Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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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.
Cathedral Commons a ‘Giant’ Undertaking in Northwest D.C.
Developed by The Bozzuto Group and centered around a state-of-the-art Giant Food supermarket, a new mixed-use community will feature 137 apartments, eight town homes, 128,000 square feet of retail and more than 500 parking spaces.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders a Bit More Perky
The National Association of Home Builders reported on Tuesday that its housing market index edged up by one point in October to 41, meaning that the industry is more optimistic than at any time since June 2006, when the index was headed the other way in the face of the gathering storm in homebuilding.
The Rainmaker Group Launches Industry’s First Revenue Management Product Engineered Specifically for Student Housing
The Rainmaker Group, a provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to the multifamily housing and gaming/hospitality industries, announces the launch of LRO Student™, a revenue management platform engineered specifically for the student housing market.
Sacramento|Yolo Mutual Housing Association Now Mutual Housing California
Sacramento|Yolo Mutual Housing Association recently changed its name to Mutual Housing California.