US News seeks real estate editor

The Real Estate team at U.S. News & World Report is seeking a Real Estate Editor with a deep passion for real estate journalism. The position involves extensive reporting, writing and editing and managing a team of freelancer reporters and photographers, assigning stories and working with those freelancers to develop their ideas. The beat includes a wide […]

San Diego’s top growth and development reporter

Ulises Bucio profiles San Diego Union-Tribune business reporter Roger Showley, who covers growth and development. Bucio writes, “Showley wrote a book about the development of San Diego in 1999. After finishing it, he did the same for Balboa Park. “‘That’s been a fun thing to cover over a long time is the issues in Balboa […]

Finance & Commerce seeks commercial real estate reporter

Finance & Commerce, a daily newspaper focused on covering real estate, construction and development in the Twin Cities and Minnesota, has an opening for a commercial real estate reporter. The ideal candidate relishes being the first to break news in a highly competitive media market and turning spot news for both print and finance-commerce.com. The […]

BizTimes Milwaukee seeks real estate/government reporter

BizTimes Media (BizTimes Milwaukee & BizTimes.com), an award-winning media company that covers the southeastern Wisconsin business community, is seeking an experienced, dynamic, self-starting reporter to cover the real estate and local/state government beats. This is an exciting time to cover real estate and government in southeastern Wisconsin. Downtown Milwaukee is experiencing a renaissance. A new […]

Boston Globe hires Logan to cover real estate

Boston Globe business editor Larry Edelman sent out the following staff hire announcement: I am excited to announce the newest addition to the Globe’s business department — Tim Logan, who is already digging into the all-important real estate beat. Tim will focus on commercial development, from the booming South Boston waterfront to city neighborhoods like […]

Head of WSJ’s real estate bureau is departing

Constance Mitchell Ford, who heads the global real estate and property bureau for The Wall Street Journal in New York, sent out the following message to some staff on Wednesday afternoon: After more than 29 years at WSJ, I’ve decided it’s time to move on. No, I’m not being laid off,  I wasn’t asked to […]

The real estate reporter who moonlights as a sexual history tour guide

Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune writes about Crain’s Chicago real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin, whose side job is leading a sexual history of Chicago walking tour. Schmich writes, “Rodkin is a journalist who writes about residential real estate for Crain’s Chicago Business. Many of the tales he tells on his tour — with a […]

GrowthSpotter.com seeks digital reporter

There is a new digital business reporter opening on the news team at GrowthSpotter.com. GrowthSpotter is a new, exclusive business news site from The Orlando Sentinel Media Group that launched on May 4. With a hard paywall for subscribers and price point of $20 per month, the site is providing exclusive news each morning on […]

Virginian-Pilot reporter wins top real estate journalism award

The National Association of Real Estate Editors announced the winners of its 65th Annual Journalism Awards Competition, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. Sarah Kleiner Varble, The Virginian-Pilot, received NAREE’s Platinum Award for Best Individual Entry. Andrea Brambila of Inman News was the Gold Award Winner of […]

Jacksonville Business Journal seeks real estate reporter

The Jacksonville Business Journal is looking to hire a real estate reporter. What you’ll do: Jacksonville’s real estate market is bustling. Downtown development is being focused on like never before, new retailers are eyeing the area and homebuilding is approaching pre-crash activity. You’ll chronicle those stories, connecting with the area’s key players, digging into documents […]