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.
The assumption that higher interest rates have frozen buyers out of the market doesn’t hold up everywhere. In the San Antonio and Texas Hill Country corridor, transactions are happening, but on terms that favor patience and precision over urgency. Prices are declining month over month, inventory is stacking up, and sellers who haven’t adjusted their ...
The accessory dwelling unit market has quietly moved from a niche housing concept to a more mainstream solution. Affordability pressures, an aging demographic, and a wave of supportive local policies are pushing more homeowners and investors to consider what a backyard structure can actually do for them. Peter Anadranistakis, Founder and CEO of OxygenHaus and ...
Few real estate markets in the Northeast tell a more layered story than Newburgh, New York. Situated on the Hudson River about 90 minutes north of Manhattan, this small city of roughly 30,000 people has spent decades navigating the consequences of mid-20th century urban planning decisions that left entire neighborhoods hollowed out. Today, it sits ...
A broken dishwasher seems simple enough. A tenant reports it, someone fixes it, life moves on. But between the initial request and the completed repair, a single work order can pass through dozens of hands, scheduling, compliance checks, site visits, invoicing, job sheet documentation, each step adding cost, time, and administrative friction that building owners ...
The narrative around Seattle’s high-end real estate market has taken a particular shape in recent months: wealthy residents are leaving, the market is cooling, and the Pacific Northwest’s appeal is fading. On the ground, the picture depends on which price tier you’re watching. Below roughly $4 to $5 million, well-positioned homes still draw multiple offers, ...
Not every property type benefits equally from a tight housing market. In Bergen and Hudson Counties, two of the most supply-constrained corridors in the New York metro area, single-family homes and small multifamily buildings are drawing multiple offers and selling briskly. But condos and townhouses are falling behind, weighed down by a double cost squeeze ...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast housing market is not slow. It is split. Homes in good condition priced below $250,000 are still attracting multiple offers and selling within weeks. But properties priced above that threshold, particularly those where sellers are anchoring to pandemic-era valuations, are sitting for months. The agents working this market say the problem ...
Two years ago, a lakefront home in the right private community near New York City would sell before most buyers had a chance to schedule a showing. Today, well-priced properties in those same communities are sitting, and the slowdown is catching sellers off guard. What agents on the ground are finding is that ultra-low inventory, ...
If you have ever watched an empty lot sit untouched for months, permit sign flapping in the wind, no workers in sight, and wondered what is taking so long, the answer may have less to do with lumber prices or labor shortages than you think. A growing number of development professionals argue that a quieter ...
If you own a single-family home in South Florida and have been thinking about moving into a condo, this moment tilts heavily in your favor. The friction punishing condo sellers – special assessments, rising HOA fees, and tightening lender requirements – is the same friction that hands buyers unusual negotiating power. In a market where ...
If you are shopping for a home or investment property in Los Angeles in 2026, you may have noticed something about the available inventory: a growing share of it was not built from scratch. It was converted. Former industrial buildings turned into lofts. Old warehouses now housing creative offices. Structures that once served manufacturing repurposed ...
The conventional wisdom says buying a home is always better than renting. Build equity, get the tax break, plant roots. But in the Houston metro area, at least one real estate professional working in residential development is making a different case, one backed by straightforward math that many would-be buyers haven’t run for themselves. The ...
If you are shopping for a home in Michigan right now, you are probably watching mortgage rates. But veteran observers in the Lansing and Grand Rapids markets argue that a different number on your monthly statement deserves more attention: your property tax bill. It has been climbing fast enough to cancel out some of the ...
In the cities east of San Francisco, the condition of a home at listing has become the clearest predictor of how quickly it sells. Renovated properties move within days. Older homes that need work linger far longer. The gap between these two speeds has widened even as buyer demand remains strong, creating a market where ...
In most resort markets, buyers assume that any property near a ski lift can generate rental income. In Summit County, Colorado, that assumption can cost them. A buyer can purchase a condo with a short-term rental license on one side of a street and find that a similar unit across the road is restricted to ...
