Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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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.
Economy Watch: Growth Trudges Along at 1.5 Percent
The U.S. economy expanded by a tepid 1.5 percent during the second quarter of 2012, according to Friday’s preliminary report by the Department of Commerce.
Historic Chicago Units Customizable for Residents
Metropolitan Properties of Chicago recently announced that Richelieu Flats, an adaptive reuse of a seven-story building, is part of the historic South Michigan Avenue “streetwall.”
DFW Apartment Market Good for Landlords, Investors–For Now
Even though the Dallas-Fort Worth area never quite suffered the housing slump that many other U.S. markets did, the area’s relatively robust economy is creating new households that are tightening the apartment market.
Olympic Village to Become Residential Community After Games
The Olympics Opening Ceremony is today, but multifamily developers are already looking toward the end of the games. At that point, the Athlete’s Village—the area built up in Olympic Park to house all the athletes—will be turned into a residential community.