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/.

Sale of Bradenton Luxury Rental Community Completed

Lost Creek Resort at Lakewood Ranch, a newly built luxury apartment community in the coastal Florida city Bradenton, has been sold.

KKR and Partners Buy Sunrise Management Business

In the wake of HealthCare REIT’s announced acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living Inc., a partnership led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP is buying Sunrise’s management company business for about $130 million.

MHN Interview: Holly Greer, SVP, CNL Financial Group

MHN speaks with Holly Greer, senior vice president and general counsel of CNL Financial Group, about current trends in multifamily lending, as well as some of the challenges.

Four Seasons to Celebrate Opening of Flagship Hotel in Toronto

On October 5, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will celebrate a homecoming of sorts with the opening of a landmark 259-room hotel in Toronto, the multicultural metropolis where the company was founded more than 50 years ago.

Luxurious Jazz Lounge Opens in Qatar’s First St. Regis Hotel

The St. Regis Hotel & Resorts has announced October 4th as the official opening date of Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha, a luxurious jazz lounge in Qatar’s first-ever St. Regis hotel.

American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT Acquires Brooklyn Condo

American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT Inc. recently purchased The 163 Washington Condominiums, consisting of 50 rental units and a 36-space parking facility in Brooklyn, N.Y., for $31.5 million.

Economy Watch: U.S. Economy Dragging, Texas Shows Some Pep

Two different branches of the Federal Reserve issued economic reports on Monday, one not particularly sanguine about the U.S. economy, the other more hopeful about a region whose relatively strong economy has gotten some attention lately.

Louisville Apartment Property Trades for $22.5M

The Chicago-based Infinity Group has sold Vieux Carre Apartments, a 326-unit complex in Louisville, for $22.5 million.

South Mississippi Housing and Development Corp. and The Michaels Organization Break Ground on Affordable Community

South Mississippi Housing and Development Corp. and The Michaels Organization have broken ground on McIntosh Homes, an independent-living affordable housing community for seniors in Gulfport, Miss.

Arbor’s FHA Multifamily Lending Business Accelerates Expansion with Hiring of New Chicago Originator

Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC, a direct commercial real estate lender originating on a national basis, has expanded its multifamily FHA loan origination capabilities further with the appointment of an experienced FHA originations director in the company’s Chicago office.