Real Estate Reporter

The Dallas Morning News is searching for a high-energy, scoop-oriented reporter to cover residential real estate in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan markets.

How will you know if this beat is for you?

You’re the right fit if you can’t consume enough news about today’s volatile housing and rental markets and the demographic shifts that result from where people buy homes or rent apartments. And you’re adept at data, with an ability to suss out emerging trends on affordability and sprawl and how that influences where and why people choose to live where they do.

You’re suited for this job if you’re excited about the prospect of reporting on the nation’s largest homebuilder, the nation’s largest supplier to the homebuilding industry and the biggest and most active real estate firms shaping our communities for years to come.

You’re perfect for this beat if you’re off the charts in the following ways:

Your sense of urgency and innovation is perpetually set on hyperdrive.
You possess an appreciation for nurturing the daily reading habits of a highly engaged audience that visits our website on a regular basis.
You’re skilled at quickly turning smart and topical stories.
You have the range to go deep on medium- and long-term enterprise while balancing the daily demands of a 24/7 website.
You’ve proven your skill in building a strong source network that’s a must for delivering the exclusives and connect-the-dots stories that our digital audience expects of us.
And you like engaging with our community, on social media and other platforms.

In this role, you’ll find yourself writing about community flareups over land use, the sale of iconic Texas ranches and mansions, the pandemic’s effects on renters and evictions, the fascinating personalities of buyers, builders and brokers, the large national trends playing out locally and the northward push of development in a metro market that now totals 8 million people — the fourth largest in the country.

Real estate coverage perennially leads our newsroom in digital subscriptions, giving your work the attention and audience it deserves.

Previous real estate or business reporting experience is required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The Dallas Morning News believes a collaborative and inclusive work environment is essential to a thriving workplace for all and is important to producing revelatory work for its community.

A diverse newsroom best serves our community that fosters an inclusive work environment for people from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Here’s our list of preferred skills and experience: (Please note this is not a checklist of requirements, but should be considered as a pool of preferred qualifications. If you can already do some of these things, great. If you're excited about figuring out how to do all of them, great! We would love to hear from you either way.

Bachelor’s Degree
Business reporting experience preferred
Knowledge of how to grow a digital audience
Experience producing revelatory work as well as utility journalism
Strong reporting and writing skills are a must

Our staff works in our offices at least three days a week because we believe this is key to a thriving and inclusive workplace that develops and supports one another and also produces revelatory work for its community and with its community in mind daily.

Benefit Offerings:

Internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Internal Culture Committee

Leadership Development Programs

Annual Unconscious Bias Training

Flexible Work Schedules

12 weeks of Parental Leave

Monthly Webinars addressing Health & Wealth for all employees

Medical/Dental and Vision insurance

MDLive Telemedicine 24/7/365 access to board-certified doctors via computer or phone

Onsite Fitness Center

Retirement benefits, including employer contributions

Employee Assistance Program

18 Paid Time Off Days

9 Paid Holidays

8 Hours Community Service Time Off

Pet Insurance