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Jasmine Cui

Data Journalist

I use numbers to engage our wide, wonderful world and make it easier to understand. Topics of interest include: housing, artificial intelligence and climate. I developed the NBC News Home Buyer Index, which measures housing market headwinds. I've written about why AI-generated audio is hard to detect. And I once uncovered the statistics on America's ghost-kitchen hot spots.

I use numbers to engage our wide, wonderful world and make it easier to understand. Topics of interest include: housing, artificial intelligence and climate. I developed the NBC News Home Buyer Index, which measures housing market headwinds. I've written about why AI-generated audio is hard to detect. And I once uncovered the statistics on America's ghost-kitchen hot spots.


Latest from Jasmine Cui

How hard is it to buy a home right now? The new NBC News Home Buyer Index measures the market

Last updated July 25. Learn more about homebuying difficulty in most U.S. counties based on factors such as affordability, available homes, homebuying competition and economic stability.
35d ago

A reckoning is coming for Florida's condo owners as buildings face millions in repairs

After five decades working as a teacher and school administrator, Janet Stone envisioned a relaxing retirement in her condo overlooking Florida’s Atlantic coast.
56d ago

More AI-generated child sex abuse material is being posted online

The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) posted online is increasing, a report published Monday found.

Homebuying costs continue to rise: ‘Incredibly unaffordable’

Today's housing market faces two realities: rising costs persist, but increasing inventories and slowing competition may offer relief for those who can afford it.

The homebuying affordability gap is widening across the country, creating 'an impossible market'

The gap between what buyers make and what they can afford is near a 10-year high, as experts say the housing market is inaccessible to many.

Buying a home is getting more difficult — and it isn’t just because of price

Buying a home in 2024 is a challenge – from mortgage rates to bidding wars, obstacles exist. NBC News quantifies the challenges with its Home Buyer Index. This is what we've learned.

Columbia University says it has banned student protester who said 'Zionists don't deserve to live'

Columbia University said Friday that it has banned a student protest leader from campus after a video resurfaced Thursday that showed the student saying Zionists "don't deserve to live."

Columbia to hold classes virtually as Jewish leaders warn about safety amid tensions over pro-Palestinian protests

A growing number of leaders and organizations have called on Columbia University and its president to protect students amid reports of antisemitic and offensive statements and actions on and near its campus, which has been the site this week of a pro-Palestinian encampment and protest.

Map: Where medication abortion is and isn’t legal

As of February 2023, the pills necessary for medication abortions were legal in some form in 37 states.

ChatGPT still reigns supreme in many AI rankings, but the competition is on

What’s the most powerful artificial intelligence model at any given moment?

Why AI-generated audio is so hard to detect

Fake and misleading content created by artificial intelligence has rapidly gone from a theoretical threat to a startling reality.