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/.
Low Rate Environment Persists, Refinance Applications Reach Highest Level Since 2009 in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 20, 2012.
UDR Closes $297.7M Multi-State Apartment Portfolio Sale
The UDR Multi-State Portfolio sale, which was inked earlier this year, has been finalized.
Picerne Military Housing Expands into the Student Housing Market
Picerne Military Housing, announced today that it is expanding to the student housing market with the launch of a new parent company called Corvias Group, and a new student housing division called Corvias Campus Living.
University of Texas Study Uncovers Significant Projected Gap between Actual Water Costs and Subsidies Provided to Low-Income Housing Residents
NWP Services Corporation (NWP), in collaboration with the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, recently released the results of an MBA-student study exploring a wide range of water management, cost and conservation issues.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: The Economy Has Seen Better Weeks
The economy has seen better weeks than this one.
Unithree Completes $12M Rehab of Staten Island Affordable Housing Development
Unithree Investment Corp. has completed a $12 million improvement program on the Parkhill Affordable Housing Complex in Staten Island.
Economy Watch: Spain Upsets Investors Again
Investors worldwide were jittery about Spain on Monday, as the Spanish government banned the shorting of stocks on Madrid’s exchange and the Italian government did the same for the Milan exchange.
Guest Blog: Developing Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Management and Residents
By Rose McMillan Educating residents about pest mitigation strategiesCreating an integrated pest management strategy (IPM) for any multifamily housing setting requires a collaborative effort by the management company and the residents alike. By establishing a long-term strategy of pest elimination and working to educate the residents in developing their own successful cleaning strategies, the facility can ensure that pests do not become established within the housing units. Effective pest control strategies cannot be successful without the informed participation of the residents. For this reason, the management must ensure that all residents are aware of how best to avoid attracting pests. They…
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: How to Appeal to Different Groups of Renters (And Why You Should Want To)
This past weekend my husband and I went down to D.C. to visit some friends, and they took us to a Nationals game. I’m not a fan of baseball, but I don’t like to cause waves, so I went. Plus, they were my ride. Anyway, after the game and after all the players left the field, stadium workers began wheeling out a portable stage, and soon after we all got to watch a free Wallflowers concert. (I’ve said it before: The ’90s are totally back.) Now, I love concerts. Love them. (You probably wouldn’t be able to tell by looking…
New Affordable Housing Opens in Bed-Stuy
Madison Putnam, a new 48-unit affordable housing development in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, N.Y., has opened.