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/.

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.

Stalled Condo Project in Flushing on Track Again

DelShah Capital LLC has finally worked through the legal complexities that will allow it to reposition 31-32 Union Street, Flushing, as Sunrise Terrace Condominiums, and to begin sales of the remaining 17 units in the property.

Affordable Housing Financing Extended for 20 Years at Westminster Village Arms

Westminster Village Arms, a Lowell, Mass., development built in 1970, is being renovated to include 412 units of affordable housing.

Suburban Chicago Builder Turning Renters into Buyers

A new rent-to-own program at The Heritage of Palatine, a condominium development in a Chicago suburb, is helping turn once skittish prospects into renters for a year, and into buyers after that.