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Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

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Sarina Trangle started as a corporate news reporter in October 2024. She previously spent four years on the business desk at Newsday, covering the health industry, commercial real estate and cannabis.