Alejandra Rodriguez-Villamizar is a communications specialist, editor, and researcher based in Medellín, Colombia, with experience working at the intersection of investigative journalism, strategic communications, and multimedia storytelling. She is currently Editorial Consultant at KeyCrew, where she leads and refines editorial processes, and manages and mentors the editorial team. Before this role, Alejandra coordinated multimedia content production and designed impact metrics. She conducted in-depth research on organized crime across Latin American countries, contributing to investigative reports that inform public debate and policy discussions. Her career also includes work in digital strategy and audience engagement at University College London, where she supported the Anthropology Department’s outreach and career initiatives. Alejandra holds a BA in Communications and Journalism from Universidad EAFIT and an MSc in Politics, Violence and Crime from UCL, graduating with distinction. Her work is grounded in a people-centered approach that combines rigorous research, clear storytelling, and strategic thinking to generate social impact.
It is tempting, when a listing has sat for a few weeks with no offers, to assume the price is wrong. In many markets, that instinct is correct. But in military-dependent markets like Hampton Roads, Virginia, a stale late-summer listing may not be a pricing problem – it may be a calendar problem, according to ...
In the western suburbs of Chicago, homeowners who list above market value, banking on the idea that a motivated buyer will negotiate down, are not just sitting on stale listings. According to Michael Berg, a broker covering DuPage County and parts of Cook County, those overpriced homes function as unpaid marketing for every competitively priced ...
Most first-time buyers in the outskirts of Los Angeles County assume they should wait for mortgage rates to drop before purchasing. But if home prices keep climbing while they wait, the savings on interest get erased by a higher purchase price, and the higher principal balance stays for the life of the loan. Gabriella Godde, ...
Scroll through listings in North Orange County, California, this fall and the market looks like it is softening: price reductions dotting the inventory, homes sitting longer than they did a year ago, sellers pulling back from their original ask. For buyers, it is tempting to read those cuts as a signal that values are falling ...
The common narrative around Joshua Tree is that the market is drowning in vacation rentals, too many Airbnbs chasing too few guests. But in a market that still draws over three million visitors a year, the vacancy problem may have less to do with how many rentals exist and more to do with what owners ...
Selling a home is supposed to be the exit strategy. But for a growing number of homeowners in Las Vegas, the math on a sale does not work right now, and the result is a wave of reluctant landlords entering a rental market that punishes inexperience. Corinne Gordon, a Realtor and co-owner of Hive Real ...
In the Chicago suburbs, single-family homes in desirable locations are drawing multiple offers and selling fast. Condos are moving in the opposite direction: inventory is climbing, financing is getting harder to secure, and sellers are increasingly offering concessions. The gap between the two segments is widening, and the forces driving it apart show no sign ...
The homes moving quickest in Houston right now are not the ones buyers pin to their vision boards. They are modest starter properties: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, located in the suburbs. Larger, more expensive homes are sitting longer. For first-time buyers holding out for the house they actually want to live in long term, that ...
A family calls a real estate agent looking to lease a property. They have strong credit scores, clean tax records, and enough cash to cover a double security deposit plus first month’s rent, roughly $8,000. What they don’t have is any idea they could buy a home instead. That scenario, described by Gisselle Maldonado, a ...
A well-priced home in good condition in central Pennsylvania typically goes under contract within one to two weeks. A home that misses on either variable, overpriced, poorly maintained, or both, begins to stall after three weeks, triggering a reassessment between agent and seller. That gap between fast-moving and lingering inventory is defining the region’s market, ...
For years, the housing shortage in DuPage County and the surrounding western suburbs of Chicago has had a straightforward explanation: homeowners locked into mortgage rates of 2% or 3% have little financial reason to sell. But a different source of supply is now filling part of that gap: older homeowners who are downsizing, moving into ...
The most common misconception among first-time homebuyers has not changed much over the years: they believe they need a large down payment and excellent credit to qualify for a mortgage. In parts of Los Angeles County where median home prices sit around $500,000, that belief keeps would-be buyers on the sidelines, paying rent while assuming ...
Six cities in the southeast corner of the Phoenix metro are in a seller’s market. A short drive south, in Maricopa, inventory has accumulated to a degree that could take years to absorb. The difference has less to do with demand, which remains relatively healthy across both areas, and more to do with where new ...
The real estate brokerage landscape in Eastern Massachusetts is consolidating, not because smaller firms are failing, but because the operational demands of running one have grown faster than most small shops can staff for. Regulatory shifts at both the state and national level, the pressure to adopt AI tools, and rising client expectations around marketing ...
New-construction homes in the greater Pittsburgh area are selling rapidly, even as buyers openly complain about the build quality of some of the region’s largest homebuilders. That disconnect between persistent demand and known concerns raises a practical question for anyone shopping for a new build: if the market will not punish builders for cutting corners, ...
