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.
In a real estate environment shaped by elevated interest rates, inflation, and post-pandemic corrections, rural markets are often overlooked. Yet in Marion County, Florida, a quieter but telling story is unfolding, one that offers a useful perspective for investors and professionals watching how smaller, affordable markets absorb economic pressure differently than their urban counterparts. Marion ...
Across Northern New Jersey’s suburban corridors, the housing market remains strong even as interest rates keep many potential sellers on the sidelines. In Bergen, Morris, and Essex counties, buyer demand holds steady, inventory stays tight, and well-prepared homes still command strong prices. The market’s durability reflects something fundamental about how people choose where to put ...
The Southwest Florida housing market in mid-2026 looks quite different from the frenzy of 2021 and 2022. Prices have cooled, inventory has climbed, and the cost of ownership – driven largely by insurance – has become a central factor in nearly every transaction. Yet certain segments are moving briskly, and experienced local operators are finding ...
The headlines about Tampa Bay’s real estate market tell one story. The reality on the ground tells several different stories. While broad market data points to rising inventory, longer days on market, and price softening across the region, builders and developers working in specific submarkets are seeing something more nuanced, and in some cases, considerably ...
As real estate markets across the United States show uneven performance in mid-2026, the suburban corridor north of Indianapolis tells a different story. Markets like Carmel, Westfield, Zionsville, and Noblesville are maintaining strong demand, attracting corporate relocations, and drawing lifestyle-driven buyers from across the country. For agents working this territory, the challenge isn’t finding buyers; ...
Along the 18-mile stretch of barrier island that makes up Long Beach Island, New Jersey, something quietly unusual is happening in the real estate market. While much of the country grapples with rate sensitivity, buyer hesitation, and softening demand, LBI continues to attract a steady stream of buyers willing to pay a premium, not just ...
Florida’s affordability relative to other coastal states has long been one of its most durable selling points. While California beachfront living commands prices that put homeownership out of reach for most buyers, Florida continues to offer ocean access, waterways, and warm weather at a fraction of the cost. That fundamental appeal hasn’t changed on the ...
Across the Southeast, two real estate markets are moving in different directions. Birmingham, Alabama, is absorbing steady demand from corporate relocations and cost-conscious buyers leaving expensive coastal metros. Meanwhile, Florida’s Emerald Coast is working through a surplus of inventory built up during the pandemic years, with prices declining and early signs of renewed investor interest ...
Most people thinking about Orlando real estate are focused on the suburbs, the master-planned communities, the new construction corridors, the areas that boomed when remote workers flooded in from the Northeast. Downtown Orlando has largely been left out of that conversation. The urban core has struggled, and investors have been reluctant to commit capital to ...
Florida’s insurance market has scared off plenty of would-be buyers in recent years, and Naples is no exception. Stories of skyrocketing premiums and dropped policies have created a widespread belief that insuring a home on the Gulf Coast is either unaffordable or not worth the trouble. Agents working the Naples market are pushing back hard ...
Nearly a decade after Buffalo began appearing on national “hottest markets” lists, the Western New York housing market continues to show remarkable resilience. Homes are still attracting multiple offers, prices frequently sell above asking, and buyers from New York City and across the Canadian border continue to seek out the affordability that has largely disappeared ...
Tucked northwest of Orlando, Apopka has long been passed over in favor of its more prominent neighbors. But a combination of available land, relative affordability, and a wave of incoming development is drawing attention to what may be one of Central Florida’s most underrated housing markets. With a $20 million golf course redevelopment breaking ground ...
Sarasota has long punched above its size – home to a nationally ranked school district, a thriving arts scene, and barrier island beaches that rival anything on the Florida coast. For a mid-sized Gulf Coast city, it carries the kind of livability credentials that tend to keep demand resilient even when market conditions turn unfavorable. ...
Tucked into the rolling hills of Lake County, Clermont has grown from a small citrus town into one of Central Florida’s fastest-expanding communities. For real estate professionals working the area daily, the market tells a more nuanced story than regional headlines suggest – one of growing buyer leverage, new construction putting pressure on resale inventory, ...
Along New Jersey’s coastline, a string of barrier islands stretches from Brigantine down to Cape May, forming one of the most geographically constrained and emotionally driven real estate markets in the Northeast. With finite land, seasonal population swings, and a buyer base shaped as much by childhood memories as by investment logic, this market operates ...
