Meet the Green Street News team

Chris has a wide-ranging contact base that has been built up over a decade, allowing him to break market-moving stories regularly. He focuses on high-profile investment deals, capital raising and leveraged finance.

He brings a unique angle to real estate reporting, having worked across the industry as an agent, communications adviser and journalist at several of the biggest publications, including CoStar News and Property Week.

Chris co-founded React News in 2019.

James has been covering the UK commercial property markets since 2008, making him one of the most experienced journalists working in the sector.

He started his career in commercial real estate at Estates Gazette, where he spent four years working as an editor on the news desk. In 2012 James was recruited to help establish CoStar’s UK news service, which he helped to grow into one of the UK’s most-read property news sites.

James has a vast contact base across all levels of the property industry and has a track record of breaking some of the UK’s largest transactions, with a focus on the London markets.

He co-founded React News in 2019.

David is responsible for breaking exclusive news stories in all areas of the UK and European real estate market as well as helping to lead the strategic direction and growth of Green Street News.

His specialist areas include M&A/corporate activity, logistics, fund management, alternatives and debt.

Having co-founded React News in 2019, he was previously head of content at Estates Gazette. Prior to EG David launched the website of Real Estate Capital and was finance editor at Property Week.

Julie joined Green Street News in October 2020 to expand European content. She leads a team focusing on breaking news about major equity and finance deals, people moves and fundraising, as well as writing heavyweight analysis and interviews.

Julie has been a financial journalist for over 15 years. She covered global equities and Europe’s retail & consumer-goods sector for Bloomberg News in London and Frankfurt before becoming the managing editor of Property Investor Europe in 2016.

In 2019 she led the rebranding of the publication as it increased its focus on institutional investors and fundraising and became Real Estate Fund Intelligence.

Originally from France, Julie spent more than eight years in Germany before moving back to London in 2017.

Guy leads coverage in the UK and Ireland. He also contributes news and analysis pieces on a broad range of topics, with his areas of expertise including listed real estate, fund management and debt.

Before joining Green Street News in spring 2020, Guy spent six years at Property Week, working in various senior roles including as deputy editor. Before Property Week, Guy covered the supermarket and food industry at The Grocer, one of the UK’s biggest trade publications. He started his journalism career at Decision News Media in France.

Ross is a highly experienced journalist, having clocked up more than 20 years working across a diverse range of newspapers, magazines and digital agencies. His primary focus at Green Street News is ensuring the highest-possible editorial standards are maintained for our subscribers.

Before joining Green Street News in 2022, Ross was chief sub-editor at digital agency Zone, where he was responsible for branded content for companies such as BMW, BT and Lloyds Bank.

Prior to that he worked for the Observer for 10 years.

Charlie has extensive experience of covering property and construction, with a special focus on the North of England.

He started his career as Construction News’ Northern correspondent, and then moved to Place North West in Manchester, initially as a senior reporter and then as a deputy editor, before joining Green Street News in 2019.

Born, raised and based in Manchester, Charlie is passionate about covering all aspects of property in the region, with a wealth of contacts across the construction, property, architecture and investment community.

Some of Charlie’s biggest exclusive stories have been the sale of One Angel Square and 1 Hardman Boulevard in Manchester, a deal for Amazon’s 2m sq ft Leeds warehouse, the winner for the £1bn York Central project and Harbert’s debut £150m investment into the European PBSA market.

Jessica specialises in breaking residential and retail stories across the UK, with the occasional scoops from across Europe.

Her scope in residential encompasses the development and investment of build-to-rent, student accommodation, co-living and senior living assets, profiling the senior players and those moving into the increasingly popular living sectors. In retail, she covers stories from both occupiers and investors across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres.

Prior to joining Green Street News in 2020, she was editor of Place North West, specialising in regeneration across one of the busiest regions in the UK.

Alexander specialises in analysis and in-depth pieces across the sectors, though has a passion for all things policy, planning, regeneration and residential.

He is an experienced property journalist and researcher. He spent four years at Estates Gazette as its residential and data correspondent, and prior to that held roles in communications and as an analyst for industry benchmark provider IPD/MSCI.

Alexander moved to France in 2019 and spent three years on construction sites as an electrician before returning to real estate journalism with Green Street News in 2023.

Marie joined Green Street News in January 2024. Her main focus is European retail property, commercial real estate finance in Germany, the Hamburg market and housing across central Europe.

Before returning to journalism with Green Street News, she spent six years at Frankfurt-based PR company Feldhoff & Cie, most recently as a director in the communications team.

Marie started her career in the real estate industry in 2015 as an editor for Property Investor Europe (later REFI Europe), with a focus on German institutional investment stories. Before that, she worked at the Centre for Practical Quantitative Finance in the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Robin has been a real estate journalist and editor for more than 25 years.

He began his career at Property Week in 1999 and has been editor of Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) magazine and editor-in-chief at PropertyEU.

He joined Green Street News in September 2024 to cover Continental Europe. His focus ranges from investment to merger & acquisition activity and corporate strategy.

Rebecca has more than 10 years of experience working across a range of print and digital products, as well as podcasts and video. At Green Street News, she perfects all content delivered to subscribers, ensuring that we always meet our high standards of reporting.

Rebecca joined Green Street News in 2023 from Estates Gazette, where she spent four years as digital sub-editor. Prior to that she was production editor at Auto Express.

Amy leads reporting on European residential property transactions, trends and dynamics at Green Street News. She also covers the Nordics and southern European markets.

Amy been a financial journalist for over five years and has worked at Green Street News since October 2021. Previously, she was a senior reporter at Debtwire covering the European NPL market. She also worked as a data journalist and produced long-form analysis features on the NPL market.

Amy has a master’s in journalism from City University and a master’s in biology from Bristol University.

Within Green Street News‘ team of Germany-based correspondents, Mira has a special focus on logistics real estate and investment fund coverage.  She also keeps an eye on what’s happening in the country’s financial and banking hub, Frankfurt.

Mira is a news addict who seeks deals and drama in even the dullest business report. When times are calmer, she loves interviewing people and analysing sector trends.

Mira joined Green Street News in 2022 from German news provider Thomas Daily, where she worked for more than a decade. She has a master’s in Spanish literature and journalism.

Michael specialises in exclusive news on commercial deals, lettings and project developments, and can call on an extensive network of contacts.

As part of the German team at Green Street News, he reports on the most important news from the top locations, particularly Munich, Berlin and the Cologne/Düsseldorf region.

Michael joined React News in 2022 from Thomas Daily, where he spent 16 years, most recently as senior editor.

Raised in Düsseldorf, he now lives in Cologne.

Edith joined Green Street News in 2024 to cover real estate deals across Southern Europe. She regularly breaks exclusive news on major transactions, government initiatives, and private capital flows in markets such as Italy, Spain, Portugal and beyond.

Edith previously reported for Bloomberg News, Forbes and Debtwire, covering private equity, markets and macro trends across the UK and Europe. Her work has ranged from Brexit’s market fallout to billion-euro hotel deals in Rome.

Originally from Italy, Edith is based in London and travels frequently across the region to follow the latest scoops.

Harry specialises in breaking exclusive industrial and logistics news across both the UK & Ireland and Europe.

Prior to joining Green Street News in 2024, he started his journalism career at the City of London-based newspaper City Matters, before working for PA Media as part of the General Election team breaking the voting results to the nation.

Andy works across all of Green Street News‘ titles to ensure we are delivering the best possible service for both our subscribers and our stakeholders.

He is responsible for developing and managing new content and product strategies for Green Street‘s rapidly expanding global news platform, drawing on his experience from a 20-year career in editorial production for both customer and B2B built environment titles.

Andy was formerly head of content at customer publishing house We Are Sunday, working on the RICS’ flagship title, Modus. He joined Sunday from Property Week, where he was deputy chief sub-editor.

Based in Toronto, Matt reports on commercial real estate financing. He has worked as a business reporter and editor at newspapers in South Korea, British Columbia and the Cayman Islands.

Most recently, Matt led international coverage for trade publication MJBizDaily. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brock University.

Zoe is a reporter covering the office and hotel sectors in the Greater Toronto Area. She was previously a reporter at Storeys and editor of Daily Hive’s Urbanized channel.

Zoe has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of King’s College.

Rahul focuses on industrial properties and data centres in the Greater Toronto Area. He previously spent almost 10 years reporting on urban planning and community and local news, including city council and transportation.

Rahul has a bachelor’s degree in political science from York University and a post-graduate journalism diploma from Centennial College.

Having covered real estate in Toronto, New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago, Laura now reports on the multifamily and retail sectors in the Greater Toronto Area.

Prior to Green Street News, Laura was the deputy editor at Storeys, overseeing cross-Canada real estate news coverage.

She holds a master’s in journalism from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from McGill University.

Jeremy focuses on all commercial property sectors in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Previously, he was a business and national reporter for Toronto Star in Vancouver, investigations lead for The Star Vancouver and Parliament Hill reporter for the Tyee.

He studied journalism at Langara College, where he later taught an investigative journalism course.

Based in Montréal, Chelsey joined Green Street News in September 2024. She covers all commercial property sectors in the Greater Montréal Area, Québec City and Ottawa.

 She is a certified member of the Fédération professionelle des journalistes du Québec, carries a background in community newspapers and has been recognised for investigative reporting. Chelsey speaks and writes fluently in English and French.

Prior to becoming a journalist, Chelsey founded multiple retail businesses in the GMA. She has also worked in commercial real estate management and been a director of the Beaurepaire Village Merchants Association.

Larry joined Green Street News in early 2025 to lead the formation of the Australia reporting team. He breaks exclusive stories on industrial properties, hotels, pubs and the emerging alternative asset classes of private credit, data centres, life sciences and healthcare. Based in Melbourne, Larry also sets the editorial agenda and mentors junior staff.

Before joining Green Street in early 2025, Larry spent more than 11 years as a senior property reporter at the Australian Financial Review. He has over 20 years of experience as a business journalist in Australia, the UK and South Africa.

Nelson joined Green Street News following the acquisition of Australian Property Journal, which he founded and published for 20 years. Based in Melbourne, Nelson has covered property news across Australia and Asia.

In his current role, he specialises in covering the retail sector and manages relationships with industry organisations across the Asia-Pacific region.

Su-Lin is a Sydney-based property reporter for Green Street News. Most recently, she was a correspondent at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and Singapore where she covered trade, business and geopolitics. Before that, she spent six years at the Australian Financial Review, covering real estate deals, Chinese and Asian foreign investment, and investigations.

Su-Lin brings a unique set of skills shaped by a pre-journalism career in investment banking and funds management. She began her career as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young and had stints at State Street, AMP Capital and Babcock & Brown. She speaks Mandarin and Malay.

Layton is a reporter for Green Street News based in Sydney, covering property deals across all asset classes in Australia.

Previously, Layton honed his journalism skills at the Western Herald in Bourke and later for the Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga, reporting on local and state issues.

After a few years working as a reporter for daily newspapers, Joseph began his career covering Wall Street in 2000 as a writer for the newsletter division of Institutional Investor. While there, he covered the dot-com bubble and the derivatives market before reporting on the investments of public and corporate pensions.

He joined Green Street News (formerly Harrison Scott Publications) in 2003 and covered the hedge fund market before joining Asset-Backed Alert as a senior writer in 2005. He became the newsletter’s managing editor in 2009.

Allison covers U.S. structured finance markets, including collateralized loan obligations, risk transfer and fund finance, at Green Street News. She also covers commercial and residential Property Assessed Clean Energy.

Allison has been a financial journalist for over 25 years and has worked at Green Street News, formerly Harrison Scott Publications, since April 2019. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of Asset-Backed Alert and a contributing editor at American Banker. She also spent time at The Street and at Dow Jones Newswires, with stints in New York, London and Milan.

Allison has a degree in political science from Wesleyan University.

Alex joined Asset-Backed Alert in 2021 as a reporter covering an array of beats from traditional asset classes like transportation to the securitization of nontraditional cashflows.

Prior to joining Green Street News, Alex was a reporter for New Jersey’s largest daily newspaper, The Star-Ledger. His beats included criminal justice and the courts. He also has extensive experience as an investigative reporter – including work that exposed unsafe pet-grooming practices at PetSmart, a project that won a first-place award from the New York Press Club in the consumer reporting category.

In 2019, Alex was a finalist for the prestigious Livingston Award, which recognizes the top journalists under the age of 35.

He is a 2009 graduate of Rutgers University.

Matt joined Asset-Backed Alert in 2010 and covers a variety of asset classes as well as regulatory and investigative matters related to the securitization market.

He arrived from The Morning Call, where he worked as an investigative reporter covering federal courts, political corruption and organized crime. He won a 2001 Investigative Reporters & Editors award for his series on mortgage fraud in Pennsylvania and New York.

Publications he’s written for include Boston Magazine, Playboy, Reader’s Digest and Rolling Stone. He’s the author of eight non-fiction books, including two that were adapted for television by Netflix.

Richard leads editorial coverage for Commercial Mortgage Alert and Real Estate Alert in the U.S., and for Green Street News in Canada. His areas of expertise include New York City and its suburbs, real estate M&A, and high-yield debt and equity vehicles in North America.

He has been with Green Street News (and predecessor Harrison Scott Publications) since September 2008. Before that, Richard was an award-winning journalist at newspapers in New Jersey and Virginia.

Alison joined Real Estate Alert in 2005 as a senior writer and was named assistant managing editor in August 2021. Throughout her tenure, she has covered every major commercial property sector. Her current beats include office markets across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest, as well as hotels nationwide.

Alison also launched the publication’s hiring and job-market coverage and its annual executive recruiter survey, and she recently took on its high-yield fund coverage.

Alison graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and began her career in newspapers.

Jeff covers the industrial and retail sectors nationally, as well as the West Coast, Denver and Texas office markets. He joined Real Estate Alert in 2010.

Prior to that, he worked at The Star-Ledger, of Newark, N.J., where he was a lead reporter on the team that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.

He also previously worked at the Providence Journal in Rhode Island and earned a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Sam covers the U.S. multifamily market for Real Estate Alert, focusing on transactions, development and the investors and operators driving activity in the sector. She reports on acquisitions, construction and investment trends, with an emphasis on breaking news, sourcing off-market deals and tracking where capital is moving.

Before joining Real Estate Alert in 2019, she held senior editorial and communications roles at Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade. Sam also spent more than a decade as a business reporter at The Star-Ledger, where she covered real estate, banking and finance.

Chad is an experienced reporter and editor whose career has spanned nearly every operational news-gathering role. He’s overseen reporters, managed copy and design elements at print and online publications, and contributed to award-winning news packages.

At Green Street News, he focuses mainly on balance-sheet lending activity for Commercial Mortgage Alert, where he’s also responsible for coordinating coverage and the direction of the newsletter.

Chad joined the newsletter in 2011 after five years at sister outlet Private Equity Insider. In that post, he broke news on major fund managers and investment activity. Prior to that, he worked for Gannett New Jersey newspapers and syndicated-loan news platform LPC.

Bob Mura has covered real estate finance and securitization as a news reporter for Commercial Mortgage Alert since 2009, following an almost nine-year run at sister publication Asset-Backed Alert.

His current beat includes CMBS, bridge and mezzanine lending, loan servicing, debt funds and advisory firms. Bob has also reported extensively on CMBS-related scoops about mortgage-bond trading and sales, the rating agencies and regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Asset-Backed Alert in 2000, the lifelong Jersey Shore resident spent 10 years as a metro reporter and editor at his hometown newspaper, the Asbury Park Press.

Bob covers the new-issuance and secondary CMBS markets, in addition to law firms retained by issuers, ratings agencies, CREFC and the CRE CLO sector. He has reported and written for Commercial Mortgage Alert since January 2025.

Previously, Fernandez reported for the Philadelphia Inquirer for nearly 30 years, mostly on economic and business topics. He spent a year at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Pro desk and has published investigative articles in ProPublica. His 2015 book, The Chocolate Trust, looked at the multi-billion-dollar Hershey charity for poor children.

Raised in Northern New Jersey, he has lived in Ohio and now resides outside Philadelphia.

The longest-tenured member of Green Street’s U.S. newsroom, Ben began in 1999 as a senior writer for Asset-Backed Alert. Today, he leads the editing and production desks for all U.S. publications while overseeing editorial policy and helping develop new digital news products.

Ben’s areas of expertise include commercial real estate sales and finance, all aspects of the markets for asset-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities, and alternative investments.

Samantha leads the U.S. copy desk at Green Street News, where she fact-checks, edits and proofreads stories written by the U.S. and Canadian teams.

Before joining Green Street, she spent more than three years at Forbes, most recently as lists editor for the communities and leadership sections. Earlier, as an assistant editor, she reported on topics including entrepreneurship, small business, leadership and careers, and edited contributor content.

Samantha has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Seton Hall University, with minors in English and broadcasting and visual media.

David fact-checks and copyedits Green Street articles about U.S. and Canadian real estate deals.

A three-time copy chief, he has worked extensively on B2B publications (Engineering News-Record, National Jeweler and WWD) as well as popular titles such as Food & Wine, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone and Us Weekly. For more than a year, he single-handedly copyedited The New York Sun. As the national print and copy manager at Time Out Group, he oversaw the production of seven city-focused magazines.

In his free time, David enjoys reading, cooking and spending time with his family.

Jessica fact-checks, edits and proofreads stories written by Green Street News’ U.S. and Canadian teams.

She was previously an editor at Pillar4 Media, where she worked on digital content for Fortune. Prior to that, she was an editor for Hearst Magazines, where she covered news for Bicycling and Popular Mechanics. She has a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University.

Joy has a background in English and a passion for visual storytelling, taking pride in finding the balance between communication and design. A 20-year veteran of Green Street, she translates complex ideas into easy-to-understand and visually engaging content. Her current focus is on supporting the U.S. newsroom’s creative projects and making sure its daily operations run smoothly.

Outside of work, Joy spends her free time mountain biking and hiking, translating outdoor inspiration into indoor creativity.

Moira joined Green Street News in 2020 as an editor focused on Commercial Mortgage Alert and Real Estate Alert. She has since helped launch Green Street’s news teams in Canada and Australia and works on other transformational newsroom projects.

Moira started her journalism career at SNL Financial in 2005 and spent the five years prior to joining Green Street at S&P Global. She has bachelor’s degrees in foreign affairs and Russian studies from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in international relations from New York University.

John edits stories across the U.S. newsletters. He is on his second tour with the company, having reported for Asset-Backed Alert from 2008-2011. He rejoined as a deputy editor in 2023.

John has been a financial journalist for more than 30 years. He has covered subjects as diverse as oil, energy markets and transportation for the Associated Press, technology for publications including USA Today, and the casino industry for a Las Vegas daily newspaper.

Prior to returning to Green Street, he spent a decade as managing editor of Debtwire ABS, followed by a two-year stint as head of research at Infralogic. He has a master’s degree in journalism from Temple University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

Jeremy joined Green Street News in 2025 and edits stories for the U.S. newsletters.

Previously, he spent 18 years at Forbes as a reporter and editor. He wrote for the magazine and website about aerospace & defense, and helped direct online coverage of a wide variety of topics, including Asian business and markets, transportation, health care, energy, and the business sides of sports and entertainment.

Earlier in his career, he spent five years in Tokyo as an editor at The Japan Times.

Olivia oversees Green Street’s European Account Management team, consisting of 10 managers who are dedicated to delivering maximum value across our product suite for 1,000+ clients.

Prior to joining Green Street, Olivia oversaw client management for React News, as well as partnerships and advertising.

Olivia has worked in international commercial partnerships and client relations for more than 14 years across a multitude of sectors, including commercial real estate, the arts, sports, and music. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Ancient and Medieval History from the University of Birmingham.

Dominika joined Green Street in 2022 and leads the dedicated Green Street News account management team, overseeing our largest clients. Excelling in client communications, Dominika is committed to delivering significant positive outcomes while maintaining long-term, successful relationships.

Prior to joining Green Street, Dominika gained a diverse background in recruitment and teaching. This experience has uniquely equipped her to be resilient and adaptable, always keeping clients’ requirements top of mind.

Fatima joined Green Street in 2025 as a Core Account Manager within the Green Street News team, partnering with clients across the UK and Europe to deliver meaningful outcomes and build long-term relationships. Combining strategic thinking with a genuine commitment to her clients’ success, Fatima brings both commercial awareness and creativity to every partnership she manages.

Prior to joining Green Street, Fatima built her career across marketing and finance, a journey that has given her a distinctive perspective and entrepreneurial mindset. This background uniquely equips her to identify opportunities, think laterally, and consistently deliver value for the clients she works with.

Kany joined Green Street News in September 2022 as part of the commercial team within advertisement and partnerships.

Her background in financial sales has helped with understanding the market and client needs.

Kany has a degree in economics and international development.

Since joining Green Street in 2020, Mary has managed advertising sales, overseeing business development and client relationships for Asset-Backed Alert, Commercial Mortgage Alert and Real Estate Alert.

She continues to build lasting partnerships with industry leaders and guides advertisers in reaching our highly targeted professional audiences.

Mary is a graduate of Rutgers University.