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/.

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.

Editor’s Note: Back to School

Virtual or face-to-face, education is key at all career stages. E-learning solutions enable apartment companies of all sizes to implement new employee training on Day One. They also allow management to leverage the talent pool and facilitate promotion from within. Tracking tools simplify staying abreast of performance details for large numbers of employees across a far-flung portfolio—and since you can see which employees are struggling with specific skill sets, costly in-person training can be deployed only when and where it’s needed.

MAA Acquires Texas Multifamily Community

MAA, a real estate investment trust, has completed the acquisition of Haven at Blanco, a multifamily community in San Antonio.