Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

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Christian Allred has been a professional writer since 2020. He's written for some of the industry’s top brands and publications, including Rocket Mortgage, PropStream, Propmodo, and CRE Daily.