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/.

Investing in Garden Apartments

Woodfield’s Greg Bonifield questions why urban, transit-oriented development dominated conversations at the NMHC Annual Meeting. He shares the reasons he’s bullish on suburban garden apartments.

Tertiary Markets: Buying Distressed

McKinley CEO Albert M. Berriz presents his 2012 market forecast and shares McKinley’s strategy for buying distressed assets in tertiary markets. McKinley repositioned Waldengreen Condos in Orlando as Riva Apartments.

Rent Growth Will Moderate

Lance Swank, Chief Operating Officer at The Sterling Group, shares take-aways from the NMHC Annual Meeting in Boca Raton. Swank opines on rent growth in 2012 and a number of other topics including development outside “the sexy six” top markets.

How Students Look for Apartments

Catalyst’s most recent survey shows what students use to look for apartments.

Argo Expands Manhattan Co-op Management Portfolio

Argo Real Estate, a specialist in New York-area real estate, has been selected as property manager for three residential co-op properties in Manhattan.

Oak Grove Capital Announces Andrew Deming as VP of Trading

Oak Grove Capital, a leading provider of real estate financial services, announced today that Andrew Deming has joined the St. Paul-based mortgage lender as vice president of trading.

RED CAPITAL GROUP's Tracy Peters Joins National Housing & Rehabilitation Association Board

Red Capital Markets LLC, the investment banking arm of comprehensive capital provider RED CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, announced that Tracy W. Peters has joined the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (“NH&RA”) Board of Directors.

EdR Announces Joint Venture at University of Mississippi

A new $36 million off-campus student housing community to open in fall 2013 near the University of Mississippi will be developed, owned and managed through a joint venture between EdR and Landmark Properties.

Economy Watch: Home Values Slip More

The economy might be slowly turning in the right direction, but it’s going to take more positive momentum to goad U.S. housing values in an upward direction.

Wood Partners Announces Construction of Luxury Apartments in Houston

Wood Partners recently announced that it would begin construction of a $32.4 million luxury apartment community in Houston.