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/.
UIP Hires General Contracting VP, Names President
UIP hired Peter Shkreli as vp of operations and promoted Heath Wilkinson to president.
Economy Watch: New Homes Sales Cruise Along Bottom
New home sales dropped 2.3 percent from July to August to an annualized rate of 295,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday.
New Luxury Minneapolis Apartment Lures Young Professionals
The Nicollet Building, a 33-story high-rise in Minneapolis, will offer amenities aimed at pleasing young professionals.
Florida-Based Bainbridge Expands Into Triangle Apartment Market
Wellington, Fla.-based Bainbridge Cos. has opened a new office in Cary, N.C., with a goal of expanding its operations in the Triangle apartment market (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and environs, also known as the Research Triangle).
Tahl Propp Equities Celebrates Opening of CASA Washington Heights
The executive team of TPE, one of the largest owners of rent regulated and affordable housing in Harlem, celebrated the opening of CASA , an AIDS Service Center facility at their building an Washington Heights.
Portland Pair Taps Thriving Employment Centers
Two new Portland-area apartment communities that broke ground last week are strategically sited to leverage burgeoning employment centers and heavily-used transportation hubs.
Economy Watch: What Next for the Euro-Zone?
Various Euro-zone policymakers, perhaps embarrassed that even the U.S. Treasury Secretary can take them to task for not dealing with their debt crisis any better than they have, met in Washington over the weekend to hash things out.
Oahu Apartments Win $56M Refinance
A group led by the Bascom Group has completed a $56 million refinancing for Oasis at Waipahu, a 406-unit multifamily property outside of Honolulu. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler arranged the deal on behalf of the borrowers, who received a 36-month, floating-rate loan with Prime Finance.
Metro at Woodbridge to Add 24 Upscale Apartment Units to Thirsty Northern New Jersey Market
Sterling Properties will soon deliver a new luxury rental option in Woodbridge, N.J., as construction of Metro at Woodbridge nears completion. The property will offer 24 upscale residences, the likes of which are hard to come by in the area.
Taylor Commercial to Begin Offering Construction Services
Amid exponential sales growth this past fiscal year, Taylor Commercial Inc. announced multiple areas of corporate expansion, including the advent of its new Construction Services Division.