Stuart Elliott

About

Stuart W. Elliott has been the Editor-in-Chief of The Real Deal since its inception in 2003, helping grow the media company into the biggest and most authoritative real estate focused publication in the U.S. In his time at the helm, he has expanded the company from its base in New York City to news bureaus in South Florida, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Texas, growing the company from three employees to nearly 100 today. Under Stuart’s leadership, the editorial team has won more than 125 awards for its coverage, including general excellence awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, the Newswomen’s Club of New York, the New York Press Club, the Society for Professional Journalism and a record number of awards for a single publication from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Stuart has also directed joint investigative projects between The Real Deal and ProPublica and NBC, as well as long form pieces with Politico. In addition, Stuart edited the book “The Closing: Interviews with New York City’s Titans of Real Estate,” and wrote “Building Stories,” a documentary on prolific architect and designer of Trump World Tower, Costas Kondylis, which aired on PBS. He most recently edited the book “The New Kings Of New York,” about the history of NYC real estate, named by The New York Post as one of the best books of the year in 2022. The book has been optioned for film/TV rights, along with other stories The Real Deal has written. On the business side, Elliott added the title of CEO in November 2019, in recognition of his work across all areas of the company. Under his leadership, revenue at the company has doubled since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. The Real Deal remains completely owned by its founder and initial employees, which include Stuart, with no outside money raised from investors during its two decade history. In 2024, Stuart joined the SABEW Board of Governors. Stuart graduated cum laude from Duke University and received a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism. He lives with his wife, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Julie Satow, and their two children in the Gramercy neighborhood of New York City.