way trip that might just end with an apartment or house on the Moon. It will be one of many homes. Entire neighborhoods will be developed.
SoNo Sale in Chicago Closes
SoNo East, a new 22-story apartment tower with ground-floor retail at 840 West Blackhawk St. in Chicago, has traded hands. In 2011, Prudential Real Estate Investors agreed to purchase the property upon completion from Smithfield Properties, and now the deal has been done for an unspecified price.
Related Companies and The Beal Companies Sell Boston Penthouse for $6.5M
Related Companies and The Beal Companies announced that the 3,500 square foot Penthouse 1 at The Clarendon has been sold for $6.5 million, or $1,834 per square foot. This represents the first collaboration between the two companies.
The Marketing Directors Announces New Marketing Coordinator, Laura Green
Laura M. Green has joined The Marketing Directors, a development advisory and master property marketing and sales force, as its new marketing coordinator.
Economy Watch: Trade Deficit Up
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that the trade deficit (both goods and services) was up to $48.7 billion in November, compared with $42.1 billion in October.