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/.
Long Island City’s The Industry LIC Now Sold Out
Commuting ease to Manhattan, modern design features and eye-popping skyline views are among factors that resulted in The Industry LIC luxury condominium recently reaching sold-out status.
Economy Watch: Existing Home Sales Edge Down
Existing home sales dropped 1.7 percent in September to an annualized rate of 4.75 million units, including both single-family and multifamily, according to the National Association, with August’s rate revised upward to 4.83 million.
Mixed-Use Property Planned Near Nationals Ballpark
Grosvenor Americas and Skanska USA Commercial Development have unveiled plans for a 650,000-square-foot mixed-use project directly north of the new Washington Nationals ballpark in the Capitol Riverfront district of Washington, D.C.
Increase NOI by Setting Up Home Services for Residents
In a recent webinar called “Ancillary Income: Enjoy Increased NOI By Helping Residents Set Up Home Services,” hosted by MHN and sponsored by NWP, Chris Finetto of NWP and Jason Scutt of CSI and MyServicesNow demonstrated the benefits of bundling technology packages for residents.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Good News About Housing
Good news about housing, mostly.
World-Scale Urban Redevelopment Project Planned For Downtown Toronto
Oxford Properties Group, one of Canada’s largest pension funds, has unveiled its proposal for a $3 billion-plus mixed-use project in downtown Toronto.
Burj Khalifa Developers Announce New Mixed-Use Projects Worth Hundreds of Millions
Developer of the Burj Khalifa, Emaar Properties PJSC has recently launched two ambitious projects: the mixed-use Emaar Square in Uptown Cairo and Boulevardi in Cairo.
Condominium Residences Auctioned in Hyattsville
Resource Real Estate is auctioning 33 Maryland condominium residences.
Economy Watch: Unemployment Claims Bounce Back Upward
Proving itself to be the volatile indicator that it’s frequently asserted to be, the number of initial unemployment claims spiked upward for the week ending October 13th to 388,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 5 Ways to Impress Your Residents and Earn Extra Income
I don’t like country music. It’s more likely that I’d spike my hair into a mohawk before I’d ever don a cowboy hat. But there was a country song that crossed over to the pop charts back in ’97 that they played all the time that still pops into my head every now and then. Shania Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” And now it can be in your heads the rest of the day too. You’re welcome. In the song, she meets all these guys, but she’s all, “That’s nice, but what have you done for me lately?” (I’m paraphrasing.)…