Aly J. Yale

expertise

Homebuying, Mortgages

education

Texas Christian University

Highlights

Homebuying expert for The Balance
Expertise covers real estate, mortgage lending, and other various financial topics
Regularly contributes to Forbes, The Mortgage Reports, The Motley Fool, and Fox Business.

Experience

Aly J. Yale has been a freelance writer and journalist for 10 years. Before working as the homebuying and mortgage expert for The Balance, she served in editorial and production capacities for The Dallas Morning News, NBC, Radio Disney, and PBS. Yale is a frequent contributor to other online media outlets like Forbes, The Motley Fool, CreditCards.com, The Simple Dollar, and more.

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