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Sydney Lake is an associate editor at Fortune, where she writes and edits news for the publication's global news desk covering generational dynamics, billionaire philanthropy, housing, real estate, luxury, and wealth. Before joining Fortune, Sydney served as the assistant editor of Virginia Business magazine and worked on the production desk at CQ Roll Call. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and leadership studies from the University of Richmond and her master's degree in digital media management from the University of Southern California.
House on top of stack of money
Finance
Buying a house has gotten so expensive that homebuyers need to make about $50,000 more than they did pre-pandemic to afford one
By Sydney LakeMarch 2, 2024
Row of homes
Finance
9 million homes will come on the market in the next decade as baby boomers age—but the ‘silver tsunami’ will be more of a ‘tide,’ Freddie Mac says
By Sydney Lake and Alena BotrosFebruary 29, 2024
Office buildings with red down arrows
Finance
Goldman says office buildings need a 50% price drop for residential conversion to be a real thing
By Sydney LakeFebruary 28, 2024
Couple looking at a condo in Florida
Finance
Florida homeowners have no choice but to lower condo prices as insurance and HOA fees ‘skyrocket,’ Redfin says
By Sydney LakeFebruary 27, 2024
colorful row homes in dc
Finance
Million-dollar homes are swallowing D.C.’s housing market as a whopping 20% of listings are out of reach for most people
By Sydney LakeFebruary 24, 2024
line of houses topped with down arrows with green background
Finance
Say goodbye to the peak of home price appreciation, Fortune 500 chief economist says—it’s behind us
By Sydney LakeFebruary 21, 2024
The bigger the age gap between managers and employees, the less productive they are, report shows
Success
The bigger the age gap between managers and employees, the less productive they are, report shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 16, 2024
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Success
From a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind
By Sydney Lake and Sasha RogelbergFebruary 15, 2024
Group of millennials drinking champagne
Finance
‘Fake it until you make it’: Millennials are obsessed with looking rich, Wells Fargo study shows
By Sydney LakeFebruary 14, 2024
Illustration shows commercial real estate buildings and the outline of an arrow pointing down
Finance
About $929 billion commercial mortgages will mature this year—and it’s just another sign of the impending commercial real estate downfall
By Sydney LakeFebruary 13, 2024
Young man looking at his phone
Success
Despite all their anti-capitalist talk, Gen Z is addicted to celebrity—they’re more likely to purchase from brands they think are ‘cool’
By Sydney LakeFebruary 12, 2024
Three Gen Z women walking through New York City
Finance
Gen Z’s thirst for the NYC lifestyle drives vacancy rates to the historic low of 1.4%—unseen since the ‘Mad Men’ era of 1968
By Sydney LakeFebruary 9, 2024
Angela Ahrendts seated during an interview
Tech
A top exec at Kim Kardashian’s new private equity fund once made it her mission to persuade Apple’s Tim Cook not to hire her. It didn’t work
By Sydney LakeFebruary 9, 2024
Woman lounging in yellow chair in empty apartment
Finance
Meet Zillow rooms for rent: A Craigslist killer for the millennial and Gen Z set—and a symbol of the housing affordability crisis
By Sydney LakeFebruary 8, 2024
Janet Yellen at a hearing
Finance
Janet Yellen is ‘concerned’ and sees a ‘lot of stress’ ahead for commercial real estate as wave of giant loans come due this year
By Sydney LakeFebruary 7, 2024
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