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/.

To Card or Not to Card?

Paper and electronic guest cards are not a staple at all leasing offices.

‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Middling Employment Numbers

Middling employment numbers, as expected, but more good housing and construction numbers.

2012 MHN Excellence Awards Winners

Congratulations to all the 2012 Gold and Silver winners!

Marriott Extended Stay Property Opens Next Door of the Forbidden City in Beijing

Marriott International announced the opening of The Imperial Mansion, Beijing – Marriott Executive Apartments, its fifth extended stay property in China.

Chestnut Hill Realty Adds Amenities, New Units at Norwood Gardens

A newly completed Resident Activity Center including an Internet café and fitness facility has come to Norwood Gardens, a 344-unit apartment community in Norwood, Mass.

Economy Watch: Employment Continues Tepid Growth

The U.S. economy created 114,000 jobs in September, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

Arabtec Construction LLC Signs Contract to Build Europe’s Tallest Office Tower for Gazprom

In the Primorsky district of Saint Petersburg, Russia, the tallest office tower in Europe is set to be built as part of the Lakhta Center, a gigantic 3.5 million-square-foot mixed-use master-planned development.

AMCAL, Pacific Western Bank, Lifesteps Host Successful ‘Partnership for H.O.P.E.’

AMCAL Multi-Housing, one of California’s leading builders of workforce and affordable housing, LifeSTEPS, AMCAL’s non-profit partner, and Pacific Western Bank, who handles AMCAL’s predevelopment financing, together hosted the second annual “Partnership for H.O.P.E.” (Housing Opportunities and Personal Empowerment) event in Los Angeles.

DoubleTree by Hilton Opens Second Location in Romania

International hotel brand DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Oradea, the second location of the brand in the Eastern-European country of Romania.

NorCal Seniors Housing Property Sells

Oakmont Gardens, a 163-unit independent living and assisted living property in Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco Bay, has traded hands for an undisclosed price.