Real estate reporter Carmiel departs Bloomberg

Oshrat Carmiel, a real estate reporter for Bloomberg News, has left the news organization after covering Manhattan for 13 years. She wrote about residential real estate and multifamily properties in the New York metro area. Carmiel is now living in Florida and writing stories from Boca Raton. She has previously worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer, […]

Columbus Biz First reporter Milnes departs

Owen Milnes, a Columbus Business First reporter covering commercial real estate in Franklin County, is leaving the news organization after a year. Previously, he was a teaching assistant at The Ohio State University. He was also campus producer at The Lantern. In this role, he managed all video and some written content for the Campus News […]

Atlanta daily taps Hansen to cover economic development

Zachery Hansen is moving to the economic development and commercial real estate beat at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He starts next week. “I look forward to covering complex and expansive projects that impact people’s lives across metro Atlanta and Georgia,” he wrote on Twitter. Hansen has been covering DeKalb County. He has been with the AJC since […]

Friend, CEO of real estate news service Bisnow, dies at 33

Will Friend, the CEO of commercial real estate news service Bisnow, died Sunday at the age of 33 after being struck by lightning. Ethan Rothstein and Mark F. Bonner of Bisnow write, “Friend was the CEO of the company for the last seven years, overseeing its growth to include 650 annual digital and live events in 50 international […]

Philly Inquirer taps Blumgart to cover commercial real estate

Jake Blumgart has joined the Philadelphia Inquirer to cover commercial real estate. Recently, he was a senior reporter at Governing. Previously, he was a staff writer at City Monitor and a news reporter at WHYY-FM 90.9. He also contributed to Next City, an urban policy and politics web magazine. He was also a culture columnist […]

Mountain State Spotlight seeks an economic development reporter

“Economic development” has long been tossed around as the cure-all for rural America. It’s the answer to West Virginia’s public health crises, the solution to educational disparities and sometimes the cause of environmental degradation. But what does economic development look like on the ground? Mountain State Spotlight is seeking a curious reporter to focus on […]

News & Observer seeks a real estate reporter

The (Raleigh) News & Observer and The (Durham) Herald-Sun in North Carolina are looking for a smart, energetic reporter to cover commercial and residential real estate news. The reporter will research and write daily stories along with deeper projects that examine the impact of business and real estate growth in the NC Research Triangle, one […]

Doyle to cover real estate, higher ed for Worcester Biz Journal

Timothy Doyle, who has led the research department for New England Business Media since 2019, has joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom as a staff writer in charge of the real estate and higher education beats. A story on its website states, “Doyle first joined WBJ’s parent company New England Business Media as the lead researcher […]

National Mortgage News seeks a tech reporter

National Mortgage News is seeking a reporter to cover the technology in the mortgage industry. Ideal candidates will have experience covering fintech startups, the U.S. housing market and/or reporting for other financial services audiences. Must be adept at pitching and covering daily news items in addition to reporting out longer feature stories and analytical “day-two” […]

Jacksonville Biz Journal seeks growth and development reporter

Florida’s First Coast is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, with a resurging downtown, a booming industrial sector, residential development happening at a “supernova” pace and a flood of new people and companies. With that comes a number of issues, as the community deals with questions about affordable housing and smart […]