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Debra Kamin - The New York Times

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The real estate industry accounts for nearly 20 percent of the goods and services sold in the United States, making it a significant part of the economy. It also has the largest gender pay gap of any field in the nation and is rife with charges of corruption, sexual harassment and housing discrimination. My work focuses on interrogating those in positions of power and exposing these issues. After I reported on racism in the home appraisal industry, the Biden administration set up a national task force to address racial bias in home valuations. In a separate story, days after I reported on sexual harassment at the National Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest trade organization, its president resigned. In every story I write, I carry the same mission: helping readers understand what it means to buy, sell and own a home in America today, and the fascinating and frustrating ways that our lives are defined by the places we call home. I started my journalism career as an intern at

What I Cover New York is the world’s financial epicenter, home to more millionaires and billionaires than any other city and headquarters to many of the largest financial institutions. Pillars of the city’s economy, from finance to real estate to media to technology, are anchored by individuals with immense fortunes. And in New York, perhaps more than any other place on Earth, wealth is often synonymous with power. My work focuses on exposing the misconduct that can occur where affluence and influence overlap — corruption, cronyism and abuse — and questioning those in positions of power to…

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