Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski has closely covered two nationwide housing booms and one devastating bust. Before joining Bankrate in 2000, he spent more than 20 years writing about real estate, business, the economy and politics. He previously worked as a reporter at the Palm Beach Post and the South Florida Business Journal.

Since 2019, Jeff has served on the board of the nonprofit National Association of Real Estate Editors. He twice has won gold awards in the group’s journalism contest. His Bankrate coverage of housing affordability was also honored with a Best in Business award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.

When he’s not working, Jeff enjoys surfing, biking and traveling, usually with a surfboard or bike.

Find Jeff beyond Bankrate

• Yahoo Finance Live interviews Jeff Ostrowski about Best States to Retire index
• Bloomberg cites Bankrate's Best States to Retire index
• Jeff Ostrowski discusses Housing Hardship Index on CNBC's Squawk Box
• FoxBusiness cites the Housing Heat Index
• Jeff Ostrowski discusses the hottest housing markets on Yahoo Finance Live
• Jeff Ostrowski discusses housing affordability on WGN radio

Jeff wants you to know

When you’re applying for a mortgage, shop around and do your homework — informed borrowers can save thousands of dollars over the life of their loan. Don’t fixate on finding the absolute perfect option, though, or timing your loan to a low point for mortgage rates. If you’re borrowing now, mortgage rates probably will go down in the future. Avoid worrying about all those things that are both out of your control and impossible to predict.

Jeff's recommended readings

• The 10 largest mortgage lenders in the U.S.
• Rocket’s new credit card is aimed at homebuyers — but is it a good deal?
• Hungry mortgage lenders are dangling deals and discounts