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Alena Botros
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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.

Commercial real estate troubles are so pronounced that Goldman Sachs’ CEO says even a soft landing won’t prevent ‘pain’
Finance
Commercial real estate troubles are so pronounced that Goldman Sachs’ CEO says even a soft landing won’t prevent ‘pain’
By Alena BotrosJune 13, 2023
Photo of a person handcuffed to a small model of a house
Finance
98% of borrowers have a below-market mortgage rate—that’s keeping housing inventory tight
By Alena BotrosJune 12, 2023
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Finance
This 19-year-old real estate agent already makes six figures—here’s her long game
By Alena BotrosJune 5, 2023
S&P Global: Commercial real estate loan delinquency rate ‘rises sharply’
Finance
S&P Global: Commercial real estate loan delinquency rate ‘rises sharply’
By Alena BotrosJune 5, 2023
Self-made real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran says it’s a ‘good time to buy’ because home prices are going to ‘explode’ when mortgage rates drop 
Finance
Self-made real estate millionaire Barbara Corcoran says it’s a ‘good time to buy’ because home prices are going to ‘explode’ when mortgage rates drop 
By Alena BotrosJune 2, 2023
‘What’s happening in the office sector is apocalyptical’: This commercial real estate CEO says the crash has already started
Finance
‘What’s happening in the office sector is apocalyptical’: This commercial real estate CEO says the crash has already started
By Alena BotrosJune 1, 2023
High-school sweethearts with good jobs, a baby on the way and a $600,000 budget can’t find a house after 2 years of hunting. ‘It is just so demoralizing, depressing, and defeating’
Personal Finance
High-school sweethearts with good jobs, a baby on the way and a $600,000 budget can’t find a house after 2 years of hunting. ‘It is just so demoralizing, depressing, and defeating’
By Alena BotrosMay 27, 2023
A tough time for CRE.
Finance
The $500 billion ‘Office real estate apocalypse’: Researchers find remote work’s effect even worse than expected
By Alena BotrosMay 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley analysts see a fall for commercial real estate ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’—BofA disagrees for 3 key reasons
Finance
Morgan Stanley analysts see a fall for commercial real estate ‘worse than in the Great Financial Crisis’—BofA disagrees for 3 key reasons
By Alena BotrosMay 24, 2023
Two hands encompass a home model, showing how small it is.
Finance
The Big Squeeze: The housing market is so unaffordable that builders have no choice but to build smaller homes
By Alena BotrosMay 17, 2023
This 24-year-old worked as a personal trainer, bartender, and operations manager to buy her first house with just $5k down—she’s making $400 per month in rental income
Personal Finance
This 24-year-old worked as a personal trainer, bartender, and operations manager to buy her first house with just $5k down—she’s making $400 per month in rental income
By Alena BotrosMay 15, 2023
The housing market would get hit hard by a U.S. default.
Finance
Zillow: U.S. default would see mortgage rates top 8%, home sales plummet, and the housing market slip back into a ‘deep freeze’
By Alena BotrosMay 11, 2023
Mortgage rate buydowns won't last forever.
Finance
The housing market slump saw builders rollout mortgage rate buydowns—here’s when to expect the deals to disappear
By Alena BotrosMay 9, 2023
Millennials looking to buy a home tell BofA the ‘American dream is becoming more challenging than ever’
Finance
Millennials looking to buy a home tell BofA the ‘American dream is becoming more challenging than ever’
By Alena BotrosMay 8, 2023
Homebuyers look at a perspective home
Finance
The rise of the multimillion-dollar ‘knock down’ house as wealthy millennials war over houses in the suburbs
By Alena BotrosMay 4, 2023
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