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/.
Survey Offers Good News for Multifamily Industry in '12
Cap rates are going to stabilize, interest rates will remain low and home ownership rates will continue to decline. These are the conclusions of the RealShare/Jones Lang LaSalle’s Apartments Outlook 2012 Survey.
Affordable Seniors Housing Benefits from Unique Financing Transaction
A unique financing agreement recently allowed for the redevelopment of an affordable seniors housing community in San Francisco.
AvalonBay Communities Launches Two New Apartment Brands
AvalonBay Communities announced the introduction of two new apartment community brands, “AVA” and “eaves.”
What Renters in Their Late 20s to Mid 30s Are Looking For
Renters in their late 20s to mid 30s are different from their early 20s counterparts. Here is a list of what they are looking for in an apartment.
Los Angeles Student Housing Community Captures LEED Platinum
A new USC student housing community called West 27th Place has just realized a rare achievement among the nation’s student housing. It is one of only a few such housing developments to garner a LEED Platinum rating.
Economy Watch: Led by Multifamily, Residential Starts Spike in November
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that housing starts swung upward by 9.3 percent in November to an annualized rate of 685,000 units.
MiMA Condos Go Rental
The Related Cos. is putting 151 more residences at its development MiMA on the market as rental apartments, instead of the condos they were planned as under the name One MiMA Tower.
MHN Interview: Why the U.S. Multifamily Market Appeals to International Companies
Fabrizio Lucchese, CEO, Jaymor Group, discusses the benefits of his Canadian real estate company doing business in the United States.
940-Unit Apartment Portfolio Trades in Houston
The apartment market is bustling in metropolitan Houston, and investors recently came out in droves.
Premier 940-Unit Apartment Portfolio Trades in Houston
The apartment market is bustling in metropolitan Houston, and investors recently came out in droves to lasso a three-property, Class A apartment portfolio marketed by ARA on behalf of a tenant-in-common seller.