Liezel Once

Mortgage Professional America

Liezel Once

Mortgage Journalist

10 years experience146,586 Total views on Mortgage Professional America in 2025

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Liezel's specialty topics

Housing and mortgage market analysis Broker industry news Financial services

Liezel Once is a journalist with Mortgage Professional America and Canadian Mortgage Professional, covering key issues and trends across the North American mortgage and financial services industry.

She brings to her reporting a solid foundation in broadcast journalism, having worked as a news writer and reporter across radio, television, and digital platforms. Her coverage has spanned high-stakes beats including national security, economic affairs, and disaster response.

Liezel has also contributed to business, technology, and future-of-work coverage for a global BPO marketplace, further deepening her expertise in industry-focused journalism.

Outside the newsroom, Liezel feeds her curiosity through travel, and language learning — she is currently studying Korean and has a particular passion for concert trips that take her to new destinations.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I approach every mortgage story the way I approached broadcast journalism — lead with what matters, cut what doesn't, and never make the reader work for the point. In a sector as technical as North American mortgage and financial services, clarity isn't a courtesy; it's the job. My PR background taught me how institutions want to be heard, but my journalism instincts keep me focused on what brokers and lenders actually need to know.”