Real Estate Reporter

REAL ESTATE REPORTER

Position: This is an in-office position, based in New York City and includes attendance in the office five days a week.

Salary range - $65,000-$80,000

Benefits: Healthcare, dental, optical, life insurance and 401K

Role Overview

The Real Estate Reporter covers residential property across the United States, focusing on how housing markets, prices and policy shifts affect everyday Americans.

Reporting to the Consumer Editor and Deputy Consumer Editor, the role sits within the wider consumer, business and personal finance department. The team prides itself on nurturing and developing talent, offering close editing, feedback and clear opportunities for progression.

Main Responsibilities

• Pitch and write engaging real estate stories for the Daily Mail, ranging from breaking news to in-depth, case-study-driven features
• Contribute to Mail+ by producing original and consumer-focused real estate and personal finance coverage
• Cover fast-moving developments in US housing, from the rise and fall of boomtowns to emerging hotspots, trends from both locally, regionally and nationally and notable or celebrity transactions
• Build and maintain a strong network of industry contacts, including agents, developers, analysts and economists
• Analyze data-heavy housing market reports to identify compelling trends and clear storylines
• Translate complex property and economic information into vibrant, accessible and accurate copy
• Work closely with the picture desk to select eye-catching imagery and commission graphics
• Track story performance and use audience data to refine pitches, headlines and formats

Person Specification

• Strong interest in US housing markets and how real estate trends impact consumers’ financial lives
• Familiarity with local and national real estate databases and market reports
• Understanding of how US businesses, lenders and developers operate — with a focus on consumer impact rather than financial markets
• Passion for the Daily Mail brand, editorial voice and global audience
• At least five years’ journalism experience
• Working knowledge of SEO, or a strong willingness to learn quickly
• Collaborative, curious and comfortable working across teams
• Enthusiasm for news in general and real estate and consumer journalism in particular

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process