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.
A quieter quarter can be deceiving. Experts working in Bergen County, New Jersey, are pushing back against a narrative circulating among buyers: that the pendulum has finally swung in their favor and that patient, aggressive negotiation will get them a deal. The reality, according to veteran observers, is that buyers who act on that assumption ...
Most buyers who lose a bidding war assume they were outbid on price. In the Hudson Valley right now, that is often not the full story. Agents working the market say the buyers who keep striking out are frequently making the same structural mistakes in how they put together an offer, and fixing those mistakes ...
For decades, waterfront properties on Lake Champlain barely changed hands. Families held onto their cottages for generations, and the idea of selling was almost unthinkable. But rising property values have pushed assessed values and tax bills so high that some long-time owners can no longer justify holding on. The very strength of the market is ...
The New Braunfels housing market isn’t moving the same way in every neighborhood or price range. Some homes are still drawing multiple offers. Others have been sitting for four months with barely a showing. If you’re buying, selling, or investing in this stretch of the I-35 corridor, knowing the difference could save you time and ...
A chain reaction is moving through South Florida, one county at a time. The local real estate market is running a slow migration north, and affordability is doing the pushing. People who bought in Miami are cashing out and heading to Broward. People who bought in Broward are eyeing Palm Beach. And buyers from up ...
After nearly two years of falling prices driven by Hurricane Ian, rising insurance costs, and higher interest rates, Cape Coral’s housing market has found its floor. Prices corrected roughly 18.5% from their pandemic peak before stabilizing in mid-2025, according to Jeffrey Kershner, President and CEO of SunLife Homes, a regional builder completing around 210 homes ...
If you’ve been watching Miami real estate from the sidelines, waiting for prices to dip before making a move, consider this: many buyers who held back a year ago are now facing higher prices with no correction in sight. The market conditions driving Miami’s price growth have strengthened, not weakened, over the past 12 months. ...
The Delaware coastal real estate market has always operated differently from the rest of the country. Tucked between major Mid-Atlantic metros, Sussex County draws a steady stream of retirees and second-home buyers from New York, New Jersey, and the DC corridor, making it less dependent on local economic cycles than most markets of its size. ...
The Tampa Bay region has long attracted buyers seeking Florida’s lifestyle at a more accessible price point than its better-known coastal neighbors. But in the communities stretching north and west of Tampa, places like Hudson, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, and Holiday, the post-pandemic correction has been sharper and more prolonged than headline numbers often ...
The Canadian housing market often gets discussed as a single entity, but conditions on the ground vary widely. While headlines focus on supply shortages and affordability pressures in Toronto and Vancouver, New Brunswick is charting a different course – one that is moving from seller-dominated conditions toward something more balanced and, in some ways, more ...
South Florida’s real estate market has never been easy to read from the outside. National headlines tend to paint it in broad strokes, either a pandemic boomtown or a market cooling under the weight of rising insurance costs and condo legislation. The reality on the ground is considerably more layered, shaped by building-level financial health, ...
Along the western shores of Essex County, New York, Lake Champlain’s waterfront communities – particularly Willsboro and Essex – are drawing a growing wave of buyers from New York City, Connecticut, Boston, and even Canada. They’re chasing something increasingly hard to find: a genuine seasonal retreat with limited inventory and a strong sense of place. ...
The Manhattan and Brooklyn residential real estate markets have always operated by their own rules. With a property mix that is more than 80% co-ops and condominiums, a regulatory landscape unlike almost anywhere else in the country, and buyer behavior increasingly shaped by interest rate swings and economic uncertainty, these markets demand a level of ...
Owning a rental property in Miami sounds like a dream: warm weather, strong demand, and a city that keeps growing. For many investors, it has delivered. But property managers working in the market right now see something that doesn’t always make it into the sales pitch: the math has gotten tighter, and the surprises hit ...
If you’ve been eyeing Manhattan real estate and wondering whether now is a good time to buy, the answer depends almost entirely on where you’re looking. Some neighborhoods are moving fast, others are sitting quietly, and the gap between them is wider than it’s been in years. Susan Holman, a licensed associate real estate broker ...
