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/.
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.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The U.S. Economy Has Turned
The U.S. economy turned in a lousy second quarter.