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/.
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.
MHN TV: John McIlwain on Municipal Response to Seniors Housing Needs
ULI Senior Resident Fellow John McIlwain evaluates how urban and suburban municipalities are responding to the preferences of the current and upcoming generations of seniors, based on his research for the newly released report Housing in America.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mostly Good News—If You Ignore the Fiscal Cliff
Mostly good news, if you ignore the fiscal cliff—and there’s no real news about that yet anyway.
Real Estate Predictions for 2013 from Industry Experts
With 2012 coming to a close, experts are predicting how the real estate industry will fare in 2013.
Dexus Property Group’s 1 Bligh Street Recognized as World’s Most Innovative High-Rise Building as Group Expands Melbourne Portfolio
Deutsches Architekturmuseum, in association with DekaBank and Stadt Frankfurt am Main has awarded The International High-rise Award 2012 to 1 Bligh Street, Sydney.
Affordable Seniors Housing Opens in Heber City, Utah
The grand opening of Prestige Senior Living Center, a 23-unit affordable senior housing community in Heber City, Utah, took place earlier this month.
Economy Watch: GDP Expands More Than Thought
The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its estimate of real U.S. GDP to an annualized 2.7 percent in the third quarter, compared with the initial estimate of 2 percent.