Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Wood Partners’ Alta at Lake Eve to Debut in Orlando
If Wood Partners has its way, more renters are likely to be visiting Disney World in the years ahead. Wood Partners announced plans to build Alta at Lake Eve, a 264-unit luxury apartment community a mere two miles from Disney World.
Economy Watch: Residential Foreclosures Down, But Still High
Foreclosure specialist RealtyTrac reported that foreclosure filings dropped a little less than 1 percent during the third quarter of 2011 compared with the second quarter.
Harbor Group Buys Baltimore’s Belvedere Towers for $26.1M
Harbor Group International LLC continues to enhance its presence in Baltimore with the acquisition of Belvedere Towers Apartments.
Major Affordable Housing Redevelopment Kicks Off in Rome, N.Y.
Ground has been broken for the redevelopment of Liberty Gardens in upstate Rome, which will include the major rehabilitation of three masonry two-story buildings and the construction of six new buildings on the seven-acre site.
Affordable Housing for the Homeless Supports the Arts
New California affordable housing community provides shelter and support for the homeless and encourages development of the arts.
Alliant Capital Announces New Regional Director of Loan Origination
Alliant Capital LLC, a debt and equity financier and Fannie Mae DUS® and FHA lender for the multifamily industry, announced their new regional director of loan origination, David Kidder.
Economy Watch: Fed Uncertain What to Do
The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its Sept. 20-21 FOMC meeting on Wednesday, and to some extent they showed a central bank uncertain about how to handle the unexpected halt in the recovery in mid-2011.
Keystone Pacific Property Management Welcomes Brittany Smith as a New Development Community Association Manager
Keystone Pacific Property Management announced Brittnay Smith would be joining its team as a new development community association manager based out of the Irvine office.
IGI USA Announces Acquisition of 93 Worth Street
IGI USA announced that its subsidiary has closed on the acquisition of 93 Worth Street in Manhattan.
Turning Renters into Buyers
A new rent-to-own program is helping turn once skittish prospects into renters for a year, and into buyers after that.