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Alena Botros is a former reporter at Fortune, where she primarily covered real estate. Alena was an editorial fellow at Fortune for a year prior to joining as a staff writer. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

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Kamala Harris went toe-to-toe with Jamie Dimon over a settlement for California homeowners. The big banks offered $4 billion—they settled at $20 billion
By Alena Botros and Paolo ConfinoJuly 22, 2024
Newly built homes are now cheaper than existing ones, and the discount is the greatest in 6 years
Finance
Newly built homes are now cheaper than existing ones, and the discount is the greatest in 6 years
By Alena BotrosJuly 22, 2024
A Fed interest rate cut won’t send mortgage rates plummeting, a top housing analyst says
Finance
A Fed interest rate cut won’t send mortgage rates plummeting, a top housing analyst says
By Alena BotrosJuly 19, 2024
The typical monthly housing payment just fell from an all-time high
Finance
The typical monthly housing payment just fell from an all-time high
By Alena BotrosJuly 18, 2024
Home prices are still sky-high, but the frenzied housing market is slowly coming down to Earth
Finance
Home prices are still sky-high, but the frenzied housing market is slowly coming down to Earth
By Alena BotrosJuly 17, 2024
Monthly housing payments have almost doubled in swing states since the last election
Finance
Monthly housing payments have almost doubled in swing states since the last election
By Alena BotrosJuly 16, 2024
Mortgage rate waiting game means buyers gained more than $20,000 in purchasing power
Finance
Mortgage rate waiting game means buyers gained more than $20,000 in purchasing power
By Alena BotrosJuly 15, 2024
Rents are reheating after flatlining for some time
Finance
Rents are reheating after flatlining for some time
By Alena BotrosJuly 12, 2024
Investors scooped up close to 15% of homes sold in first quarter—‘a bigger piece of the pie than in any other’
Finance
Investors scooped up close to 15% of homes sold in first quarter—‘a bigger piece of the pie than in any other’
By Alena BotrosJuly 11, 2024
Top economist: Buyers and sellers should brace themselves for the 6% mortgage rate reality
Finance
Top economist: Buyers and sellers should brace themselves for the 6% mortgage rate reality
By Alena BotrosJuly 10, 2024
A person using Ozempic on November 2, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm that manufactures Ozempic, has reported record quarterly results, up almost 3% on the stock market. The company's revenues rose by 38% to DKK 58.73 billion, some 7.8 billion euros. Ozempic is a diabetic drug that causes a loss of up to 15% of body weight because it acts as an appetite suppressant, a side effect that has made the drug fashionable on social media as a weight loss drug.
Newsletters
As more and more weight-loss startups prescribe Ozempic and Wegovy, doctors say they’re making unproven claims
By Jessica Mathews and Alena BotrosJuly 10, 2024
There’s a wave of apartments coming, but building permits have plummeted almost 30% since the pandemic—and it could mean higher rents
Finance
There’s a wave of apartments coming, but building permits have plummeted almost 30% since the pandemic—and it could mean higher rents
By Alena BotrosJuly 9, 2024
A person using Ozempic on November 2, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm that manufactures Ozempic, has reported record quarterly results, up almost 3% on the stock market. The company's revenues rose by 38% to DKK 58.73 billion, some 7.8 billion euros. Ozempic is a diabetic drug that causes a loss of up to 15% of body weight because it acts as an appetite suppressant, a side effect that has made the drug fashionable on social media as a weight loss drug.
Features
Ozempic and Wegovy are marketed as a short-term holy grail for weight loss by some startups. Doctors disagree
By Jessica Mathews and Alena BotrosJuly 9, 2024
If mortgage rates stay above 6.5%, ‘the chances of an imminent recovery are slim’ for housing demand, Capital Economics says 
Finance
If mortgage rates stay above 6.5%, ‘the chances of an imminent recovery are slim’ for housing demand, Capital Economics says 
By Alena BotrosJuly 5, 2024
We’re passing through ‘the worst housing affordability crisis’ ever seen, former Housing Secretary says—and it isn’t going to fix itself
Finance
We’re passing through ‘the worst housing affordability crisis’ ever seen, former Housing Secretary says—and it isn’t going to fix itself
By Alena BotrosJuly 3, 2024
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