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/.
Mortgage Applications Decrease Driven by a Drop in Refinances in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 6.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 29, 2012.
NAHB Applauds Five-Year Reauthorization of Flood Insurance Program
In an important victory for the National Association of Home Builders and its members who rely on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Congress has reached an agreement to reauthorize the program through Sept. 30, 2017.
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It’s got problems, but the US economy remains a marvel.
Home Properties Acquires Baltimore-Area Apartment Asset for $186M
Home Properties paid cash for the 1,350-unit apartment property, or about $138,000 per unit, and it estimates that the first-year cap rate will be 5.9 percent.
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Homeless Shelter Now Environmentally Sustainable
A 100-year-old farmhouse in Placentia, Calif., that had been converted into a shelter for people who are temporarily homeless has recently been retrofitted to make it more energy efficient.
Economy Watch: Employment Growth Remains Tepid
The U.S. economy created a meager 80,000 jobs during June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
$267 Million Residential Development to Turn the Page of Riyadh Real Estate Market
Gulf Related, a joint venture created by Gulf Capital, an alternative investment firm that mainly activates in the Middle East, and Related Companies, the largest privately owned real estate development firm in the United States, is set to tap into Riyadh’s growing residential market.
TransUnion Survey Shows Property Managers Doing Better Than Last Year
According to a recent TransUnion survey, both large and small property managers are doing better than they did a year ago and are more easily attracting residents while increasing rental prices.