Cranley hired as news editor at The Real Deal

Ellen Cranley has been hired as a news editor at The Real Deal, the real estate news site. Previously, she has served as a weekend news intern and then as a weekend news reporter at Business Insider. She was also a communications intern at The Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has also […]

The Real Deal hires McCabe as senior news editor

Real estate news site The Real Deal has hired Alec McCabe as a senior news editor. McCabe previously spent 27 years at Bloomberg News, most recently as a senior editor guiding coverage for emerging markets during U.S. hours, breaking news mostly about Latin America with occasional China-and Russia- related stories as well. He also was executive producer […]

Niksa joins Real Deal as Silicon Valley/San Francisco reporter

The Real Deal has hired Matthew Niksa as a Silicon Valley/San Francisco reporter, covering commercial and residential real estate news. Recently, Niksa was a commercial real estate reporter at the Silicon Valley Business Journal. He has also worked as a business reporting intern at the Star Tribune, writing about startup companies based in Minnesota and […]

The Real Deal hires CoStar’s Waters to cover Chicago real estate

The Real Deal has hired CoStar reporter Jennifer Waters to cover real estate in the Chicago area. She had been with CoStar since March 2018. Waters wrote the Consumer Confidential column for MarketWatch.com and has covered the markets for a variety of beats, including retail, airlines, food, grocers, drugstores, hotels, restaurants as well as commercial real estate […]

Plitt departing The Real Deal for MTA

Amy Plitt, an editor at The Real Deal in New York, is leaving the real estate news organization for a job at the MTA. She will start next month as a content strategist for its website. Plitt has been at The Real Deal since September 2020. She previously spent five years at Curbed New York, […]

The Real Deal hires Urban as director of editorial development

Real estate publication The Real Deal has hired Rob Urban as director of editorial development. He started on Monday. Urban had previously been at Bloomberg News for 28 years, including stints in Moscow and Prague as well as New York. He most recently was a senior editor and reporter on the finance and real estate team. He […]

Real Deal reporter Kromrei is departing for Housing Wire

Georgia Kromrei, a reporter at The Real Deal in New York, is leaving the news organization. Her last day is Wednesday. She will start at HousingWire, as a senior mortgage reporter on April 1. “I’ve had the absolute privilege of working with some of the sharpest people around, on a beat that has been full […]

The Real Deal seeks a reporter in New York

The reporter would be responsible for writing several original web stories per week on the New York City real-estate beat and produce in-depth features for the website and our monthly magazine. The ideal candidate will have an interest in covering money and power and a keen desire to learn how the industry brings together elements […]

The Real Deal New York hires Plitt as an editor

Amy Plitt, a writer and editor who has covered a range of topics from New York City news and real estate to pop culture to luxury travel, will be joining The Real Deal as an editor covering real estate. Plitt has been working freelance for more than 11 years and has contributed feature-length stories, profiles, […]

Real Deal reporter Larsen moves to New York

The Real Deal reporter Keith Larsen has moved to New York to cover national stories and New York real estate news. He previously had been placed in South Florida. The Real Deal covers real estate news and has websites for the New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago markets. Larsen was previously at the South Florida Business Journal, covering […]