Alejandra Rodriguez-Villamizar is a communications specialist, editor, and researcher based in Medellín, Colombia, with experience working at the intersection of investigative journalism, strategic communications, and multimedia storytelling.
She is currently Editorial Consultant at KeyCrew, where she leads and refines editorial processes, and manages and mentors the editorial team. Before this role, Alejandra coordinated multimedia content production and designed impact metrics. She conducted in-depth research on organized crime across Latin American countries, contributing to investigative reports that inform public debate and policy discussions. Her career also includes work in digital strategy and audience engagement at University College London, where she supported the Anthropology Department’s outreach and career initiatives.
Alejandra holds a BA in Communications and Journalism from Universidad EAFIT and an MSc in Politics, Violence and Crime from UCL, graduating with distinction. Her work is grounded in a people-centered approach that combines rigorous research, clear storytelling, and strategic thinking to generate social impact.
Property taxes in Illinois have long been a source of frustration, but the conversation has moved in recent years from quiet grumbling to active pushback. With assessed values climbing alongside a competitive housing market, and tax rates that consistently rank among the highest in the nation, more homeowners are asking whether there is anything they ...
Regional bank consolidation has been reshaping construction lending across the United States for the better part of two years. Still, its effects are playing out with particular intensity in New England. As larger institutions merge and tighten their balance sheets, developers across the region are increasingly turning to private credit providers to keep projects moving. ...
When buyers relocate to the Buffalo area, they tend to gravitate toward the same well-known suburbs: Amherst, Williamsville, and the established neighborhoods of North Buffalo. Grand Island, sitting on a river island accessible only by bridge, gets overlooked by people who did not grow up near it. Agents who work the area say that oversight ...
Multifamily properties in Northern New Jersey are selling fast and well above asking price. That activity looks like a clear signal to investors, but agents working the market argue that the bidding intensity is outrunning the fundamentals for buyers who need to finance, and that the gap between what these properties are selling for and ...
The purchase prices look almost too good to be true. In Newburgh, New York, a small Hudson Valley city of roughly 30,000 people spanning three square miles, properties can be listed for figures that would barely cover a parking spot in Manhattan. Investors who spot those numbers on a spreadsheet often assume the hard part ...
Walk into certain manufactured home communities in Central Florida, and you’ll find homes built in the early 1980s selling for prices that would surprise most buyers who’ve written off the category entirely. The assumption – that manufactured homes lose value the way a used car does, steadily and without recovery, is one that brokers working ...
Nearly two years after one of the slowest periods the Miami real estate market has seen in recent memory, conditions are gradually improving. Transaction volume remains below pandemic-era peaks, but agents working at the ground level are noticing cautious momentum building. For those who stayed in the business through the downturn, the current environment is ...
As housing markets across the Sun Belt have cycled through sharp run-ups and subsequent corrections since 2020, the Chicagoland market has followed a notably different path. While cities like Phoenix, Nashville, and Tampa drew waves of remote workers and saw prices surge well beyond sustainable levels, Chicago absorbed post-pandemic demand more gradually, producing steady price ...
Ocean County Real Estate Holds Its Appeal Even as Buyers Adjust to a Higher-Cost Market New Jersey’s Ocean County has long attracted buyers seeking a practical alternative to the high costs of the New York metropolitan area. With relatively low property taxes, convenient access to commutes to both New York City and Philadelphia, and proximity ...
Along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a 26-mile stretch of shoreline known as 30A has quietly attracted a different kind of wealth. What was once a regional drive-to destination for families from Atlanta, Nashville, and Birmingham has become a legitimate luxury investment market, with properties now trading at values comparable to Palm Beach or Aspen. For Bob ...
After years of frenzied seller conditions, Palm Beach County’s residential market has settled into a more measured rhythm, one that rewards preparation, penalizes neglect, and increasingly favors buyers who know how to negotiate. Rising inventory, tighter insurance requirements, and a post-pandemic recalibration of buyer expectations have combined to produce a market that looks far more ...
The Las Vegas housing market in mid-2026 tells two different stories depending on where you look. In some price ranges, well-prepared homes are moving quickly. In others, listings are sitting as buyers grow more selective and sellers hold onto pricing that no longer reflects current demand. With inventory rising and rates still elevated, the gap ...
New Jersey ranks seventh nationally for year-over-year home price appreciation. Within the state, Monmouth County stands out as a market where multiple converging forces have reshaped demand in ways that continue to surprise even seasoned observers. For buyers hoping prices will soften, the wait has been a costly one. Thomas Connors, a Sales Associate with ...
While Canada’s major urban centers continue to dominate housing conversations, a quieter story is unfolding in the country’s mid-sized cities. Rents and population growth in markets outside Toronto and Vancouver have been rising at double-digit rates, even as conditions have softened in those gateway cities over the past two years. For NexLiving Communities Inc., a ...
