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/.
MNS Sees Positives in Brooklyn Rental Report
Residential brokerage, sales and marketing firm MNS released its January 2012 Brooklyn Rental Report, and although there was a slight decrease in rental rates for the beginning of the year, all signs point to a positive year ahead.
Economy Watch: Economy Growing, But Not Gangbusters
“The Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District” was released on Wednesday, and posited the not-quite-hopeful notion that the U.S. economy is growing, but not growing that quickly.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Does [Apartment] Size Matter?
Size, convenience, convenience, size? (Oprah, Uma, Uma Oprah?) Would you sacrifice size for convenience? A lot of renters are faced with this question, especially when it comes to city dwellers. The choice is usually move to the outskirts of the city and have a big apartment (and usually a lower rent), or stay in the city and have a smaller apartment, but be closer to all the action. And pay more for the privilege. (Thank you sir, may I have another?) On paper, of course the bigger apartment sounds like the better deal. You get more closet space. You probably…
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.