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/.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Edge Down in May
American shoppers pulled back a bit in May, according to the Census Bureau.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: ‘Reality’ TV (Or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Real Estate Shows)
We accept the fact that reality TV isn’t actually real. Of course there’s editing involved. And the contestants are usually manipulated into situations where there’d be the most drama. Most of the people are just acting up for the cameras to get the most air time so they can parlay their B- and C-list fame into a book deal or brand of cocktails. I’m sure once the cameras are turned off, The Situation and J-Woww have a spirited debate about the national debt, as they are wont to do. And that’s fine. Actually, that’s more than fine. That’s escapism, baby….
Ground Broken on UNT Student Housing
Fountain Residential Partners and Crosswind Development Partners have broken ground on 33 North, a 139-unit/427-bed student housing property in Denton, a small city north of Dallas.
MHN Interview: Company Pledges $750,000 to Support Affordable Housing Development
Enterprise Community Partners recently announced it will offer $750,000 in grant support to fund supportive and senior housing development. MHN talks to Victoria Shire, deputy director, neighborhood initiatives, Enterprise, about this new initiative.
Kimble Ratliff Joins National Multi Housing Council as Director of Government Affairs
The National Multi Housing Council named Kimble Ratliff to the newly created position of Director of Government Affairs.
New Housing for Low-Income Seniors Breaks Ground Near Akron
Groundbreaking ceremonies were recently held for the AHEPA 63 Apartments, a new residential community for low-income older adults in Ohio.
RentJuice Introduces Ad Dashboard for Brokers to Analyze Marketing Efforts, Adjust Focus, Improve Results
RentJuice®, a Zillow® business and provider of lease marketing technology, announced the RentJuice Ad Dashboard, a marketing metrics dashboard that gives real estate offices, brokers and agents a place to analyze their efforts and take action to improve results.
NAHB Says Condo Market Shows Improvement
The National Association of Home Builders announced that the Multifamily Production Index, or MPI, reached its highest rating since the third quarter of 2005.
Economy Watch: Fed Report Details How Hard the Recession Hit
“Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances,” which the Fed released this week, quantified one painful aspect of the very real economic impact of the Panic of 2008 and subsequent Great Recession. The report shows that over the four years from 2007 to 2010, real median household income before taxes fell 7.7 percent.
What's on Your Apartment 'Laminated List'?
What feature or amenity would tempt you to drop everything for that apartment?