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About the Author

Kristi Waterworth
Kristi Waterworth has been a contributing real estate and financial expert at The Motley Fool, covering real estate, investing, and personal finance topics, since 2020. Kristi has been interviewed by various TV media outlets and podcasts for her real estate investing expertise – from residential real estate to digital real estate and everything in between. Kristi’s journalist career spans over 25 years, and she has written about real estate investing, homeownership, and home construction specifically for the last decade. She was also previously a licensed Realtor and general building contractor before the Great Recession and housing market collapse. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Columbia College in Missouri.

John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Kristi Waterworth has positions in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Amazon, and Kilroy Realty. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Adobe, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Amazon, FedEx, Home Depot, Merck, Microsoft, Netflix, Okta, Prologis, Realty Income, Salesforce, Uber Technologies, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends Moderna, Simon Property Group, Tractor Supply, and United Parcel Service and recommends the following options: long January 2024 $420 calls on Adobe and short January 2024 $430 calls on Adobe. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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