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/.

Work Under Way on New Seattle Apartments

Holland Partner Group, in partnership with Mesirow Financial Institutional Real Estate, had broken ground on 717 Dexter Ave. N. in Seattle.

Grosvenor Americas Appoints Sommer Johnson to Investment Manager

Grosvenor Americas has appointed Sommer Johnson to the position of investment manager in the company’s San Francisco headquarters office.

Freddie Mac's 2011 K Deals Double Those of Last Year

Earlier this month, a new offering of structured pass-through securities, or “K certificates,” was announced by McLean, Va.-based Freddie Mac.

HopeLift to Provide Housing to Those in Need

Employees of property management and development company Holland Partner Group are doing their part to help the homeless this year by donating their unused vacation time to HopeLift, a charity that helps people with housing.

Senior Housing Developer Returns Funds to City

In an unusual event in multifamily development, AMCAL Multi-Housing Inc. recently returned about $519,450 to the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., after the completion of its Mirandela Senior Housing project.

'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: U.S. Consumers Still Not Confident

U.S. consumers aren’t opening their wallets quite as much as retailers thought, and Europe sinks back into a debt funk.

Affordable Development Brings Jobs to Central Maryland Town

An investment by Boston Capital is helping make possible the development of Marley Meadows, a new 36-unit affordable multifamily community in the central Maryland town of Glen Burnie.

Economy Watch: Foreclosures Down in November

RealtyTrac reported on Thursday that U.S. foreclosure filings–meaning all default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, according to the company–were down 3 percent in November from the previous month, to a total of 224,394.

Affordable Housing Drawing Leads to Happy Buyers

Atlanta BeltLine had its first drawing for its 28 affordable homes. All units were sold in one day.

Affordable Housing Drawing Yields 28 Sold Units in One Day

Atlanta BeltLine had its first drawing for its 28 affordable homes at the Lofts at Reynoldstown Crossing in Atlanta. All units were sold in one day.