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/.

The Art of Occupancy

Work with local artists to create a win-win marketing channel.

Multifamily Insurance Trips and Traps

Avoid these pitfalls when selecting insurance policies.

Will Uncertainty Cloud the Recovery?

While investment activity is still on pace to exceed the volume posted in 2010, a shaky economic recovery marked by anemic job creation and a sovereign debt crisis has given real estate investors reasons to pause.

The Outlook for Construction Capital

Financing will continue to be available for new multifamily construction this year, barring unforeseen circumstances, says David Rifkind, principal and managing director of George Smith Partners Inc.

Multifamily's Future in 2012

Fundamentals favor the apartment sector in 2012.

Economy Watch: Retailers Push Hard Before the New Year

The pre-Christmas shopping numbers aren’t in yet but sales increased nationwide during the week ending Dec. 17, putting this December on track to have higher retail sales than December last year.

Work Begins on Fort Lee Apartments

BNE Real Estate Group has broken ground on Twenty50, a 194-unit apartment building near the George Washington Bridge in Bergen County, N.J., across from the uppermost reaches of Manhattan.

'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Good News For the Holidays

A surprising round of good news ahead of the holidays.

Equity Trends in 2012

Unlocking the key to commercial real estate acquisitions.

Jones Lang LaSalle's Multifamily Practice Leader Looks Forward to 2012

An interview with Jones Lang LaSalle’s multifamily practice leader Jubeen F. Vaghefi on the apartment outlook for 2012.