Samantha Sharf

Editor

Joined May 2020

Samantha Sharf is Money's real estate editor. Her coverage focuses on mortgages, first-time homebuyers, and the future of housing. Before Money, she spent eight years at Forbes, most recently covering extraordinary homes and billion-dollar real estate entrepreneurs. Sam is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English.

SAMANTHA’S TOP FINANCE TIP

Try to spend no more than 30% of your gross income on housing.

The latest from Samantha

7 Common Home Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

7 Common Home Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Published: Sep 8, 202315 min read

The Latest Inflation Numbers Are Good News for Mortgage Rates

The Latest Inflation Numbers Are Good News for Mortgage Rates

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Published: Feb 18, 20245 min read

What Mortgage Rates Soaring Past 7% Means for Buyers, Sellers and the Housing Market

What Mortgage Rates Soaring Past 7% Means for Buyers, Sellers and the Housing Market

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Published: Feb 18, 20247 min read

10 Million More People Could Qualify for Mortgages Thanks to New Credit Score Rule

10 Million More People Could Qualify for Mortgages Thanks to New Credit Score Rule

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Published: Jan 10, 20244 min read

The Housing Market Is Shifting Almost Everywhere — But Are We in a Buyer's Market Yet?

The Housing Market Is Shifting Almost Everywhere — But Are We in a Buyer's Market Yet?

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Published: Jan 10, 20249 min read

What's a Home Worth? 5 Tips for Finding the Right Price

What's a Home Worth? 5 Tips for Finding the Right Price

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Published: Oct 17, 20228 min read

The 10 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S.

The 10 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S.

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Published: Jan 10, 20244 min read

5 Reasons Home Sales Keep Falling Through — and How Sellers Can Prevent It

5 Reasons Home Sales Keep Falling Through — and How Sellers Can Prevent It

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Published: Oct 13, 202215 min read

Why the Fall Housing Market Won't Be Great for Buyers — or Sellers

Why the Fall Housing Market Won't Be Great for Buyers — or Sellers

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Published: Jan 10, 20249 min read

SAMANTHA’S TOP FINANCE TIP

Try to spend no more than 30% of your gross income on housing.

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