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/.
Sweet Deal for Fast-Growing Fort Bend County, Texas
Responding to pent-up demand for housing in the county, Houston-based Buckhead Investment Partners Inc. has announced it will break ground soon on 196 new luxury apartments in the city of Rosenberg.
GotNoVacancy.com Now ILoveLeasing.com
Spherexx.com, developer of GotNoVacancy.com Apartment CRM, announced that they are renaming and rebranding their five-year-old prospect engagement and advertising analysis application to keep up with the software’s expanded functionality.
RentSentinel Integration Approved By Yardi Systems Inc.
RentSentinel, a provider of apartment marketing management software, is now available on Yardi’s standardized interface listing.
Economy Watch: Temporary Greek Deal Struck, Investors Fret Over Italy
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and opposition leader Antonis Samaras have apparently cobbled together a deal for a “unity government” that might let the bailout of Greece by the more affluent euro-zone nations go forward.
Kingsley Associates Reports Renters Are Hesitant to Renew
According to Kingsley Associates’ latest resident survey, apartment resident renewal intent is at its lowest point since 2008.
Condo Property in NW Sububan Chicago Tries Rent-to-Own
The Heritage of Palatine, a new condominium development in downtown Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, has started a rent-with-option-to-buy program on a handful of its remaining units.
MHN Interview: Steven Zimmer, Former Head of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan
Real estate attorney Steven Zimmer, former head of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, talks about the controversial development project and the difficulties of being both an attorney and a real estate developer.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Greek Debt Crisis
Dees Stribling discusses the state of the economy for the week ending 11/4.
Azure Caters to Upper East Side’s Big Appetite
Size does matter, or that’s what buyers are intimating on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and Azure is giving the people what they want.
Red Hook Homes Brings Affordable Units to Brooklyn Neighborhood
Red Hook is rebounding, as evidenced by the grand opening of Red Hook Homes. The $18 million co-op brings the community 60 new housing units, 40 of them affordable, and another 20 market-rate and middle-income units.