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/.
‘Editor’s Notebook’ with Diana Mosher: New Year, New Opportunities
MHN’s January 2013 issue delves into the multifamily investment landscape
Selling Spaces
The guidelines for best-in-class leasing offices and model units are changing—are your apartment assets on board?
The Big Three
Multifamily insiders zero in on the most important legislative issues to be tackled in 2013.
Crescent Resources to Build Circle University City
Crescent Resources has begun work on Circle University City, a 546-bed apartment property for students at the nearby University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus. The first of the 187 units will be ready by the start of the fall 2014 semester.
Irongate Acquires $98.65M Portfolio
GFI Capital Resources, investing through its Irongate Realty Partners brand, has acquired three class A communities in Kansas City, Kan., for $98.65 million.
KDC Acquires Mixed-Use Development in Richardson, Texas
Stratford Land and Bush/75 Partners have closed on the sale of 186 acres in North Texas’ telecom corridor to Dallas-based KDC, which plans to develop a $1.5 billion mixed-use development on the currently vacant land.
Economy Watch: Shadow Residential Inventory Declining
CoreLogic said that the residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units, which it calculates represents a supply of seven months.
The Park at Fox Trails, Plano, Texas
The Park at Fox Trails—a 286-unit apartment community in Plano, Texas—is located on the Blue Bonnet Trail. But the most impressive on-site amenity, according to Property Manager Pam Humphries, is her team.