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Matt Villano

Writer

Matt Villano has covered the mortgage, real estate, and personal finance spaces for nearly two decades as a freelance writer. In that time he has contributed to CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, AFAR, Travel + Leisure, Entrepreneur, San Francisco magazine, Sierra, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fast Company, and more. He is based in Healdsburg, California.

Expertise

PersonalFinance

RealEstate

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University

Recent Articles

Haunted mansion at night backlit by a full moon and clouds.

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Majority of Americans aren't too spooked to buy a haunted house

A new study finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) would consider buying a haunted house – with 39% saying yes outright and another 26% saying ma...