Alena Botros is an Editorial Fellow with a focus on multinational news. She writes for publications such as Fortune, AOL, and Inc., covering topics related to housing markets, real estate, and economic trends. Her work has also been featured in Knowledia and Yahoo Finance.
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Alena Botros heavily relies on data in her articles, indicating a preference for fact-based and well-substantiated information. She focuses primarily on the real estate industry, particularly the housing market and mortgage rates, with some attention to personal finance.
When reaching out to Alena, providing data-driven insights into trends in the real estate industry or analysis of housing market dynamics would likely be most effective. Additionally, experts who can offer predictions or explanations supported by solid data may capture her interest.
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Home prices have doubled over the past decade, rising almost 50% in the last five years alone. And the cost of owning a home is the highest on record.
The National Association of Realtors' $418 million settlement over an alleged conspiracy to inflate commissions received preliminary approval yesterday.
Mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time all year last week, according to Freddie Mac; daily readings are trending higher , with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.39%.
By: Alena Botros
For a while, it seemed as though traveled to the back of everyone's mind. They'd fallen below 7%, and something about a mortgage rate that begins
Howard Hughes' chief executive called this year the golden age of homebuilding about four months ago—and he hasn't changed his tune despite the recent resurgence in mortgage rates that's already dampened some forecasts
Housing is complicated, but one thing is clear: It's hard to buy a home right now. Let me paint a picture for you.
By: Alena Botros, Sheryl Estrada, Chris Morris
Rents were falling, but aren't anymore. They ticked up last month by less than 1%, bringing the typical U.S. rent just a “whisker away from $2,000, at $1,997,” according to Zillow
You know it's a difficult time when people can't afford vacation homes. It's simple really: Home prices are high, mortgage rates are high, and it
At the start of last year, investors pulled back; their home purchases plummeted almost 50%, according to Redfin, not too far off from existing home sales , which as we know fell to their lowest point in almost 30 years.
By: Julie Johnsson, Ian King
Before introducing two real-estate executives at the Fortune Future of Finance conference on Thursday, senior editor-at-large Shawn Tully remarked
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