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Dan Latu

Real Estate Fellow at Insider

Dan Latu covers how real estate is shaped by short-term rentals, the influence of social media, and the climate crisis.

He's reported on the new frontiers of the short-term rental industry, from complaints of an 'Airbnbust', controversies over guest privacy, and host frustrations with the major platforms. He's covered how unique properties are built or converted, from a Utah cave carved by hand to a 137-year-old Minnesota church.

Dan has written about the successes and failures behind the camera of TikTok creators making their name on real estate - from big paydays for flippers documenting their journeys to an investing influencer coming clean on a $30,000 loss.

He's also covered Americans moving cross-country based on the climate crisis' projected impacts and how natural disasters permanently transform housing markets.

Publications

  • Business Insider
    4 articles
  • Insider

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  • Tech's hot new buzzword
    6 Feb—Business Insider
    They used to call themselves "self-starters." Then it was "disruptors." Now everyone in the tech set has a new self-description of choice: "high agency." Over the past year, high agency has become the aspirational character trait of Silicon Valley. Early last year, the analytics site Brandwatch found there was a 500% jump in mentions of the phrase across X, Reddit, and other social media sites. Not one but two podcasts titled "High Agency" have launched, one dedicated to AI, the other to...
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