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/.
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.
Economy Watch: Jobs Bill Sunk by Senate
The U.S. Senate, in a procedural vote on Tuesday night, voted 50 to 49 to open debate on President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill, thus effectively scuttling the measure.
‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protesters Gather at Billionaires’ Apartments
Today, Occupy Wall Street supporters left Manhattan’s Financial District and organized in front of the multi-million dollar apartments of many of New York’s billionaires on the Upper East Side.
Volunteer Organization Produces Another Affordable Seniors Housing Property in Alabama
AHEPA 310 Housing, an organization comprised of volunteers, has opened the doors of AHEPA 310-XII Apartments, marking the volunteer organization’s development of a dozen apartment communities to accommodate low-income seniors.
Crescent Resources Taps Seven Key Individuals for Multifamily Group
Crescent Resources LLC has expanded its multifamily division with the appointment of seven individuals to serve in key positions.
Economy Watch: Wall Street Has a ‘What-Me-Worry?’ Day
Even though it was Columbus Day, U.S. equities markets weren’t closed on Monday, and investors took advantage of the open markets to buy and then buy some more.
Greystar to Develop Lakewood Apartments
Greystar has started construction on Lakewood Apartments, a 435- unit Class A garden-style community in Lakewood, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.
Sycamore Buys Bank-Owned Fractured Condo Property
Sycamore Urban Properties has acquired Talus Point, a fractured condominium property, in Reno, Nev. According to public records, Sycamore paid $4.225 million for the property.