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About Us

The Real Deal is the leading real estate news outlet read by millions of professionals and investors daily. Widely recognized as the must-read news outlet for breaking news and market analysis of key markets across the U.S. Quantcast ranks The Real Deal as one of the 300 most visited websites in the US, and the #1 website with the wealthiest audience. The Real Deal offers a wide range of content, including breaking news, market intelligence, custom research, proprietary rankings, deal analysis, profiles, trends, and more. Our newsroom has received more than 50 awards for editorial excellence, including the General Excellence award from the Society of Business Writers and Editors.

Meet the team

Executive

Amir Korangy
Amir Korangy
Founder & Publisher
Stuart Elliott
Editor-in-chief & CEO
Yoav Barilan
VP of Corporate Development
Jeff Weinberger
Chief Operating Officer
Ross Fox
Chief Sales Officer
Michele Langer
Head of Marketing
Shlomo Kutner
Head of Product
T. Atassi
Director of HR
Seth Rogin
Chief Commercial Officer

Editorial

Francisco Alvarado
South Florida Reporter
Dana Bartholomew
Content Producer
Erik Engquist
Senior Managing Editor
Rich Bockmann
Commercial Bureau Chief
Kathryn Brenzel
Senor Reporter & Politics Editor
Sydnee Bursik
Multimedia Editor
Suzannah Cavanaugh
Sr. Reporter
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
News Editor
Kevin Cifuentes
Art Production Coordinator
Hannah Kramer
Director of News Operations & Content Strategy
Ina Cordle
South Florida Managing Editor
Ellen Cranley
Sr. Residential Editor
Elizabeth Cryan
Reporter
Katherine Kallergis
Residential Bureau Chief
Paul Dilakian
Creative Director
Steven Dilakian
Art Production Coordinator
Lidia Dinkova
South Florida Reporter
Cara Eisenpress
Features Editor
Adam Farence
Editorial Researcher
Jerry Sullivan
National Managing Editor
Rachel Stone
Sr. Editor
Kate Hinsche Reporter
Ilya Hourie
Art Production Coordinator
Alexis Manrodt
Social Media Editor
Emily Landes
Reporter
Keith Larsen
Senior Reporter & Investigations Editor
Victoria Tuturice
Senior Designer & Production Director
Sam Lounsberry
Bureau Chief
Joseph Lovinger
Sr. Reporter & TX Bureau Chief
Christopher Smiley
Social Media Producer
Brett Miller
Video Producer
Priyanka Modi
Art Production Coordinator
Kevin Rebong
Digital Content Manager
Joel Russell
Editor
Holden Walter-Warner
Content Producer
Caysey Welton
Managing Editor of Audience Engagement
Mike Romano
Multimedia Content Writer
Kelliann Duncan
Reporter
Sheridan Wall
Reporter
Jessica Hardin
Reporter
Kari Hamanak
Reporter
Andrew Terrell
Reporter
Jacob Indursky
Reporter
Judah Duke
Reporter

Research

Christian Bautista
Senior Researcher
Yoryi De La Rosa
Data Engineer
Matthew Elo
Research Director
Joseph Jungermann
Researcher

Sales & Marketing

Adam Myers
VP, Strategic Sales and Business Development
Jacqueline Chiavaro
Director, Brand Studio & Sales Marketing
Roxanne Denis
Marketing Manager
Junaid Zahid
Sr. Sales Executive
Marcus Guest
Sr. Account Executive
Ally Kardash
Marketing Coordinator
Jameson Roberts
Sr. Account Executive
Alison Main
Senior Marketing Designer
Michael Thornton
Events Director
Rob Stearns
Account Executive
Jennifer Preletz
Strategic Partnership Manager
Rayna Segal
Account Executive
Alexandra Yapalater
Brand Studio Project Manager 
Kevin Tague
Account Executive
Rebecca Darakhshan
Account Executive 
John Carnes
Event Programming Associate
Isaac Napell
Branded Content Editor
Josh Aber
Account Executive 
Geena DiCamillo
Account Executive 

Digital & Operations

Noemi Fernandez
Executive Assistant
Amir Ghaheri
Web Designer
Nihal Korkmaz
QA Engineer
Jackie Kwong
Client Service Director
Azusa Kawasaki
Ad. Operations Specialist
Caydee Stokrp
Customer Service Specialist
Salim Ali
Lead Developer

Standards & Ownership

  • The Real Deal is an independent media company, wholly owned and operated by Korangy Publishing. Korangy Publishing was founded by publisher and majority shareholder Amir Korangy in 2003.
  • All news content published on The Real Deal is written by our team of professional journalists. The Real Deal does not accept bylines from real estate professionals, and makes coverage decisions based on rigorous journalistic standards. You can pitch the editorial team at News@TheRealDeal.com.
  • All advertising is handled by The Real Deal's sales team. In addition, the Real Deal's Brand Studio team creates and runs native sponsored content on TheRealDeal.com. To find out more about advertising and Brand Studio opportunities, reach out to Advertising@TheRealDeal.com.
  • Please note that the advertising team has no interaction with or influence over editorial decisions.