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: Ways to Appeal to Introverted Residents
Not every resident is interested in participating in community social events. Here are some ways to appeal to your more introverted residents.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Boomer, Gen X, Millennial–Same Difference When it Comes to Renting
What Millennials look for in an apartment is what everyone else wants too!
MHN Interview: How Albanese Organization’s Communities Survived Hurricane Sandy
MHN talks to Michael Gubbins, senior vice president, Albanese Organization Inc., which owns and develops properties in Battery Park City as well as other areas of New York, about how their properties fared and why their properties might have had an advantage over some of the others in the area.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The Election is Over
The election’s over; now for the hard part.
Brookfield Multiplex Lands $410M Qatari Construction Contract
Brookfield Multiplex Medgulf WLL, the consortium of Canadian-owned Brookfield Multiplex and the local insurance and reinsurance firm Medgulf has been awarded a QAR1.5 billion (or approximately $412 million) construction contract for a section of Msheireb Downtown Doha, a redevelopment project in Doha, Qatar.
Shinsei Bank Ltd. Set to Bet Newly Formed REIT on Health Care Lending for Aging Japanese Population
Japan-based Shinsei Bank Ltd. is reportedly set on creating a brand new real estate investment trust that would focus all of its attention on a niche market.
Magellan Launches First Apartment Development in Twin Cities
There has not been an apartment tower built in the downtown Minneapolis market for more than three decades. But that is about to change, with the start of construction on a new high-rise apartment community in the city’s Loring Park area from Chicago-based Magellan Development Group LLC.
Economy Watch: CBO Details Impact of Fiscal Cliff
The Congressional Budget Office—which, despite the name, Congress is under no obligation to listen to—reported on Thursday on the “economic effects of reducing fiscal tightening.”
Grandbridge Closes on $6.2M Loan for Arkansas LEED Platinum Student Community
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital recently closed on a $6.2 million first mortgage loan for a student housing community near the University of Arkansas.
Austin Student Housing Trades for $46.7M
Crescent Resources has sold Circle West Campus for $46.77 million to an undisclosed buyer.