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/.
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.
Big Unit with a Small Footprint
Wisznia | Architecture + Development brings a creative approach to adaptive reuse in New Orleans.
Equity Residential Enters into Billion Dollar Agreement to Acquire Interest
Equity Residential announced it has signed a contract to acquire 26.5 percent ownership interest in Archstone, a privately held owner, operator and developer of multifamily properties. The agreement was for $1.325 billion, in cash.