Rebecca San Juan is a staff writer for Homes.com in Washington, D.C., where she reports on federal housing policy, data-driven trends and national housing news. She previously spent nearly six years covering real estate for the Miami Herald, where she was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news coverage for covering the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside. Rebecca graduated from Mount Holyoke College and is pursuing an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She maintains a townhome in Miami, one adorned with a Bahama Strongbark, Cinnecord and Walking irises that bloom with lavender flowers every spring.