News Corp. purchases Realtor.com parent
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent the following announcement out to the staff on Tuesday: Today we are announcing plans for our latest – and largest – acquisition, one that will have a profound and positive effect on our business. We intend to acquire Move, Inc., a major online real estate platform in America. Once […]
San Antonio Biz Journal names Silva its AME
Tricia Silva, a commercial real estate reporter at the San Antonio Business Journal, has been named the paper’s assistant managing editor. James Aldridge of the paper writes, “Silva will work with the reporters on the development of digital and print content, as well as help coordinate the development of select special publications and sponsored events. […]
Changes made to WSJ real estate team
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 on Friday: There have been several changes in the Global Real Estate group that we’d like to share. We’re happy to announce that Rob Hunter has joined the group as […]
Portland Biz Journal seeks commercial real estate reporter
The Portland Business Journal is seeking a high-energy, social-media savvy journalist to join our dynamic newsroom and cover the commercial real estate beat. This position requires someone who can source constantly, chase and break big stories, and push out news through multiple platforms. This reporter will be responsible for a daily digital real estate newsletter, […]
Coverage: Alternative lending on the rise
It looks like banks have more competition than just each other these days. The Internet is changing the way people loan money and now those with ideas can directly connect to those with money. Writing for The New York Times, Michael J. de la Merced reported on the initial public offering of the Lending Club, […]
San Fran Biz Times seeks real estate reporter
The San Francisco Business Times is seeking a experienced, scoop-driven, barking hard news animal of a reporter to continue our long-term ownership of the commercial real estate beat. You’ll provide a steady diet of exclusive breaking news for our online daily edition, and longer-form stories for our weekly print product and special publications in perhaps […]
Coverage: New math for credit scores
If you can’t get a loan based on your credit score, simply change it. The Fair Isaac Corp. is changing what’s included in its calculations, making it a little easier for some to get loans. Annamaria Andriotis had this story in The Wall Street Journal: A change in how the most widely used credit score […]
Real Deal seeks editor in New York
The Real Deal, a 60,000-circulation news magazine that provides an inside look at the big players and major deals in the New York City real estate market, is seeking an editor. The position will involve working on TheRealDeal.com, which receives more than 7 million pageviews a month, as well as the monthly print magazine and […]
Bloomberg seeks real estate reporter in Shanghai
Bloomberg News seeks a real estate reporter in its Shanghai bureau to cover the property industry. Knowledge and understanding of property companies, real estate investors and mortgage markets both commercial and residential is essential. Business reporting at a major newspaper or wire service is preferred. The successful applicant will be required to break news, handle […]
Real Deal magazine seeks web producer in Miami
Interest in South Florida’s real estate market is as strong as ever, and The Real Deal has become the industry’s go-to resource to keep up with everything going on. We write about everything from flashy celebrity home purchases to finance, and follow the money behind the quickly-changing Miami skyline and beyond. With that in mind, […]
