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/.
Rosen Partners LLC: Secrets of Success
Dan Rosen, managing director of Rosen Partners LLC, believes there is one winning strategy in developing multifamily housing.
Re-Keying Ordinances Spur Lock Hardware Innovation
The state of Texas has a code calling for locks to be re-keyed after apartment residents move out, and Illinois has enacted a new amendment to its Landlord and Tenant Act that will go into enforcement in several weeks on January 1.
Economy Watch: Moderate Cheer About Europe, For the Moment
Word is that the latest idea to fend off Europe’s woes is the sooner creation of the European Stability Mechanism, which would be a permanent successor to the European Financial Stability Facility.
Inland Empire Apartment Market Will Continue to Prosper
California’s Inland Empire, an area hit particularly hard by the Great Recession and its aftershocks, is seeing an intensification of demand for rental properties, according to a new report by real estate investment specialist Marcus & Millichap.
Changing Manhattan's Skyline: NY's Newest, Tallest Residential Building
Manhattan is world-renown for its skyscrapers. And now the tallest residential building is almost complete. Extell Development Co. announced that sales have started for ONE57, a 90-story glass tower, which will rise 1,000 feet above Midtown Manhattan.
Apartment Property Insurance Goes on the Upswing in 2011
A year can make quite a difference, and it has in the National Multi Housing Council’s annual Apartment Cost of Risk Survey. As per the study’s results, the cost to insure apartment properties increased from 2010 to 2011, going up 1 percent.
Humphreys & Partners Expanding in Pacific Northwest
Humphreys & Partners Architects LP has hired Carl J. Colson, an architect with 33 years’ experience, as regional director to launch an office in Seattle.
Economy Watch: Strong Medicine For the Euro-Zone, But S&P Is Skeptical
Looking to shore up the wobbly euro, French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel told the rest of the euro-zone governments that it was time to accept more centralized control of fiscal policy, or else.
Multi-Housing News: Inside the December Issue
Read the articles from the latest print issue of Multi-Housing News.
Increasing Risk Awareness
While the multi-housing industry is paying more attention to resident insurance, it’s still not enough.