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/.
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.
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.