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/.
Renovation Complete at Pemberton Manor in Maryland
A $1 million renovation of Tryko Partners-owned Pemberton Manor Apartments in Salisbury, Md., which involved extensive physical upgrades and enhanced outreach programs, is complete.
Economy Watch: A Variety of Businesses Hiring in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October employment numbers noted that a fairly wide variety of businesses were doing some net hiring during the month.
Guest Blog: Look Great and Act Like a Leader
Along with an understanding of business ethics and a solid plan, a professional must have polished social behavior and practice the correct decorum in order for business development to shine.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Do You Manage Your Properties Like a Rock Star? (Maybe You Shouldn’t)
I recently went to see a concert—Social Distortion, one of my all-time favorite bands. And while it was an awesome show, I was disappointed that they didn’t play my favorite song, “Story of My Life.” (Kids, it’s one of the songs in the Rock Band video game, if that helps. And now I feel old.) This is probably one of their most well-known songs, and I’m guessing most-played, so maybe they were sick of it or something. A similar thing happened when I went to see John Mayer a few years ago. Now, I’m not the biggest John Mayer fan. I like…
Cardinal Group Investments Purchases Portland Property for $77.5 Million
Cardinal Group Investments has purchased the RiverPlace Square community in Portland from Prudential Life Insurance company for $77.5 million.
Construction Begins On Hyatt Hotel’s First Extended-Stay Property in the Caribbean
On October 29th, a groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction on the new Hyatt House San Juan, the first extended-stay property to be developed in Puerto Rico.
Union Investment Real Estate AG Acquires Poland’s Largest Shopping Center in Largest Single Retail Asset Deal of the Year in Europe
Union Investment Real Estate AG has closed on the acquisition of the Manufaktura regional shopping center in Łódź, Poland, for the open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Deutschland.
Greystar’s Elan Settler’s Landing Celebrates Grand Opening in Maryland
Greystar recently celebrated the grand opening of Elan Settler’s Landing, a new 240-unit, Class-A luxury apartment community in California, Md.
Suburban N.Y. Affordable Apartments Completed
Spring Valley Family Apartments, a mixed-use development featuring 55 units of affordable housing and 6,500 square feet of ground floor commercial space in downtown Spring Valley, has been completed.
Economy Watch: Job Creation Continues Steady Pace
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite speculation involving hurricane-related delays, did indeed report the monthly employment numbers on Friday, as scheduled. The result: the U.S. economy created 171,000 jobs in October, more-or-less as expected. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit, to 7.9 percent.