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/.
Praedium Group Teams with the Carroll Organization on Houston Multifamily Property Purchase
The Praedium Group and The Carroll Organization have partnered to acquire a 302-unit apartment community in Houston.
Economy Watch: Beige Book Moderately Optimistic
The latest “Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District” reported that “hiring was steady or showed a modest increase across many districts,” which may or may not contradict the March jobs numbers reported by the government earlier this month.
Apartments Originally Designed to be Condos Appeal to Renters
A 255-unit apartment complex in Pikesville, Md., has averaged 35 percent resident turnover, below the industry average of 50 or 60 percent.
Manhattan Multifamily Sees Price Increases
According to Brown Harris Stevens’ first quarter 2012 Manhattan Residential Market Report, the average Manhattan apartment sale price was about $1.483 million, up 9 percent from the same period in 2011.
How to Minimize Property Damage in the Event of a Wildfire
As summer approaches and the temperatures go up, it is important for multifamily owners and property managers to protect their buildings from wildfires.
Five Apartment Building Amenities That Might Not Be Worth the Investment
Sometimes buildings have amenities that renters don’t necessarily want or need. Here are five amenities that might not be worth the investment. Do you agree?
Arbor Adds Two New Originators in Philadelphia and Birmingham, Ala.
Arbor Commercial Mortgage has expanded its multifamily loan origination capabilities again with the appointment of two experienced originators in the company’s Philadelphia and Birmingham, Ala., offices.
Chicagoland Apartment Association Unveils Apartment Living Campaign
“We’ve been through a very difficult recession, but the rental market has pulled out of it more quickly than other parts of the economy. More and more people will be choosing renting,” says Chicagoland Apartment Association vice president.
Economy Watch: Investors Rush to Sell
Wall Street was feeling upset on Tuesday, with investors heading for the exits, driving stocks down the most on a single trading day so far this year.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 5 Amenities That Probably Aren’t Worth the Investment
All apartment buildings offer some amenities. If not, apartment living would be like a prison sentence (although prisoners have a yard to workout, plus a cafeteria, so I guess prisons have amenities too). And because more and more people are living in apartments nowadays, developers have started adding all sorts of cool amenities to their buildings. Then other buildings add these same amenities to compete with them, and soon these features become pretty standard. But, as our moms always asked us, if everyone was jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you jump as well? Just because something is “cool” doesn’t…