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.
When a tenant and landlord both want to part ways, a cash-for-keys agreement used to be one of the cleaner solutions available. The landlord pays the tenant to vacate voluntarily, the tenant walks away with money in hand, and both sides avoid the cost and stress of eviction court. In Santa Monica, that option has ...
When housing inventory is this tight, buying land and building from scratch can look like a logical workaround. In the Hudson Valley, the math on that strategy is harder than most buyers expect, and one factor that rarely shows up in early conversations is the tax treatment of new construction. A Two-Part Cost Problem Brokers ...
The narrative around Miami’s luxury real estate market in mid-2026 is one of cooling, a natural correction after the frenzied pace of 2021 and 2022. But on the ground in South Beach and Miami Beach, the picture is more layered than the headlines suggest. Inventory has expanded, buyers have gained negotiating leverage, and yet deal ...
The luxury coastal real estate market rarely tells a simple story, and for brokers operating across multiple geographies, the differences between markets can be just as instructive as the similarities. Jack Zaborowski, Broker Associate at eXp Realty, has spent nearly two decades navigating that complexity, running the Jack and Jill team across North Palm Beach ...
The Treasure Coast of Florida has long attracted buyers priced out of South Florida’s more established markets. Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie, in particular, have drawn attention for their relative affordability, available land, and coastal appeal. But as of mid-2026, the market is more complex than the “underrated gem” narrative that circulated in recent ...
After more than four decades in the business, Jim Myrick has watched Silicon Valley reinvent itself several times, from hardware and personal computers to the dot-com era, social media, biotech, and now artificial intelligence. Through each cycle, the region’s real estate market has followed its own logic, one that doesn’t always match the national narrative. ...
While much of the national conversation around real estate has focused on affordability crises in major metros, some smaller regional markets have quietly maintained a steady rhythm of their own. The Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is one such market, and for those who know it well, its resilience comes ...
Florida’s real estate market is being pulled in two directions at once. In South Florida, international capital – particularly from Latin America – is reshaping the condo and short-term rental market. In the greater Orlando area, a steady flow of domestic relocators and forward-looking foreign investors is fueling demand for long-term residential assets. For agents ...
The narrative that Florida’s real estate market has simply “cooled off” from its pandemic-era peak doesn’t capture what’s happening across Northeast and Central Florida. The reality is more specific: a market sorting itself into distinct pockets, where pricing strategy, local knowledge, and buyer selectivity determine which properties move and which sit. Rising inventory, more cautious ...
Few real estate markets in greater Los Angeles have faced as many compounding pressures in recent years as Topanga Canyon. A landslide blocked canyon access from Santa Monica and the Westside for three months in 2024. A new disruption came with the Palisades Fire in January 2025. Rising insurance costs added yet another layer of ...
The idea that rising home prices benefit everyone in a housing market is getting harder to defend. What real estate professionals are seeing in markets like San Luis Obispo County tells a more complicated story, one where the same price appreciation that rewards longtime owners is systematically locking out everyone else. Hal Sweasey, broker and ...
Pasco County, Florida, has a reputation problem. For years, people who knew the Tampa Bay area thought of it as farmland, aging homes, and not much else. That picture is nearly a decade old, but it persists, and for buyers still acting on it, the gap between perception and reality is closing in ways that ...
A ballot measure arriving in November 2026 could do more to change Central Florida’s housing market than any interest rate move in recent memory. Real estate professionals in the region are watching it closely, and some argue that buyers who understand what is at stake will be better positioned than those who don’t. Lisa Foor, ...
The South Florida real estate market has long attracted a diverse mix of buyers: retirees seeking year-round sunshine, international investors looking for a stable place to park capital, and more recently, a wave of financial and technology sector professionals drawn by the region’s favorable tax environment. But as mid-2026 approaches, rising insurance costs, tightening condo ...
The East Bay real estate market in mid-2026 is telling two very different stories depending on price point. At the entry level, job anxiety and affordability pressures are keeping cautious buyers on the sidelines. At the upper end, wealth generated by the AI boom and a rising stock market is pushing demand well past recent ...
