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Alena Botros

Alena Botros is a former reporter at Fortune, where she primarily covered real estate. Alena was an editorial fellow at Fortune for a year prior to joining as a staff writer. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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The housing market is set to get even better for sellers and even worse for buyers, says real estate expert with billions of dollars in transactions

By Alena BotrosApril 2, 2024

Housing market deep freeze begins to thaw, JPMorgan says. Here’s what they see

Housing market deep freeze begins to thaw, JPMorgan says. Here’s what they see

By Alena BotrosApril 1, 2024

The salary Americans need to buy a starter home has nearly doubled since the pandemic

The salary Americans need to buy a starter home has nearly doubled since the pandemic

By Alena BotrosMarch 29, 2024

Self-made real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran says home prices could go up another 10% if mortgage rates drop

Self-made real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran says home prices could go up another 10% if mortgage rates drop

By Alena BotrosMarch 28, 2024

It’s a ‘nepo’ housing market. More than a third of Gen Zers and millennials expect their parents to help with a down payment, survey finds

It’s a ‘nepo’ housing market. More than a third of Gen Zers and millennials expect their parents to help with a down payment, survey finds

By Alena BotrosMarch 27, 2024

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Renting will be cheaper than buying for years, especially as home prices keep setting new all-time highs

By Alena BotrosMarch 26, 2024

The housing market is so unaffordable that buyers need to make $30,000 more than they currently do to buy a home

The housing market is so unaffordable that buyers need to make $30,000 more than they currently do to buy a home

By Alena BotrosMarch 26, 2024

Single-family home surrounded by several "for sale" signs

There’s one week in April that will be the best time to sell a house this year, Realtor.com says. Here’s why

By Alena BotrosMarch 25, 2024

Tricky local regulation and a decade of cheap money in the housing market has created a ‘perfect storm’ for prices to stay high, top real-estate CEO says

Tricky local regulation and a decade of cheap money in the housing market has created a ‘perfect storm’ for prices to stay high, top real-estate CEO says

By Alena BotrosMarch 25, 2024

‘I don’t want to pay a buyer’s agent’—homeowners are charged up after $418 million settlement, top real estate CEO says

‘I don’t want to pay a buyer’s agent’—homeowners are charged up after $418 million settlement, top real estate CEO says

By Alena BotrosMarch 22, 2024

Former broker unimpressed by $418 million NAR settlement—says they couldn’t agree on lunch let alone a conspiracy

Former broker unimpressed by $418 million NAR settlement—says they couldn’t agree on lunch let alone a conspiracy

By Alena BotrosMarch 21, 2024

The incredible surge in home prices is set to continue in Southern metros, a new projection says—here’s why housing market inflation will just keep running

The incredible surge in home prices is set to continue in Southern metros, a new projection says—here’s why housing market inflation will just keep running

By Alena BotrosMarch 19, 2024

Top real-estate CEO sees decades of housing pain ahead: ‘What the Fed did will have a 30-year tail on it’

Top real-estate CEO sees decades of housing pain ahead: ‘What the Fed did will have a 30-year tail on it’

By Alena BotrosMarch 18, 2024

A wealthy Bay Area enclave formed a ‘heritage alliance’ to become a historic district—and it all started after a new family bought a home in the neighborhood

A wealthy Bay Area enclave formed a ‘heritage alliance’ to become a historic district—and it all started after a new family bought a home in the neighborhood

By Alena BotrosMarch 16, 2024

Homeowners are red, renters are blue: The broken housing market is merging with America’s polarized political culture

Homeowners are red, renters are blue: The broken housing market is merging with America’s polarized political culture

By Alena Botros, Chloe Berger and Sydney LakeMarch 16, 2024

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