Miami Herald is using software to write real estate stories
The Miami Herald is using computer software to produce stories about real estate, reports Alex DeLuca of Miami New Times. DeLuca writes, “At 1:55 p.m. on October 15, Bot published its first article on the site: ‘North Miami Beach, Florida house sells for $2.4 million.’ Just two minutes later, it impressively published two stories at once: […]
South Florida Biz Journal hires Bojnansky as emerging markets real estate reporter
The South Florida Business Journal has hired Erik Bojnansky as its emerging markets real estate reporter focusing emerging market trends, including daily stories on key leases, developing commercial hot spots, residential neighborhoods and burgeoning business districts. Bojnansky joins senior reporter Brian Bandell in covering the tri-county region’s real estate industry. Bojnansky was recently a senior […]
Costar hires Orlando Biz Journal’s Witthaus
Dan Beyers, executive editor of real estate news service CoStar, sent out the following to the staff: We delighted to announce the arrival of Jack Witthaus to be our new staff writer in Los Angeles. Jack has done stints at the Houston Business Journal and, most recently, at the Orlando Business Journal, where he covered […]
Bisnow hires Gillespie to cover Houston real estate
Real estate news site Bisnow has hired Lane Gillespie to cover Houston real estate. They will start on Monday. They had previously been at the Houston Business Journal covering education and retail for the publication. Gillespie also covered restaurants for the publication. Gillespie has also worked as a freelance journalist from August 2015 to March 2019. And […]
Louisville Biz First hires Jones as a reporter
Louisville Business First has hired Michael L. Jones to report on economic development and growth, as well as covering government, diversity, equity and inclusion and restaurants. Managing editor Jason Thomas reports, “Jones got his start in journalism in 1998 as a staff writer for LEO Weekly in Louisville, where he worked until 2003. Jones also was a […]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal seeks commercial real estate reporter
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is looking for a competitive, resourceful reporter to cover commercial real estate, hospitality and the intersection of business and government. This combination of coverage areas is the essence of top-level reporting. It requires building — and working — strong source networks to uncover stories before anyone else and report both the […]
Palm Beach Post seeks a real estate and economy reporter
The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA Today network, is looking for a reporter to cover housing/real estate, growth and the economy and politics. The focus of the beat will be housing, jobs and real estate. Those three critical components impact living standards for people in Palm Beach County. Those issues also, ultimately, tie into […]
WSJ taps Brandt to cover luxury real estate
The Wall Street Journal has hired Libertina Brandt to cover luxury real estate for the Mansion section. Recently, she was a real estate reporter at Inman News. Before that, she was a real estate reporter at Business Insider and BrokerPlus in New York. She has also freelanced for Social Wizard, a digital agency. Brandt graduated from […]
Charlotte Observer hires Rago to cover growth and development
The Charlotte Observer has hired Gordon Rago to cover growth and development. He started on Monday. Rago has been at The Virginian-Pilot since April 2018. He most recently was City Hall reporter covering Chesapeake, Virginia’s second-largest city by population. He previously worked at the York Daily Record in Pennsylvania for four years. Rago also worked at the […]
Houston Biz Journal hires Martin to cover commercial real estate
The Houston Business Journal has hired Florian Martin to cover commercial real estate. He will start on Monday. Martin is the business reporter at Houston’s National Public Radio station KUHF and also covers criminal justice, guns and shootings. He has earned awards from Texas AP Broadcasters, the Houston Press Club, National Association of Real Estate Editors, and […]
