Finance & Commerce seeks an economic development reporter

Finance & Commerce, a Minneapolis-based daily newspaper focused on covering commercial real estate, construction and development, has an opening for an economic development reporter. The economic development reporter covers everything from job creation and public incentives for businesses and real estate developers to Minnesota’s economy, banking conditions, financing, entrepreneurship and business issues. The reporter will […]

CoStar News expanding real estate coverage, makes nine new hires

CoStar Group has hired a group of real estate journalists recently as part of an expansion to its commercial real estate news publication, according to the National Association of Real Estate Editors newsletter. Molly Armbrister left the Denver Business Journal to work as Denver News Editor for CoStar. She had been at the Business Journal since July […]

Jacksonville Business Journal seeks real estate reporter

The Jacksonville Business Journal is looking to hire a real estate reporter. Jacksonville’s real estate market is bustling. Downtown development is starting to take off,  homebuilding activity is soaring and there’s some major projects underway generating plenty of interesting stories. You’ll chronicle all of that, connecting with the area’s key players, digging into documents and […]

When a business columnist took on real estate

Jon Talton, who writes a business column for the Seattle Times, writes about his time writing a business column for The Arizona Republic from 2000 to 2007 and how it ended due to his alienating real estate executives in the Phoenix area. Talton writes, “Could I have found a way to stay? “It’s a question […]

New economic development reporter and her plans

Katie Arcieri, the new economic development reporter at the Washington Business Journal, writes about her plans for the beat. Arcieri writes, “In my new role, I am eager to cover the D.C. metro area and learn more about its evolution as a business community poised to expand with millions of square feet of development and potentially win […]

WSJ seeks editor for Mansion

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an editor to oversee digital coverage and a weekly print section about high-end homes and the residential real-estate market. This person will lead a team of editors and reporters and must have several years experience writing and/or editing news and feature stories. The coverage combines complex finance (lawsuits, taxes, […]

Coverage: Large mall operator Westfield being sold to French firm

Westfield Corp., which operates upscale shopping malls in dozens of U.S. cities and in Britain, agreed to be acquired for nearly $16 billion by French commercial real estate giant Unibail-Rodamco. James Peltz of the Los Angeles Times had the news: Unibail-Rodamco operates 69 shopping centers in major European cities including Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Munich, […]

Money hires Mishkin to cover real estate

Shaina Mishkin has joined Money magazine to cover real estate. Before joining Money, Mishkin worked as an entertainment producer at MassLive.com, where she led real estate, arts and culture coverage. Mishkin has a bachelor’s degree from The University of Massachusetts Amherst in journalism and a certificate in film studies. While in college, Mishkin served as The […]

Miet, Real Deal ME in LA, leaving for non-journalism job

Hannah Miet, managing editor for real estate news organization The Real Deal in Los Angeles, is leaving for a job outside of journalism. In a farewell email to colleagues and sources, Miet wrote: Thank you for all the help, love and time you have given me and The Real Deal LA in its first two […]

Sun-Sentinel seeks a real estate reporter

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel seeks a real estate reporter. The Sun-Sentinel seeks an experienced real estate writer who can deliver breaking news and trend stories in the areas of residential and commercial real estate in South Florida. Focus on domestic and international sales and pricing trends, new construction, real estate economics and urban development initiatives. […]