Claudine Zap

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Location
San Francisco, California
School
University of California at Berkeley, Smith College
Expertise
Mid-century modern architecture, San Francisco Victorians, Home renovation
  • Claudine loves to write about the intersection of home decor, real estate, and celebrities. While writing for Realtor.com, she penned widely read stories on stars like Kanye West, Sean Diddy, and Taylor Swift.
  • Claudine has contributed to the "House Party" podcast and dished about stars of Star Island, Tom Cruise's real estate portfolio, and recapped season one of "Selling the OC".
  • Claudine became an expert on luxury real estate and covered the land grabs by billionaires such as Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Experience

After moving to the West Coast, Claudine obtained her master's degree, then joined Yahoo.com to write for its news and entertainment sites. For the last decade, she has also contributed to Realtor.com, covering all things real estate. Her bylines have appeared in reputable publications such as SFGate, New York Post, and Yahoo.com. She also covered local San Francisco real estate on her Substack newsletter, Must Like Fog, which touched on issues like the pros and cons of ADUs, advice on buying a multi-family home, and the so-called mansion shortage in some San Francisco neighborhoods.

Education

Claudine received her Bachelor of Arts at Smith College with a double major in anthropology and government. She went on to earn her master's degree at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied long-form writing.

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