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/.
Economy Watch: Among Euro-Troubles, Ireland Not Doing Badly
Are there grounds for optimism about the European economy? Maybe in Ireland. The Irish economy posted a 1.6 percent quarterly GDP gain from the first to the second quarter of 2011.
Institutional Property Advisors Names Scott Lamontagne Director
Institutional Property Advisors, a recently formed multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap serving the needs of institutional and major private investors, has named Scott Lamontagne a director.
The Marketing Directors Hires Research Analyst
The Marketing Directors Inc., a Manhattan-based residential real estate marketing and sales/leasing firm, has hired Laura Tomana as research analyst to its Market Insights department.
David Brickman Takes Over as Head of Multifamily at Freddie Mac
David Brickman was named senior vice president, multifamily, at Freddie Mac in June, succeeding Michael May.
InSinkErator Makes Environmental Impact at Midwest’s Near-Zero Waste Music Festival
InSinkErator, a manufacturer of food waste disposers, enabled more than 7,000 attendees at Milwaukee’s Rock the Green festival Sept. 18 to “give back” by sending approximately 1,200 pounds of food scraps to the local wastewater treatment plant to be converted to renewable energy and fertilizer.
MHN Interview: Bud Malone, CEO of Mortgages USA
MHN interviews Bud Malone, CEO of Mortgages USA, who describes the current outlook for multifamily and explains why he considers rentals ‘a great wake up from the American Dream.’
AvalonBay Begins Work on Back Bay Apartments
AvalonBay Communities has broken ground on Avalon Exeter in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, with 52 units slated to be affordable housing.
Luxury Condos Offer ‘Protected’ Views
The View luxury condos more than live up to their name.
Luxury Condominium Boasts ‘You’ll Never Lose Your View’
The View, a 19-story luxury building with nine penthouse duplexes on the 18th and 19th floors, offers ‘protected’ views.
PCCP Provides $24 Million in Loans to Complete Staten Island Condo Construction
PCCP announced it has provided $24 million in two loan structures to a private institutional investor for the refinance and construction completion of two properties.