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.
Persistent inventory shortages continue to define residential real estate across Northern New Jersey’s Essex and Union County suburbs, with some towns posting over-asking premiums that even seasoned local agents haven’t seen before. As of late May 2026, data from communities like Maplewood, South Orange, and Montclair suggest the seller’s market that took hold during the ...
The South Florida condo market has entered a period of recalibration. Post-Surfside legislation, rising maintenance costs, changing buyer preferences, and a wave of new inventory have created a more complex environment for agents working the Hollywood and Hallandale Beach corridor. But on the ground, the picture is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Elisa Salmeron, ...
After years of frenzied bidding wars and waived inspections, the Hudson Valley housing market has slowed to a more measured pace. Mortgage rates near 7%, rising household costs, and a growing supply of listings have shifted leverage toward buyers, particularly at higher price points. For anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in the region ...
Walk through a new subdivision in Magnolia on a Saturday afternoon, and you might be surprised by the activity. Model homes are busy. Buyers are comparing floor plans. Builders are offering rate buydowns and free closing costs. Then drive a few streets over to a resale home that’s been sitting for two months with a ...
Rising interest rates, record-high rents, and shifting work patterns have reshaped Brooklyn’s housing market. The bidding-war frenzy of 2021 is gone, but prices haven’t dropped. The market has settled into a steadier pace that rewards preparation over speed. The result is a clear divide. Buyers shopping under $1 million are finding opportunities. Those above that ...
Here’s something most people don’t expect when they start shopping for a home in New York’s Hudson Valley: the town you pick matters more right now than almost anything else. Two communities just five minutes apart can look completely different on paper, one with prices falling fast, another where homes are still being snapped up ...
A lot of people dream of owning a rental property – collecting checks every month and building wealth while someone else pays the mortgage. According to one Hudson Valley broker who owns investment properties himself, the dream version and the real version are pretty different. Greg Berardi, owner of Berardi Realty in Ulster County, has ...
People who live in Sequim, Washington rarely want to leave, and a growing number of buyers from Seattle and California are discovering why. Sequim sits in the northeastern corner of the Olympic Peninsula in what locals call a “blue hole,” a rare weather phenomenon where surrounding mountains block most of the rain. While Seattle gets ...
Buying a first home in a city where listings average just seven days on market sounds daunting. But in Burlington, Vermont, a combination of state grants, shared equity programs, and practical investment strategies is helping first-time buyers break through – sometimes with significant financial assistance they didn’t know existed. The affordability challenge is real. Rising ...
Seattle’s housing market is sending mixed signals: inventory is rising, yet prices remain firm. The explanation is that the market has divided into distinct price tiers, each behaving differently. The experience a buyer or seller faces depends almost entirely on the price range. Gina Guajardo, broker and founder of Avanza Real Estate Team at eXp ...
If you’ve been trying to buy a home in Central New Jersey and keep losing out, you’re not alone. The market here isn’t slowing down the way headlines elsewhere might suggest. One recent listing in Bricktown drew 15 offers and sold for $100,000 over asking price. Another home in Red Bank, listed at $850,000, received ...
After several years of compressed inventory and rapid price appreciation, Central Jersey’s residential market is cooling in measurable ways. Days on market are stretching, rental prices are softening, and buyers who once faced relentless bidding wars are finding more room to negotiate. For investors and homebuyers who have been waiting on the sidelines, the window ...
The short-term rental industry has gone through a significant reset since the pandemic-era boom of 2021 and 2022. Markets that once seemed endlessly profitable have cooled, supply has grown, and investors are recalibrating expectations. Yet in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, one management company has built a portfolio of over 100 properties ...
The Seattle real estate market has never been simple to read, and as of mid-2026, it has become even harder to generalize. Depending on the price point, the neighborhood, and the buyer profile, the experience of purchasing or selling a home in the greater Seattle area can look dramatically different from one transaction to the ...
Southwest Florida’s housing market has cooled significantly since the pandemic-era boom. In communities like Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral, rising inventory, higher interest rates, and layered costs have handed buyers more leverage while forcing sellers to cut prices and offer concessions. For buyers and sellers alike, the ground-level reality is more complex than regional statistics ...
