Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Economy Watch: CBO Predicts Amelioration of Long-Term Deficits
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that the short-term outlook for the U.S. budget deficit isn’t particularly good, but the longer-range forecast is better than expected. At 8.5 percent of GDP, the $1.3 trillion budget deficit that the CBO is projecting for 2011 will be the third-largest shortfall in the past 65 years, exceeded only by the deficits of the preceding two years.
Centerline Capital Group Hires New Corporate Marketing Communications Head
New York—Centerline Capital Group, a provider of real estate financial and asset management services for affordable and conventional multifamily housing, announced that Brent Feigenbaum has jointed Centerline to head its corporate marketing communications and investor relations departments. Feigenbaum will be reporting to President and CFO Robert L. Levy. In his new role, he will focus on raising Centerline’s viability by elevating its marketing, public relations and investor relations initiatives, as well as enhancing the firm’s overall internal employee communications. Feigenbaum, a 25-year veteran in strategic marketing communications, is a noted expert in developing high-impact integrated marketing communications programs in the…
Amid Economic Gloom, Investors Keen for Multi-Housing Properties
U.S. multifamily investment sales have spiked thus far during 2011, reaching $13.9 billion during the second quarter of 2011, or more than half again as much as the first quarter 2011 total of $9 billion.
Bainbridge Develops Green Luxury Multi-Housing Property in Bethesda, Md.
The Bainbridge Cos. has begun construction on Bainbridge Bethesda, a luxury apartment development located in Bethesda, Md., an urban district outside of Washington, D.C.
Cervera Real Estate Expansion Highlights Recovering Florida Economy
Cervera Real Estate, a South Florida luxury condominium realtor, has just added five new locations across Florida to its current network of five offices.
Economy Watch: New Homes Sales Back in the Cellar
The economic tumult of spring and summer have apparently discouraged Americans from buying new homes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday, new home sales in July sold at an annualized rate of 298,000, a drop of 0.7 percent from June.
Pittsburgh’s Piatt Place a Model in Green Evolution
Piatt Place, a mixed-use destination with 60 upscale residential condominiums in downtown Pittsburgh, is green to the bone. Completed by Millcraft Industries in 2009, the property is a shining example of how a non-green building can be reincarnated with a sustainable structural material to become a model of green development, and how it can help revitalize a city.
CWCapital Escalates Pace of Multifamily Deals
Earlier this month, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that multifamily lending increased a whopping 114 percent between the second quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, much of which was during 2Q11 itself, which saw a quarter-over-quarter increase of 47 percent in multifamily lending.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquency Rates Offer Good News, Bad News
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Monday that the percentage of U.S. households delinquent on their mortgages rose by a slight 12 basis points during the second quarter of 2011 to 8.44 percent compared with the first quarter.
‘On the Ground’ with Eric Brown: Treat Your Blog Like a Content Command Center
As apartment marketers start to trek down the content marketing pathway, they should treat their blogs as command central. However, you can write the best article in the world, but if no one reads it, or worse, can’t find it, your overall marketing strategy will suffer. There is a multitude of ways to distribute your message and get folks reading your content. Quality content does not make a blog successful. Variety, promotion and connectivity make it successful. Goodbye bare minimum blogging! You need to have a variety of media—podcasts, video, guest posts and slideshare presentations. At The Urbane Way, we…