
← Second Home First29 Sept · 43 min
[EXPERT] Is the Starter Home Dead? A New York Times Real Estate Journalist Weighs In
The housing market is constantly making headlines, whether it’s rising home prices, high interest rates, or a shortage of homes for sale. But today, we’re hearing from someone who covers the topic for one of the most influential publications in the world: the New York Times. Real estate journalist, Heather Senison, who wrote the full-page feature on Second Home First, is here to share what she’s seeing from today’s homebuyers—and where homeownership could be headed next.
This Week’s Expert Guest:
Heather Senison is an award-winning real estate journalist who writes for The New York Times. She takes us behind the scenes—what made my pitch stand out to her, what surprised her the most once she started reporting, and what journalists actually consider when they choose what (or who) to feature… and what or who to cut.
Tune in to Learn:
–Is the starter home dead?
–Why she doesn’t believe today’s housing market is a bubble
–What she thinks could change the way we buy homes in the years ahead.
–How journalists evaluate sources, build stories, and decide what makes it into a major publication
Key links:
–Second Home First Academy: BuyYourSecondHomeFirst.com/academy
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