For nearly a decade, Stacey Freed was a senior editor at Remodeling, published by the Washington-D.C.-based Hanley Wood. Since 2013 she has been freelancing for national trade and consumer publications. You can find her bylines in The New York Times, several Better Homes and Gardens and USA Today special interest publications; Realtor magazine; This Old House; Real Simple; Family Dog; Net Assets; Professional Builder; and Custom Builder; and online at AARP; Forbes.com; House Logic, Construction Dive, Trulia, and Zillow, among other places.
Freed has won a Neal Award for specialized journalism and several awards from the American Society of Business Publications Editors. She holds a MFA from George Mason University. Her essay, “Tourist No More,” published in She Can Find Her Way: Women Travelers at Their Best (Upper Hand Press, 2017), was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is also co-author of Her book Hiking the Catskills (Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot, 2022).
Her education as a fiction writer helps inform her journalism with storytelling techniques, excellent interview skills and the ear for a good quote. Editors have told her that she makes complicated subjects easy to read, and they appreciate her attention to detail — and deadlines.
Subjects
Construction, remodeling, architecture, housing, real estate, anything related to the home or the built environment
Skills
Writing Credits
AARP; ApartmentGuide.com; Beautiful Kitchens & Baths; Building Performance Institute; Cabin Living; Civilized Life; Construction DIVE; Cottage Style; Custom Builder; Democrat & Chronicle; Daily Paws; DIY magazine; Environments for Aging; Family Dog; Forbes.com; Garden Design; Green Living; HOME; House Logic; InPaint; International Jewish Monthly; Landscape Architecture Magazine; Lighting Magazine; Moment; Modern Woman; NASA; Natural Stone Institute; Net Assets; The New York Times; OneZero/Medium; Pet Guide; Professional Builder; Professional Remodeler; Products; Real Simple; Realtor Magazine; Remodeling; Rent.com; Rochester Magazine; Sweeten.com; This Old House; Thrivent Magazine; Timber Home Living; Tiny Homes; Trulia; The Washington Post; Window & Door Magazine
Book Credits
Hiking the Catskills, (Globe Pequot, August 2022)
Awards, Honors, Appointments
ASJA’s 2024 Annual Writing Award Winner B2B Blog or Article: “Safe Bets: When It Comes to School Safety Technology, What Actually Works? And What Is Worth the Investment?” Net Assets, July/August 2023
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.
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A feature about how the stay-at-home orders during the pandemic spurred people across the nation to invest in accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Best Practices Every GC Should Know: How to Nurture Trade Partner Relationships
I did the research and interviews and wrote the script for this webinar on demand. The webinar focused on strategies for general contractors to nurture existing relationships with subcontractors and develop and maintain new relationships.
Blood Brothers: Canine donors could some day save your dog's life
Highly researched article covering the ins and outs of dog blood donations.
Faith-based organizations are unlocking their real estate to develop affordable housing, but they face challenges from reluctant local residents, wary lenders and strict zoning laws.
