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/.
Russian Residential Developer Has a Full Plate
An experienced Moscow-based residential development firm, PIK Group, has recently launched sales for a new centrally located project.
Economy Watch: Fed Holds Off on Stimulus for Now
Will the Fed try to stimulate the economy more or not? Is QE3 in the immediate future? The answer to those questions at the end of the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday was “not yet.”
Dallas Investor Buys Suburban Fort Worth Apartments
Hayman Woods LLC has completed, though a subsidiary, its acquisition of Bellagio at Beach Street, a 398-unit multifamily property in Haltom City, Texas.
Virginia Wang Joins Apartment List as Vice President of Product
ApartmentList.com, an apartment search, announced that Virginia Wang has joined the company as vice president of product.
Fannie Mae Opens Mortgage Help Center Expansion in Inland Empire, California
Fannie Mae opened an extension of its Los Angeles Mortgage Help Center in the Inland Empire region to provide free education and counseling services to struggling California homeowners.
Refinance Applications Increase Again to Three-Year High in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 27, 2012.
Sunny Forecast for Housing Market
Housing figures released by Florida Realtors reveal a nice climate for Sunshine State housing.
Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Sees Another Monthly Uptick
The S&P/Case-Shiller monthly Home Price Indices for May (three-month averages of March, April and May), which were released on Tuesday, showed month-over-month increases for both the 10- and 20-city composites. In fact, both were up 2.2 percent.