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/.
California REIT Buys Charlotte Apartments
KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Inc. has bought Wesley Village, an apartment community in Charlotte, N.C., for about $45.8 million.
EdR Buys Tucson Student Housing for $67M
EdR has acquired a 764-bed student housing community, The District on the 5th, which is near the University of Arizona in Tucson, from Residential Housing.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Expands Into Brazil with Global Logistic Properties Partnership
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced they are entering a joint-venture partnership with Global Logistic Properties Ltd., the world’s second largest owner of industrial property.
As Naga2 Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony, NagaWorld Seems to Take Shape in Phnom Penh
A massive hospitality development recently held its groundbreaking ceremony in the city of Phnom Penh, as NagaCorp Ltd. has begun working on the largest integrated resort in Cambodia, and the first one to feature two luxury hotels and a podium block.
Hyatt Announces Plans For Its First Hyatt Regency-Branded Hotel in Bangkok
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to open its first Hyatt Regency-branded hotel in Bangkok. Upon completion in 2017, Hyatt Regency Bangkok, Sukhumvit will join the already open Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
McKinley’s Alexandra S. Jackiw, Managing Director, Residential Client Services Assumes Helm of National Apartment Association
McKinley’s CEO Albert M. Berriz announced that Alexandra S. Jackiw assumed the helm of the National Apartment Association (NAA) as its Chair of the Board last week during the NAA 2012 Assembly of Delegates.
Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Decreased During Third Quarter
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.40 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the third quarter of 2012, a decrease of 18 basis points from the second quarter of 2012, and a decrease of 59 basis points from one year ago, according to the MBA National Delinquency Survey.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Downtick in October
U.S. retail sales declined 0.3 percent from September to October, according to the Census Bureau.
Pennrose Properties and dmhFund Team for First Philadelphia LGBT-Friendly Seniors Community
Pennrose Properties and The Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Fund have begun construction on William Way, the first urban LGBT-friendly affordable senior housing development, in Philadelphia’s “Gayborhood” section.
Jersey Shore Apartments Open on Schedule
Walters Group has opened the first eight-unit building of Whispering Hills Apartments, an affordable rental property in Barnegat, N.J.