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/.

Funding in Place for Massachusetts Affordable Property

Funding is falling into place for Tri-Town Landing, Phase II, a 33-unit affordable development in Lunenburg.

TRANSCRIPT: Facebook Chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing

The transcript from MHN Facebook chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing.

New Erskineville Residential Development Approved for Ashmore Precinct

A joint venture created by developer Leighton Properties and LaSalle Investment Management had its development application approved recently by the city of Sydney.

AXA Real Estate and Norwegian Wealth Fund Agree on Biggest German Commercial Real Estate Transaction of 2012

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, acting on behalf of AXA France Insurance Companies and Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global have agreed to buy two buildings in Germany for a total of €784 million (around $981 million), from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.

Mercy Housing Northwest Develops a 52-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Seattle

Mercy Housing Northwest has developed affordable housing in Seattle for the first time with the Columbia City Station Apartments, a 52-unit transit-oriented development.

Economy Watch: Housing Starts Spike in September

The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that housing starts jumped in September to an annualized rate of 872,000 units. That’s 15 percent more than the revised August estimate of 758,000, and a whopping 34.8 percent above the September 2011 rate.

Hodges Appointed President of Cadence McShane Construction Company

James A. McShane, CEO of The McShane Companies, recently announced that Will Hodges has been appointed president of Cadence McShane Construction Company, the firm’s general contractor, design/build and construction management services firm headquartered in Dallas with offices in Houston and Austin, Texas.

MHN Interview: How Campus Apartment’s Wellness Initiative Benefits Employees, Residents and the Company

MHN speaks with Helen Marshall, vice president of human resources, Campus Apartments, about their new health initiative and how it has benefited its employers, residents and company as a whole.

Sentinel Real Estate Buys Northern Delaware Apartments

The Apartments at Pike Creek, a 264-unit garden-style complex on 19 acres in Newark, Del., has changed hands for an undisclosed price.

Brian P. Ward Joins IPA as National Director, Capital Markets

nstitutional Property Advisors (IPA), a Marcus & Millichap company serving the needs of institutional and major private multifamily investors, is expanding its capital markets capabilities and has named Brian P. Ward national director, capital markets.