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: How Do You Let Your Residents Know When They Do Something Wrong?

What the best way to let your residents know the community rules and to let them know when they’ve violated them?

Special Report: Finding a Framework for Future Global Cities

A recent panel at the 2012 Global Real Estate Markets Conference hosted by the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the New York Stock Exchange discussed how aligned development goals can establish a smart urban framework for future growth.

The Community Development Trust and Southport Financial Services Acquire Affordable Seniors Community

The Community Development Trust and Southport Financial Services have announced a joint venture to purchase an affordable seniors community called Steinbeck Commons in Salinas, Calif.

Real Estate Executive Alexandra Jackiw Named 2013 National Apartment Association Chair

Real estate professional Alexandra Jackiw, CAPS, CPM, of McKinley was recently sworn in as 2013 National Apartment Association Chair.

Apartments.com Extends Invitation for America to ‘LIKE’ Them to Help End Homelessness

Apartments.com is extending its second annual “Raising Awareness. Taking Action: A Campaign to Help End Homelessness” initiative through the end of 2012.

HFF Secures Joint Venture Equity for Austin Apartment Community

Hanover South Lamar, a 340-unit multifamily community planned for the booming South Lamar enclave of Austin, Texas, will benefit from joint venture equity arranged by HFF.

Economy Watch: Sandy Put Dent in Incomes, Spending

U.S. personal income, which had been edging upward in recent months, stayed essentially flat in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: How Do You Let Your Residents Know When They Do Something Wrong?

In my apartment community, the garbage area is out the door on the right side of the building. If you go on the left side of the building, there are apartments. Recently, my husband and I had someone clean our apartment (if my mother-in-law is reading this, by “someone” I mean myself, obviously), and on her way out, she offered to take out the garbage. And, unbeknownst to us, she misunderstood where the garbage room was, and put our garbage bags in front of one of the apartments on the left side, thinking the garbage room was just locked. (I…

First Phase of Suburban Boston Apartments Open

The first phase of Alta Brigham Square in Arlington, an inner suburb of Boston, has opened.

Change is Coming

What will the apartment industry be thinking about in 2020?