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/.

Storm Leads to Decrease in Mortgage Applications, Says MBA

Mortgage applications decreased 5.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 2, 2012.

HFF Hires Nick Klein as Associate Director in its Portland Office

HFF announced today that it has hired Nick Klein as an associate director in its Portland office.

Economy Watch: Home Prices See Monthly Downtick on Election Day

Tuesday might have been Election Day, but for the economy and its indicators, it was just another day.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Is it Still ‘Location, Location, Location’?

Snow. Why’d it have to be snow? (Picture I said that while wearing a fedora, because I’m feeling snazzy.) Currently, New York City is being hit with a nor’easter, just a week after Hurricane Sandy. As if the Northeast wasn’t suffering through enough already. It almost makes a girl want to pack up her belongs and go West, Fievel-style. In all seriousness though, whether you’re on the East Coast or not, does weather ever play a part in where you plan to build or manage a property? The New York Times asks if people will be leery about Giving my…

Limiting Liability in Brownfield Redevelopment

Get ready for a higher degree of due diligence.

The Opportunity Market

Strong demand and limited supply lead to prime investment conditions in southeast.

Joint Ventures

Equity providers remain cautious—but open to the ‘right’ partnership.

Providing the Spark

How property management companies motivate their leasing staff.

Keynote: A New Development Cycle

Rohit Anand, principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning, was the keynote speaker at MHN’s 2012 Excellence Awards ceremony on September 24 in New York.

MRA Brokers $26.55M N.C. Student Housing Sale

Multifamily Realty Advisors recently represented American Campus Communities in the sale of Campus Walk and Brookstone Village Apartments in Wilmington, N.C. The communities were sold for $26.55 million to Gross + Cohen Real Estate Investors Ltd.