Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Economy Watch: China Drops Growth Estimate, Wants Stronger Consumer Economy
The People’s Republic of China, whose economy has been mostly out of the news in recent months was suddenly back in the news on Monday, when the government lowered its GDP target to 7.5 percent from 8 percent.
Patty Rouse, Housing Visionary and Co-Founder of Enterprise, Passes Away at 85
Patricia “Patty” Rouse, the co-founder of The Enterprise Foundation, now Enterprise Community Partners Inc., and wife to the late James W. “Jim” Rouse has died at 85, Enterprise announced today.
The Hamptons on Heron Bay
Put simply, this community has it all. In addition to a spa and business center, all apartments at The Hamptons on Heron Bay feature a full size washer/dryer and screened-in patio/balcony.
Vulcan Begins Stack House Project in Seattle
Vulcan Real Estate has broken ground on yet another Seattle property, the Stack House, a mixed-use apartment and office development located in the Cascade neighborhood of the city’s South Lake Union district.
MHN INTERVIEW: Maximizing Apartment Space
Are you making the most out the space in an apartment? Gale Steves, author of Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle recently spoke to MHN about maximizing apartment space and the importance of understanding what renters really need in an apartment.
Hickok Cole Architects' Laurence Caudle, AIA Elevated to Principal
Laurence Caudle, AIA, Director of Housing, has been elevated to principal at Hickok Cole Architects.
Construction Underway on Avenue R Development in Houston
The bustling and cosmopolitan Galleria area of Houston is the site of a new Meeks + Partners-designed community being developed by Greystar.
Economy Watch: Unofficial Reports Point to Continued Jobs Growth
With the coming of a new month, new jobs numbers will soon be published, with trends in hiring of high interest to anyone concerned with the direction of the economy (which is almost everyone).
Judge Rules in Favor of City of Orange Property Owners Association: Annual Inspections of Units Unenforceable
A judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, considering a challenge filed by a property owners group of the City of Orange, ruled that the City’s annual inspection ordinance, which was enacted in December 2010, and required annual inspections of rental properties, was void and unenforceable.