Matt Brannon

Former Data Writer

Matt Brannon is a former data writer for Real Estate Witch and parent company Clever Real Estate, the nation's leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Before contributing to Real Estate Witch, Matt worked as a journalist for Redding.com, where his coverage earned California Journalism Awards for in-depth reporting, investigative reporting, writing, and coverage of local government. His work has appeared in USA Today, MSN, and Yahoo! News. He is a former USC Annenberg Health Journalism Fellow and intern at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Matt served as an editor at the country's largest student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator, based in Gainesville, Fla. He graduated with a journalism degree with high honors from the University of Florida.

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