Khristopher J. Brooks

Staff Writer

kbrooks@costar.com

Khristopher J. Brooks is a staff writer for Homes.com, covering the U.S. and New York housing market from New York City. Brooks became a first-time homeowner in 2023 after purchasing a three-bedroom home in Mercer County, New Jersey. Prior to joining Homes.com, Brooks spent five years covering the U.S. housing market, bankruptcies, and the business of sports for CBS News. Brooks has been a reporter and writer for newsrooms across the nation, including stints in Nebraska, Florida, Virginia, and Tennessee. He is a Detroit native who holds journalism degrees from Central Michigan University and New York University.

Latest Articles

Luxury real estate agent joins Douglas Elliman after nearly five years working for Compass

A real estate agent known for selling homes to ultra wealthy buyers on Long Island in New York has switched brokerages.

April 25, 2025
Cage free: Former Texas mansion of UFC's Derrick Lewis hits the market

A two-story mansion in the Houston suburb of Cypress, Texas, is on the market for $1.6 million, and it was once the home of a heavyweight professional fighter.

April 24, 2025
People in these states are at highest risk of losing their homes, report says

Owning a home in the South often means longer summers and lower property taxes compared to the rest of the country, but having a house in places such as Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas can also have one major drawback, according to a recent analysis from Deed Street Capital.

April 24, 2025
Three cities, three homes, one price: What $800,000 buys

We're in the peak of the 2025 spring buying season, and major markets across the U.S. are facing severe housing shortages.

April 17, 2025
Roundup: Tariff showdown sends mortgage, building material costs climbing

Mortgage rates continue to fluctuate

April 14, 2025
Average sale price for Brooklyn homes hits record high

Buying a home in New York City's second-largest borough is more expensive than ever, and local real estate agents say there's enough demand to push prices even higher.

April 11, 2025
Kirsten Jordan of 'Million Dollar Listing New York' fame leaves Douglas Elliman for Corcoran Group

Kirsten "KJ" Jordan, who spent years as the top-selling real estate agent at New York's Douglas Elliman, has left the brokerage and joined The Corcoran Group.

April 11, 2025
Nashville has a 90,000-unit housing shortage it must remedy by 2035

Thousands of Americans have relocated to the nation's country music capital in recent years, but Nashville's housing market has struggled to shelter the wave of new residents.

April 10, 2025
Flooding will cost New York City area 82,000 homes over the next 15 years, researchers warn

The New York City area will likely lose 82,000 housing units in the next 15 years to rising seas, a local research firm warned Monday.

April 8, 2025
Three cities, three homes, one price: What $600,000 buys

A nationwide shortage of properties for sale has kept home prices climbing, and buyers will face those same challenges in the spring 2025 season.

April 4, 2025

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