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/.
Boston Apartment Market Sees Mixed 2Q Rental Rate Movements
A subsidiary of Zillow, RentJuice, reports that average asking apartment rents climbed by 4 percent in the Boston metro area in the second quarter of 2012, those same neighborhoods saw the effective cost of rental space drop.
Freddie Mac Announces the Issuance of a New Seven-year Reference Notes Security
Freddie Mac announced today that it plans to issue a new seven-year USD Reference Notes security, CUSIP number 3137EADK2, due on August 1, 2019.
The Better Housing Coalition Receives $500,000 Loan from Mercy Loan Fund and Bon Secours Health System
Thanks to a $500,000 loan and an extended line of credit from Mercy Loan Fund and the Bon Secours Health System, the Better Housing Coalition in Richmond, Va., will be able to expand its development of high-quality, affordable workforce housing in the Blackwell neighborhood more rapidly.
Atterbury Property Group Launches $3 Billion Mixed-Use Urban Development in South Africa
Atterbury Property Group has launched its $3 billion Waterfall Business Estate, one of the most ambitious mixed-use urban development projects in South Africa.
Economy Watch: New Home Sales Drop in June
The mild exuberance that the housing market was feeling in previous months may have come to an end, as new worries about the economy infect the potential pool of homebuyers.
Putting Families First
John Picerne has found success serving the families that serve our country.
Editor’s Note: Leaving Las Vegas
After a number of years in Vegas, the National Apartment Association held the 2012 Education Conference & Exposition in Boston. The sleek Boston Convention Center is a bit more buttoned-up than Mandalay Bay, but I did spot an Elvis impersonator roaming the show floor; so you can take the NAA expo out of Vegas but you can’t take Vegas out of the NAA expo. The enormous exhibit hall was filled to capacity with suppliers—a good sign for the economy and a great resource for apartment operators. Watch MHN TV for interviews on a range of topics affecting the industry.
Jazz-Age LA Office Building Becomes Digital-Age LA Apartments
Construction has been completed on the redevelopment of the Roosevelt, a vintage 1920s office building in downtown Los Angeles. The property is now the Roosevelt Lofts, a 222-unit apartment complex.
MHN Interview: The Importance of Relationship Lending
Joseph Orefice, senior vice president of Investors Bank’s Commercial Lending Group, talks about the lending trends in multifamily and how, despite being relatively new to the market, his company was able to become a major player in the real estate lending industry.
Institutional Property Advisors Names Drew Kile Associate Director
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap serving the needs of institutional and major private investors, has named Drew Kile as an associate director, according to Hessam Nadji, managing director of IPA.