Data-Driven Real Estate Reporter — Unlimited PTO

HW media; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Comprehensive benefits package (health

Unlimited PTO + Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

HousingWire seeks a curious, analytical journalist to uncover housing stories using proprietary housing data. You’ll blend storytelling with data-driven reporting to reveal forces shaping real estate and homeownership for housing professionals.

You will mine internal datasets, validate findings, and craft accessible narratives with visuals and charts, working across editorial and product teams to amplify the reach of original reporting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated journalism experience with real estate/housing coverage.
• Exceptional writing, reporting, interviewing, and storytelling skills; ability to simplify complex topics.
• Track record of producing accurate, original journalism under deadlines.
• Intellectual curiosity, editorial judgment and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing structured datasets, validating calculations, and translating findings into defendable journalism.
• Familiarity with spreadsheet analysis, data visualization or analytical tools is strongly preferred.
• Fluency with AI-assisted research and data analysis tools, with ability to independently verify AI-generated findings.

Responsibilities

• Drive original, data-powered journalism.
• Turn complex data into compelling stories with visuals and interactive features.
• Build a distinctive real estate journalism franchise across teams and formats.

Skills

Journalism experience

Storytelling

Reporting

Interviewing

Editorial judgment

Deadline-driven

Data analysis

AI-assisted research

Data visualization

Tools

SQL

Python

Datawrapper

Flourish

OpenAI/Anthropic/Google tools

Job description

HousingWire seeks a curious, analytical journalist to uncover housing stories using proprietary housing data. You’ll blend storytelling with data-driven reporting to reveal forces shaping real estate and homeownership for housing professionals.

You will mine internal datasets, validate findings, and craft accessible narratives with visuals and charts, working across editorial and product teams to amplify the reach of original reporting.