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/.
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Gives $41 Million for New St. Paul Mixed-Use Development
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust has committed $41 million of union pension capital to help finance the Penfield, a $62 million mixed-use development in downtown St. Paul.
Economy Watch: Apartment Market Has Big Momentum
The National Multi Housing Council reported more good news for apartment landlords on Monday, since for the sixth quarter in a row, the apartment industry improved across all indexes in the NMHC’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions.
Florida Multifamily Markets Hotter Than Most
Most multifamily rental markets are tight these days, but the metro markets of Florida have been doing especially well, according to the most recent report on the state by Apartment Realty Advisors Florida.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: How to Protect Your Apartment Community’s Brand (By Not Following Ryan Lochte)
I’m not a fan of watching sports, but by that I mean baseball, basketball, football…pretty much anything that has my husband hogging the TV and preventing me from watching reruns of How I Met Your Mother. That doesn’t include the Olympics. I love the Olympics, especially the Summer Olympics (excluding baseball, basketball, and football—which I’m not even sure if they play). My favorite sport is swimming, because I was on the swim team back in high school. Oh, and also because the U.S. men’s team, as a whole, is really, really ridiculously good looking. Anyway, everyone is super into the Michael Phelps/Ryan Lochte…
D.C. Affordable Seniors Housing Completes Renovation
The redevelopment of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments has been completed. The 171-unit seniors housing property, formerly called the Campbell Heights Apartments, is a 40-year-old building on 15th Street NW in the District of Columbia.
$3M Renovation of Las Vegas Building Proves Lucky for Investor
iStar Residential recently invested $3 million in a redesign of The Martin in Las Vegas, and in the four months since the building’s relaunch, sales have risen by 300 percent.
Foolproof Your Disaster Plan
Redundancy and back-up of data are critical to access rent rolls and contact information.
Apartment Market Hot Streak Continues
For the sixth quarter in a row, the apartment industry improved across all indexes in the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions.
Luxury Rental Community Breaks Ground in Chicago Suburb
The leafy Chicago commuter suburb of Wheaton is not one of the first places folks would associate with rental housing. Not by a long shot.