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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Mortgage Refinance Applications Highest Since 2009 as Rates Reach Record Lows in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased 16.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 28, 2012.

Walker & Dunlop Hires Senior Vice President

Walker & Dunlop Inc. announced today that John Pantone has joined the company as senior vice president in the Capital Markets department.

Salmanson Capital Acquires Student Housing Portfolio

Salmanson Capital has acquired a portfolio of off-campus student housing adjacent to Bethlehem’s Lehigh University for $15.23 million.

Economy Watch: Home Prices Jump, Says CoreLogic

Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year-over-year by 4.6 percent in August compared to August 2011, according to CoreLogic.

Sterling Construction in Joint Venture for New Development in North Dakota

Because of a local oil boom of the Bakken Shale Formation, Dickinson, N.D., has become a booming residential area. And that is why Sterling Construction, part of The Sterling Group, feels it is the ideal location for its new $32.3 million community.

Will the LIHTC Be Abolished?

The very existence of LIHTC appears to be at risk. How likely will the housing program survive tax reform and budgetary pressures?

Affordable Housing Community to be First New Construction of Apartments in Ewing Township in 40 Years

The Gardens at Birmingham, a planned 48-unit affordable housing community in Ewing Township, N.J., was awarded Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits by the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency.

Berkeley Point Capital Hires Damon Khouri as its Chief Information and Technology Officer

Damon Khouri recently joined Berkeley Point Capital LLC as its chief information and technology officer.

Passco Adds Another Senior Executive to Management Team

assco Companies LLC announced today that Darryll Goodman, a 25 year real estate industry veteran, has joined the company as vice president.

MAA Acquires KC Apartment Property

MAA has acquired Market Station, a mid-rise apartment property in the River Market area of Kansas City, Mo., for an unspecified price.