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Journalist: housing, personal finance. Formerly @CNNBusiness, @nytimes, and @usatoday. In DCA, via NYC, FSD, LHR, MOW, ATL and OMA.

Washington DC
Joined March 2009
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Natural Disasters are hurting housing affordability in Maui and throughout the US. As we continue to see the effects of climate change on housing, many are looking for a better plan to help low-income households rebuild. @annabahney for @CNNBusiness buff.ly/3snTIRN
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Home sales are sluggish with a draught of inventory of and high mortgage rates, but prices are up with 35% of homes selling for more than the asking price. via @annabahney @CNN cnn.com/2023/08/22/homes/exi…
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This research was written up today at @CNN, where @annabahney told the story of its impact better than I could myself! cnn.com/2023/05/11/homes/deb…
What happens to the housing market if we crash into the debt ceiling and enter default? Sales volume would drop sharply, and price growth would go back into reverse, according to our forecast model. New today at @zillow economic research. 1/
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Thanks @thedavidrindexp and the One Thing podcast for focusing on Biden's student loan forgiveness program in this episode cnn.it/3Jp0a13
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Biden's student loan forgiveness program goes before SCOTUS today. Follow along here cnn.com/politics/live-news/s…
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“We project lower rates and rising inventory levels as two positives for households wanting to buy a home in 2023,” said Bob Broeksmit, @MBAMortgage president and CEO. edition.cnn.com/2023/01/05/h… @CNNBusiness @annabahney
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“It is almost as if the wild turns in the Manhattan real estate market during the pandemic didn’t happen” Sales of Manhattan apartments nosedived at the end of 2022 per our.@DouglasElliman report via @CNNBusiness @annabahney buff.ly/3jNfx8Z
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It is an exciting day when we can release the latest @NAR_Research #NARHBS report. The flagship report shows who, what, why, & how buyers and sellers were in the housing market. This year, the results showed a stark story. via @annabahney @CNNBusiness cnn.com/2022/11/03/homes/fir…
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Rents are up by double-digit percentages in some cities & buying a home is the most unaffordable it's been since the mid-1980s. Mortgage rates are over 6% and home prices remain just off the record highs, pricing many out of the market. @annabahney @CNN cnn.com/2022/09/22/homes/hou…
"approve raising rates on one-year leases by 3.25% and by 5% on two-year leases" Rents to rise for more than a million New Yorkers in rent stabilized apartments @CNNBusiness @AlisonKosik @annabahney buff.ly/3NsjfhD
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Primary voters across North Carolina are also weighing in on highly contested school board races cnn.com/2022/05/14/politics/…
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I recently talked to @annabahney at @CNN to discuss early retirement. Here's the article. Great summary of the nuts and bolts of FIRE (how to get started, how to not blow up your investments, etc) cnn.com/2022/05/02/business/…
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Poverty rose to 11.4% in 2020 amid pandemic cnn.com/2021/09/14/politics/…
"I will not boot people who are trying to do the right thing." Really compelling piece from my colleague @annabahney on the "mom-and-pop" landlords across the US who count on rent for their income/ retirement: cnn.com/2021/08/24/success/l…
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Home prices are rising even faster today than during the mid-2000s boom. Is this another housing bubble? Probably not. Here's why: cnn.com/2021/07/27/economy/h…
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In many hyper-competitive markets where all-cash offers that are well over the asking price are standard fare, buyers have found some jaw-dropping ways to stand out. cnn.it/3vqiWe0
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JPMorgan is for the first time outlining specific legislation that can fight appraisal bias, backing the study of innovative ways to value homes and promoting efforts to boost sorely needed diversity in the appraisal industry. cnn.it/2TzVXzV
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Here’s on the ground local home builder commentary from across the country per our April survey. A lot of builders are pressing the pause button &/or slowing things down until construction costs moderate & they can catch up with sales. Worries about buyer price ceilings too...
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The wild ride of investing in unregulated cryptocurrencies like bitcoin may lead to wild profits. But don't think that means your gains are tax free. In fact, the IRS would like a word with you. cnn.com/2021/04/12/success/b…
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