Editor's Note

Editorial Director Suzann D. Silverman

Suzann D. Silverman is editorial director of CPE. She has covered the commercial and multifamily real estate industry since 1995, becoming editor-in-chief of Commercial Property Executive (formerly Commercial Property News) in 1998 and editorial director of both CPE and Multi-Housing News in 2016. She is also serving a second term as a board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors. You can reach her at suzann.silverman@cpe-mhn.com.

Editor-in-Chief Jessica Fiur

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/.

Inside the Student Housing Amenities Evolution

By Jessica Fiur | September 1, 2026

A look at what developers did, and what they do.

Team Effort

By Suzann D. Silverman | June 3, 2021

Brainstorming as a team provides added value through a range of perspectives and insights—and the tactic can benefit management of your communities, as well.

Live and In Person!

By Jessica Fiur | April 29, 2021

With vaccines and warmer weather, property managers can now plan in-person events.

Site Seeing

By Jessica Fiur | April 5, 2021

Apartment websites are now one-stop shops for your potential renters.

The Next Amenities

By Suzann D. Silverman | March 4, 2021

The challenge right now is knowing which offerings to convert and which to leave.

New Possibilities

By Suzann D. Silverman | February 4, 2021

Dedicated, even coordinated, effort will be required in order to emerge from the past year’s difficulties and resume our path forward.

Girl Power

By Jessica Fiur | December 3, 2020

This has been a year.

A Personal Touch

By Suzann D. Silverman | November 6, 2020

Apartment marketing has been taken to a whole new level in the changed environment of the past several months.

A Look Ahead

By Jessica Fiur | October 1, 2020

No matter who the voters pick for president come Election Day on Nov. 3, there will be ramifications for multifamily.

Next Phase

By Suzann D. Silverman | September 2, 2020

As of Aug. 13, 86.9 percent of apartment residents had paid all or part of their rent, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Rent Payment Tracker.

Making Strides

By Suzann D. Silverman | August 6, 2020

The past few months have been fraught with unprecedented challenges.