Jonalyn Cueto

Jonalyn Cueto

Mortgage Professional America

Jonalyn Cueto

freelance news writer

11 years experience184,698 Total views on Mortgage Professional America in 2025

Jonalyn's specialty topics

mortgage trends housing market affordability housing finance

Jonalyn Cueto is a contributor for Key Media. Her coverage spans business, finance, pension fund, private markets, M&A activity, retirement, and employee benefits.

Jonalyn has over six years of writing experience and more than a decade in the journalism industry. Her early writing career focused on current events and lifestyle topics, collaborating with various local and international media outlets primarily as a freelancer.

She has also worked as a book editor and technical editor, editing dissertations, essays, and textbooks—experience that sharpened her attention to structure, clarity, and accuracy in complex material.

Her combined newsroom and editorial experience shapes her approach to financial and business journalism.

She holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications, majoring in journalism, and a master's degree in business administration, majoring in marketing management.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Drawing on both journalism and business training, I focus on producing reporting that is accurate, balanced, and accessible, helping readers understand the forces shaping markets, industries, and the broader economy”

Also published by

Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Wealth Professional Canada · Insurance Business · Canadian Occupational Safety · The Educator

Featured content from Jonalyn

Mortgage lenders eye efficiency over budget cuts, survey shows Report: Housing crisis deepens as affordability reaches new lows Mortgage lenders eye efficiency over budget cuts, survey shows

Previous experience

  • Synchrogenix Philippines — technical editor
  • Bookbright Media — freelance technical editor
  • Isentia Manila — broadcast writer
  • Christian Post — freelance news writer
  • Rex Publishing — editor/proofreader

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, major in Journalism
  • Master's degree in Business Administration, major in Marketing Management

Read the latest stories by Jonalyn

One in four Americans say homeownership out of reach, poll finds

Most Americans report spending adjustments

One in four Americans say homeownership out of reach, poll finds

NAREB urges FHA to drop spousal debt rule

Black homeownership gap highlighted in push

NAREB urges FHA to drop spousal debt rule

Powell, Bessent convene banks over AI concerns

Major tech firms quietly collaborate on a new initiative

Powell, Bessent convene banks over AI concerns

First-time buyers fall close to their lowest-ever market share in Texas

Older, equity-rich buyers dominate as newcomers struggle to enter the market

First-time buyers fall close to their lowest-ever market share in Texas

US consumer confidence hits record low

Inflation expectations jump to highest level in months

US consumer confidence hits record low

Wealthy Americans flee US housing market for New Zealand

Investors see an opening in the foreign market

Wealthy Americans flee US housing market for New Zealand

Untapped and ready to quit: 69% of workers say their skills are being wasted

New survey reveals widespread employee disengagement as workers report talents going untapped

Untapped and ready to quit: 69% of workers say their skills are being wasted

Trump says he'll sue JPMorgan Chase over alleged 'debanking'

Claims spark possible new legal battle, potentially within weeks

Trump says he'll sue JPMorgan Chase over alleged 'debanking'

Powell heads to high-stakes Fed fight at Supreme Court

The case arrives as the Fed chair discloses a probe he says is tied to interest rate pressure

Powell heads to high-stakes Fed fight at Supreme Court

Florida home sales end 2025 higher

A late-year drop in mortgage rates helped reverse an early slump

Florida home sales end 2025 higher