Katherine Lutge is a staff writer for Homes.com. With a degree in multimedia journalism and political science from Virginia Tech, Katherine previously reported for Hearst Connecticut Media Group as a city hall reporter and a statewide business and consumer reporter. Lutge is originally from Richmond, Virginia, but is now based in Washington, D.C. When she is not writing about homes, you can find her reading on her Kindle, hiking large mountains and listening to podcasts, musicals, and Taylor Swift.