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

Fed expected to hold this week as election jitters slow housing, Cohn says

Buyers are pressing pause until Nov. 3 as high rates and oil prices box in the Fed

Fed expected to hold this week as election jitters slow housing, Cohn says

High rates make family offices pickier about real estate deals, CIOs say

Wealthy families favor steep discounts and pricing power

High rates make family offices pickier about real estate deals, CIOs say

NJ influencer who promised returns admits fraud and drug-money laundering

Promises of 30% returns in months drew investors, and the case offers brokers red flags to watch

NJ influencer who promised returns admits fraud and drug-money laundering

Broker Action Coalition backs Trump order but says relief isn’t immediate

Brokers’ lobby sees a “massive win,” yet says FHFA must write the rules before savings arrive

Broker Action Coalition backs Trump order but says relief isn’t immediate

CHLA renews LO comp reform calls, urges other changes

Group submits fresh recommendations to CFPB

CHLA renews LO comp reform calls, urges other changes

Debate around CFPB's proposed mortgage disclosure rule changes rumbles on

Rescission rights and closing timelines are under review following Trump's executive order

Debate around CFPB's proposed mortgage disclosure rule changes rumbles on

Rate dispersion persists for identical borrowers, research shows

Multiple studies point to the same pattern

Rate dispersion persists for identical borrowers, research shows

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