Homebay Authors
Alene Laney
Contributing Writer
Alene Laney is a personal finance, real estate, and travel journalist based in the Southwest. Her award-winning work has appeared in numerous national outlets, including The Balance, Insider, Realtor.com, Rocket Mortgage, and more.
Alex Long
Staff Writer
Alex Long is a Content Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate platform for buyers, sellers, and investors. His research on first time home buyer programs, foreclosures, for sale by owner transactions, and the average cost to sell a home has helped thousands of home buyers and sellers navigate real estate transactions. Before joining Clever, Alex received his PhD in Literature, Theory, and Culture from Purdue University.
Amy Beardsley
Senior Contributing Writer
Amy Beardsley is a seasoned writer and content strategist specializing in adding value to help clients at a more strategic level with their content. Amy's advice and analysis has appeared in NerdWallet, Robinhood, LendingTree, and other leading national outlets.
Andrew Whytock
Content Team Lead @ Clever Real Estate
Andrew Whytock is a Project Team Lead at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.
Barbara Bellesi Zito
Contributing Writer
Barbara Bellesi Zito is a freelance writer from Staten Island, NY. She covers trends in real estate and home improvement for a number of publications, including Apartment Therapy, The Motley Fool, Forbes Advisor, and Angi/Home Advisor.
Brendan Rigney
Contributing Writer
Brendan Rigney is a freelance writer and contributor and at Clever Real Estate and Home Bay. Brendan's work includes breakdowns and analysis of real estate companies, moving services, and various other topics associated with buying and selling a home.
Brittany McGhee
Contributing Writer
Brittany McGhee is a writer and editor covering emerging technology.
Chelsi Hewitt
Senior Editor
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Chloe Goodshore
Contributing Writer
Chloe Goodshore is a freelance writer who covers personal and business finance. She helps people make well-informed decisions by breaking down complex topics and making them seem simple. Chloe’s work has been featured on Yahoo! Finance, U.S. News & World Report, StartupNation, and more.
Craig Donofrio
Research Analyst
Craig Donofrio is a Content Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. As a personal finance and real estate journalist, he has written for realtor.com, TheStreet, Aspiration's Make Change, Money Talks News and other online media.
Daniel Bortz
Contributing Writer
Daniel Bortz is a freelance writer and licensed realtor based in Washington, D.C. He specializes in writing about personal finance, and his work has appeared in Fortune, Consumer Reports, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, The Washington Post, Zillow, and numerous other national and local outlets.
Elizabeth Boyd
Contributing Writer
Elizabeth Boyd is a freelance writer with a paralegal and real estate background. She enjoys helping property buyers and sellers enhance their real estate knowledge to accomplish their goals through her research-backed content.
Emma Woodward
Contributing Writer
Emma Woodward is Seattle-based writer who specializes in demystifying personal finance topics ranging from creating an effective budget to managing student loans. Her work has appeared in Bankrate, The Financial Diet, and other national outlets.
Eric Rosenberg
Contributing Writer
Eric Rosenberg is a personal finance expert, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur whose work has appeared in Huffington Post, Business Insider, Investopedia, and many other national outlets. As a consultant, Eric has worked with a wide range of clients including TD Ameritrade, SoFi, Betterment, Travelers, Citizens Bank, and more. Eric also runs Personal Profitability, a website dedicated to helping readers earn more, spend thoughtfully, grow their wealth, and live a better life through mindful personal finance.
Erica Sandberg
Contributing Writer
Erica Sandberg is a journalist and consumer finance expert whose work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, Experian, and CardRates. She has also served as an editor-at-large for Credit Card Guide. As a TV and radio host, Erica has appeared on KRON-4, Fox, and CNN, among other national and local outlets.
Erin Bendig
Contributing Writer
Erin Bendig's work spans reported journalism, multimedia, and research. Her analysis has appeared in Bankrate, CreditCards.com, MSN, and other national outlets.
Felicia Oliver
Staff Writer - Home Bay
Felicia Oliver is a Content Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. Before joining Clever, Felicia was an editor and social media manager with the International Code Council, and a senior editor with Professional Builder, Custom Builder, and Housing Giants magazines.
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Jaime Dunaway-Seale
Data Writer
Jaime Dunaway-Seale is a data writer at Clever Real Estate, the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. Prior to joining Clever, Jaime worked full time as a journalist. Her writings about education, government, business, and sports have appeared in Slate, The Associated Press, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Advocate Media.
Jenny Rollins
Editor - Home Bay
Jenny Rollins is a content editor for Clever Real Estate, editing educational content to help people navigate the complex world of real estate. She is an award-winning writer, editor, and content producer specializing in business, health care and real estate.
Jess Ullrich
Contributing Writer
Jess Ullrich has written and edited personal finance and business content for over a decade. Her work has appeared in Investopedia, FinanceBuzz, The Balance, and other national outlets. She enjoys creating content that helps home buyers on their purchase journeys and is also interested in real estate investing.
Jessica Merritt
Contributing Writer
Jessica Merritt is a personal finance expert who covers credit cards, loans, debt consolidation, and small business. She has regularly contributed to U.S. News and World Report since 2017, and her work has also appeared in Yahoo Finance, HouseDigest, and other national outlets.
Jessica Walrack
Contributing Writer
Jessica Walrack has covered personal finance for nearly a decade, including in-depth research about loans, insurance, banking, mortgages, credit cards, budgeting, and more. Her work has appeared on Investopedia, The Balance, Interest.com, MSN Money, The Simple Dollar, Bankrate, and Supermoney, among other national outlets.
Jill A. Chafin
Contributing Writer
Jill A. Chafin is a freelance writer with a background in personal finance and small business solutions. She loves delving deep into how to save money and helping readers boost their financial health, and her work has appeared in the Motley Fool, Life Savvy, and numerous other outlets.
Jon Stubbs
Content Writer
Jon Stubbs is a Content Writer for Homebay. He writes to help empower home buyers and sellers with the knowledge to make smart real estate decisions.
Justin Reynolds
Contributing Writer
Justin Reynolds is a contributing writer at Home Bay.
Kiah Treece
Senior Contributing Writer
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Leandra Beabout
Leandra Beabout is an independent journalist and content writer based in Indiana and India. She covers real estate, travel and health, often through the lens of sustainability. Leandra's work has appeared in The Guardian, REALTOR® Magazine, CNN, Reader's Digest, and more.
Lindsay Stefan
Senior Editor
Lindsay Stefan is a Senior Editor at Clever Real Estate, the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. Lindsay has worked as a content manager, editor and copywriter specializing in personal finance, real estate and tourism.
Lizzie Nealon
Contributing Writer
Lizzie Nealon is a personal finance writer whose work has appeared in Bankrate, MSN and CNBC. Her favorite part of the job is making complex topics like real estate, insurance and finance digestible to readers everywhere.
Luke Babich
CEO & Co-Founder
Luke Babich is the co-founder and CEO at Clever Real Estate.
Mark L. Sette, CFP
Contributing Writer
Mark Sette is an investing and personal finance expert who empowers buyers, sellers, and investors of all backgrounds by making real estate knowledge more accessible to everyone. In his spare time, Mark runs a real estate management company. Mark’s writing has been featured on well known platforms such as Investopedia, Wealthsimple, Capitalize, Yahoo Finance, and The Balance.
Matt Brannon
Data Writer @ Clever Real Estate
Matt Brannon is a Data Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. Before joining Clever, Matt worked as a journalist for Redding.com, where his coverage earned California Journalism Awards for in-depth reporting, investigative reporting, writing, and coverage of local government. His work has also appeared in USA Today, MSN, and Yahoo! News.
Noor Afzal
Content Witer
Noor Afzal is a content writer at Clever Real Estate, the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.
Rena Goldman
Contributing Writer
Rena Goldman is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. She covers health, wellness, mental health, small business, and how politics and policies impact our daily lives. Her articles have been featured in national publications and lifestyle brands.
Sam M. Huisache
Data Writer @ Clever Real Estate
Sam M. Huisache is a Data Writer at Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors. Before Clever, Sam worked as a research analyst and writer for several tech startups, non-profit organizations, and pop culture outlets. Their work has been featured in publications like Forbes, The Guardian, Computerworld, and USA Today.
Sarah Sharkey
Contributing Writer
Sarah Sharkey is a personal finance writer who covers retirement, investing, debt, savings, credit cards, mortgages, and student loans. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, MSN, GOBankingRates, and numerous other national outlets. Sarah is the founder of Adventurous Adulting, a personal finance blog that helps readers make smarter financial decisions.
Steve Udelson
Contributing Writer
Steve Udelson is an author at Home Bay.
Steven Porrello
Contributing Writer
Steven Porrello specializes in helping readers understand the big picture of financial markets by breaking down all the forces converge to make this moment in history. He enjoys analyzing emerging trends, and his work has appeared in MSN, the Motley Fool, and other outlets.