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/.

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.

Economy Watch: Home Prices See Monthly Uptick But Annual Decline

According to the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home-price indexes released on Tuesday, U.S. home prices were up in July for the fourth month in a row.

The Story House Luxury Condos Hopes Residents Live Happily Ever After

Bibliophiles rejoice: The former Frederick Warne and Company building, a British book publishing house that produced The Tale of Peter Rabbit, has been renovated into The Story House, which features luxury condominiums.

Residential Project at Chicago’s $4B Lakeshore East Development Creates 250 Jobs

Lakeshore East, Magellan Development Group’s $4 billion mixed-use project, presently sprouting up in Chicago, is playing a key role in the revival of the city’s jobs market.

Residential Project at Chicago’s $4B Lakeshore East Development Creates 250 Jobs

Lakeshore East, Magellan Development Group’s $4 billion mixed-use project presently sprouting up in Chicago, is playing a key role in the revival of the city’s jobs market.

Alliance Begins Work on Seattle Apartments

Alliance Residential Co. has broken ground on Broadstone Koi, a 166-unit, LEED-certified residential project in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. The project is slated for completion during the first quarter of 2013.