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/.

Forrester Predicts Tablet Takeover

In a recent report from Forrester Research, analyst Frank Gillett predicts tablets will become the primary computing device for millions of people around the world by 2016

Paul Daneshrad: U.S. Demographics and the Multi-Family Market

Starpoint CEO Paul Daneshrad blogs about how changes in U.S. demographics are impacting the multi-family market.

Trigild Adds Seven Multi-Family Communities to Its Portfolio

Trigild, a San Diego-based real estate management and loan recovery firm, recently expanded its multi-family portfolio with the addition of seven multi-family communities across the United States.

Christian Redfearn: Valuing Real Estate

Christian Redfearn, director of the graduate programs in real estate at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, weighs in on the abuse of IRR in measuring property value.

New $67 Million Dormitory Open for San Diego Sailors

John William Finn Hall, a new 264-room dormitory in San Diego, is ready for its first residents. The $67 million dormitory is located on Naval Base Coronado and is part of the Navy’s Homeport Ashore initiative, which is designed to improve the quality of life for sailors.

Peter Boritz: What’s New About the New iPad?

With the next iteration of Apple’s iPad newly launched, we’ve assembled a list of the good and the bad that can be expected from this new device: The Good The biggest feature of the new iPad is the Retina display, which provides the sharpest screen resolution on any mobile device available today. Apple has stated that it has packed 3.1 million pixels (1 million more than on a high-definition TV). The new iPad is also the first tablet that can play HD videos in their full resolution. For data, the new iPad (with cell network) comes with 4G LTE capability…

Paul Daneshrad: Multi-Family’s Future

Starpoint CEO Paul Daneshrad offers his opinions on the outlook for the multi-family property sector and his company’s investment plans.

Richard Green: Investing in India and China

The USC Lusk Center’s Richard Green blogs about the intricacies of real estate investment in India and China.

Richard Green: Economic Certainty

The USC Lusk Center’s Richard Green blogs about what global real estate investors are looking for in the countries where they choose to invest.

Realtech with Peter Boritz: Apps for iTech

Peter Boritz of Real Data Management offers a video briefing on the latest real estate-friendly apps for tablets, especially iPads.