Eliza is a policy correspondent on Business Insider's Economy team, where she reports on housing, transportation, and urban policy and how they impact people.
Eliza was previously a reporter and editor on Business Insider's Politics team, where she explored how Millennials and Gen Z are shaping politics, investigated how QAnon went mainstream, and profiled political figures including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
She has a degree in history and public policy from Dartmouth College, where she was a reporter and managing editor of the daily student newspaper.
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Her work includes:
Scott Heltz and his partner, Shaquita Riley, knew they wanted to travel the country. So they spent three years renovating a school bus to live in.
Tenant advocates and rent-stabilized landlords are warring over the possibility of four years of rent freezes under a future Mamdani mayoralty.
New York's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has pledged to make NYC's public buses free. It's not a totally new idea.
For the last 12 years, Susan Landry has lived in a 400-square-foot cottage in her landlord's backyard. She never wants to leave.
Abdullah Abbasi, 24, is a part-time college student and full-time stay-at-home son. He's also selling a clothing brand promoting his lifestyle.
Employed, in college, or somewhere in between, many young adults are still living with their parents.
Trump's HUD Secretary Scott Turner defended the president's proposal to slash funding for housing amid what he conceded is an affordability crisis.
Marian Barry, 70, was exhausted from working as a travel nurse during the pandemic, so she moved into a trailer and lives and volunteers in parks.
Starting on June 11, New Yorkers won't have to pay for their landlord's brokers.
Median sales prices in the Hamptons have nearly doubled over five years, reaching $2 million.
Roxanne and Kristina Werner are tired of spending so much of their free time and extra cash on home repairs. So they're going back to renting.
A recent report found that housing costs were the single biggest factor stopping Americans from having the number of kids they want.
Justin Ghio and his fiancé save money by renting, allowing them to live near their daughters' school, consider having a third kid, and take vacations.
Renting is cheaper than buying in many places. It's also more flexible. But it's not everyone's idea of the American dream.
Sarah Gomm found her passion later in life when she began working with older people who need help downsizing.
Rising long-term healthcare costs mean many baby boomers are unequipped to support themselves in retirement.
More than 2.3 million US households that rely on federal housing vouchers. Many of them are seniors on fixed incomes.
Celestine Cooley, 74, couldn't afford to retire in Los Angeles, so she moved to Bordeaux, France, where life is cheaper and more exciting.
Far more young adults live with their parents today than did several decades ago.
Lisa Williams, 64, couldn't afford her rising rent in Las Vegas, so she moved into a travel trailer and works at various national and state parks.