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/.
Multifamily Permits Continue to Rise on Annual Basis
Recent trends in multifamily permitting, which is a volatile indicator of multifamily construction, nevertheless show that there’s strong developer interest in building apartments in the post-Great Recession environment.
Condominiums to Open in NYC Woolworth Building
Alchemy Properties recently acquired a condominium interest in the top 30 floors of the Landmark Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan. The company plans to create 40 residential units.
Single-Buyer Multifamily Portfolio Sold in Colorado
A four-property multifamily portfolio stretching from metropolitan Denver to Colorado Springs, Colo., has been sold, with the sale brokered by the Atlanta-based full-service investment advisory brokerage firm ARA.
Economy Watch: CoreLogic Says Home Prices Up
Home prices nationwide increased on a year-over-year basis by 2.5 percent in June 2012 compared with the same month last year, including distressed sales, according to CoreLogic on Tuesday.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 5 Things to Put in a Welcome Basket for Student Housing [For the Parents]
It’s August, which means the time for commercials for school supplies has officially commenced (and even though many of us have—thankfully—been out of school for some time, this is very depressing. Probably because we are just realizing that we didn’t take any vacation days to go to the beach like we promised ourselves we would. Summer slips by so quickly when you don’t get a mandatory three months off). And college freshman are getting ready to leave the nest and live in student housing—either on campus or off. And once the housing is picked out or assigned, and everyone is…
Elmwood Park, N.J., Gets First Luxury Multifamily Community
Riverfront Residential, a New Jersey-based development company, recently announced that construction is complete on the first phase of Riverwalk, the first luxury multifamily community in Elmwood Park, N.J.
FS Energy Adds New Director of Information
FS Energy, an independent provider of comprehensive energy solutions for multifamily residential properties, and a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, has hired Aaron Mehta as director of energy information.
Victorian Factory Becomes Green Apartments
The Abbot Mill renovation in Forge Village of Westford, Mass., has been completed. Originally built in 1870 and long a part of the industrial history of Massachusetts, the property now includes 131 residential units, 13 of which are affordable housing.
Jones Lang LaSalle Announces International Director Promotion
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated has named Managing Director Faron Thompson to international director.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Jobs in July
All in all, things could have been worse—at least there was job creation in July.