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/.

Integrated Branding and Design

A new approach to housing development.

Apartment Rents, Occupancies Still Rising

According to Axiometrics, national effective rents for the U.S. apartment market increased 0.54 percent from June to July, bringing year-to-date effective rent growth up to 4.42 percent.

HFF Closes Sale on Multifamily Community Near Oregon State University

HFF announced that it has closed the sale for Grand Oaks Apartment Homes, a community near Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.

Good Times

New Orleans and Gulf Coast see marked recovery from recession, Katrina.

Arbor Appoints Trevor Leslie Smith as Director in Boston Office

Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC today announced the appointment of Trevor Leslie Smith as director in the company’s Boston office.

Malaysia’s First Grand Hyatt Opens

Hyatt Hotel Corporation has announced the opening of Malaysia’s first Grand Hyatt, the Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.

Yardi Unveils CONDOCafé for Automated Status Certificate Processing

Yardi announced today that it has launched CONDOCafe™, an automated platform for status certificate and document service for condominium buyers, real estate agents and property managers.

Economy Watch: QE3 Soon? Probably (Maybe)

Investors waited all week for Ben Bernanke’s annual Jackson Hole, Wyo., end-of-summer speech, and the chairman of the Fed delivered… something.

Bringing it Together

A rebranded and integrated Pennrose expands into market-rate.