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/.
LEED-Certified Affordable Community Breaks Ground in N.J.
Construction has commenced on Laurel Oaks, an income-restricted 94-unit apartment community from Barnegat, N.J.-based residential real estate developer Walters Homes.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Up During Second Quarter
According to the most recent S&P/Case-Shiller report on housing U.S. home prices saw positive growth for all three headline composites year-over-year during the second quarter of 2012.
Waterbury Mixed-Use Property Trades Hands
VBF LLC, a regional owner of multifamily and commercial property, has purchased a mixed-use property at 380 West Main St. in Waterbury, Conn., for $1.48 million.
Omni Housing Development Revitalizes Sustainable Affordable Community
Omni Housing Development has nearly completed Phase 1 of the redevelopment on an affordable housing community in Rome, N.Y., called Liberty Gardens. In addition, the community is designed to be sustainable.
Behringer Harvard Aims to Build Dallas Luxury Multifamily Development
Behringer Harvard has acquired a 3.9-acre multifamily development site in Victory Park, Texas, with plans to construct a 377-unit luxury community called The Arpeggio Victory Park.
Mark Willis named Development Controller at Mark-Taylor
Mark Willis has returned to the financial team at Mark-Taylor as development controller.
NYSERDA Events in Buffalo and Manhattan to Show Multifamily Building Owners How to Improve Their Building’s Performance and Bottom Line
To make it easier to start energy efficiency projects in multifamily buildings, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is holding half-day seminars in Buffalo and Manhattan. The events will connect multifamily building owners, property managers, developers and board members of condominium and Co-op associations with NYSERDA experts and engineering resources to begin taking advantage of NYSERDA’s Multifamily Energy Performance Portfolio (MEPP). The Buffalo event will be held September 5 from 9:30AM to 12:00PM at the Holiday Inn Buffalo Downtown Hotel (620 Delaware Avenue). Seminars in Manhattan will take place on September 18 from 9:30AM to 12:00…
Yardi Maintenance Mobile Available on Android, Apple and BlackBerry
Yardi Maintenance Mobile offers workers in the field the convenience of creating, updating and closing work orders in Yardi Maintenance from a mobile device, with results automatically updated in Yardi Voyager.
Economy Watch: Fed Still Mum About Stimulus
The Fed’s annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyo., is later this week, and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at the event on Friday, which has set off the latest round of speculation about whether the central bank will try to stimulate the economy once again.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: How to Compete with that New Building on the Block
Lisa: What’s so special about this game anyway? It’s just another chapter in the pointless rivalry between Springfield and Shelbyville. They built a mini-mall, so we built a bigger mini-mall. They made the world’s largest pizza, so we burnt down their city hall. Homer: Heh, heh, heh. Yeah, they swore they’d get us back by spiking our water supply. But they didn’t have the guts. Marge: [drinks the tap water] Ooooh. The walls are melting again. -The Simpsons The multifamily industry is hot now, and that’s all good for all of us. Tons of people are renting. Which also means that…