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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.
Young people toasting one another with Champagne
Finance
Millennials have it better than everyone thinks, accumulating wealth faster than anyone else since the pandemic, new data shows
By Sydney LakeApril 29, 2024
woman holding baby
MPW
The economy is moving us back into the 19th century as fertility rates plunge
By Sydney LakeApril 26, 2024
aerial Florida housing view
Finance
Now might be the time to move to Florida as inventory levels surge and sellers slash prices
By Sydney LakeApril 25, 2024
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West
Finance
Luxury home prices have gotten so unwieldy that Ye, formerly Kanye West, had to slash the price of his Malibu mansion by around $14 million
By Sydney LakeApril 24, 2024
Former HGTV star slapped with $10 million fine and jail time for real estate fraud
Finance
Former HGTV star slapped with $10 million fine and jail time for real estate fraud
By Sydney LakeApril 19, 2024
Meet the CEO who makes your dog-food delivery feel like visiting a Disney resort
Leadership
Meet the CEO who makes your dog-food delivery feel like visiting a Disney resort
By Sydney LakeApril 18, 2024
builders walking through construction site
Finance
High mortgage rates are finally hitting new home construction as builders are pulling back on projects
By Sydney LakeApril 17, 2024
Bill Gates
Finance
Bill Gates unloaded one of his properties in less than two weeks on the market—and it only cost $5 million
By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2024
A nice looking strip mall
Finance
Tired: Office conversions to residential. Wired: Turning dead malls and suburban shopping strips into apartments
By Irina Ivanova and Sydney LakeApril 13, 2024
Home buyers shaking hands with realtor
Finance
Nearly 30% of recent homebuyers have zero clue how much their realtor is paid—and a lot of people don’t know where that money came from 
By Sydney LakeApril 11, 2024
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Leadership
The Trump donor whom Biden can’t fire is running the U.S. Postal Service directly into the ground—just what everyone warned about when he was confirmed during the pandemic
By Sydney LakeApril 10, 2024
Manhattan penthouse
Finance
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch is taking an L on a Manhattan penthouse, slashing the asking price nearly 40% to $38.5 million
By Sydney LakeApril 9, 2024
Curtis Priem, Nvidia co-founder
Tech
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang launched his company in a booth at Denny’s with his friends. Meet his cofounder who donated shares now worth $70 billion and moved off the grid
By Sydney LakeApril 5, 2024
Jeff Bezos
Finance
Jeff Bezos continues homebuying spree with a $90 million mansion in Miami’s ‘Billionaire Bunker’ area
By Sydney LakeApril 3, 2024
Homes going down a spiral
Finance
America is a land with more ‘million dollar cities’ than ever as ‘ridiculously large down payments’ rule the day
By Sydney LakeApril 2, 2024
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