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Amy Scott

Host & Senior Correspondent, Housing

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Amy Scott is the host of “How We Survive,” Marketplace's climate solutions podcast, and a senior correspondent covering housing, climate and the economy. She is also a frequent guest host of Marketplace programs.

Since 2001, Amy has held many roles at Marketplace and covered many beats, from the culture of Wall Street to education and housing. Her reporting has taken her to every region of the country as well as Egypt, Dubai and Germany.  Her 2015 documentary film, “Oyler,” about a Cincinnati public school fighting to break the cycle of poverty in its traditionally urban Appalachian neighborhood, has screened at film festivals internationally and was broadcast on public television in 2016. She's currently at work on a film about a carpenter's mission to transform an abandoned block in west Baltimore into a community of Black women homeowners.

Amy has won several awards for her reporting, including a SABEW Best in Business podcast award in 2023, Gracie awards for outstanding radio series in 2013 and 2014 and an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting in 2012. Before joining Marketplace, Amy worked as a reporter in Dillingham, Alaska, home to the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon run. These days she's based in Baltimore.

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Old motels find new life as affordable housing

Aug 22, 2024
The buildings are typically located near major thoroughfares. But developers say conversions are "not for the faint of heart."
Southern Crossing, a former 1950s-era motel, will soon provide transitional housing in Newburg, Maryland.
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Realtors settlement may lead to more agents serving buyer and seller

Aug 15, 2024
Properties sold through a dual agent tend to move faster, but for less money, research shows. In some states, the practice is illegal.
Some experts have raised conflict-of-interest concerns around "dual agency."
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Celebrity book clubs are "extremely influential" in the publishing world

Aug 1, 2024
"I saw such a shift to having some of those more traditional media sources become less influential in sales," said journalist Sophie Vershbow. "Ultimately, a lot of these book clubs have taken that place and started selling a lot of books."
Books selected by "Reese's Book Club" on display at an event in Los Angeles.
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How economics impact Olympic achievement

Aug 1, 2024
A country's athletic infrastructure as well as subsidies and citizens' health influence medal counts. Economist Veronika Dolar weighs in.
Big-picture data like GDP and population can hint at a country's Olympic success. But subtler issues play a role as well, Pace University's Veronika Dolar explains. Above, champion swimmer Katie Ledecky.
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The Mount Laurel Doctrine and the quest for affordable housing

Jul 31, 2024
Journalist Roshan Abraham tells the story of a New Jersey resident who fought City Hall to get 70,000 units eventually built.
Since 1980, 70,000 units of affordable housing have been built in New Jersey, thanks in part to Ethel Lawrence.
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In a tight housing market, Texas is seeing some relief for buyers

Jul 30, 2024
"I have not seen us write more than two offers before getting an acceptance, whereas before it was writing offer after offer after offer," said Houston real estate broker LaTisha Grant.
House prices are continuing to rise nationally, but Texas is an exception.
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Sanctions are a flawed foreign policy tool. Is there one that's not?

Jul 29, 2024
The U.S. increasingly uses economic curbs against bad actors, reports The Washington Post's Jeff Stein. But some consequences are unintended.
President Biden met with leaders of industrialized economies at the G7 Summit in June. Among the topics was responding to Russia's assault on Ukraine.
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Real estate industry braces for commissions overhaul

Jul 25, 2024
But how much will really change on August 17?
The upcoming change will remove real estate agents' incentive to steer buyers toward a listing with a higher commission.
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First-time homebuyers are a growing share of the market

Jul 17, 2024
But not because it's easier to buy.
Michael and Lauren James, with real estate agent Joy Sushinsky, center, bought their first house this summer.
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Port of Baltimore reopens, but shipping business still feels "touchy"

Jul 11, 2024
The owner of a Baltimore warehouse and shipping company describes how the port's closure and reopening has affected business.
The Port of Baltimore recently reopened, but local shipping business remains tentative.
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