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{{short description|American journalist and real estate writer}}

'''Katherine Salant''' is a journalist and [[nationally syndicated]] real estate newspaper columnist, author, and [[blog]]ger whose most famous column "Housewatch" appeared in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' infrom 1994 onward.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 3, 2009 |title=Katherine Salant, whose House ... |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/410237767 |access-date=2024-07-07 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |id={{ProQuest|410237767}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Collection: Katherine Salant papers {{!}} Archival Collections|url=https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1743|access-date=2020-08-21|website=archives.lib.umd.edu}}</ref>

Salant grew up in [[Northern Virginia]] and received her Bachelor of Arts from [[Wellesley College]]. In 1968, she went to [[Harvard University]] to study architecture and received a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholarship]] in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katherine Salant : About Katherine|url=http://www.katherinesalant.com/about_katherine.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.katherinesalant.com|archive-date=2020-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720190947/http://www.katherinesalant.com/about_katherine.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has lived in Nepal, studying village housing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bubil |first=Harold |date=24 February 2001 |title=Salant has a handle on housing's hot trends |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/270641431 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=Sarasota Herald Tribune |id={{ProQuest|270641431}}}}</ref>

In 1994, Salant began writing a column about the many facets of home owning for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' called "Housewatch" which has since become syndicated under the name “Your"Your New Home”Home" to over 40 media outlets, some of which include the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', ''[[The Denver Post]]'', ''[[Miami Herald]]'', ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', and ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katherine Salant's Biography {{!}} Muck Rack|url=https://muckrack.com/katherine-salant/bio|access-date=2020-08-21|website=muckrack.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==

In a review of ''The Brand New House Book'' for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', Alan J. Heavens noted that "The typeface is annoying, but the advice – as is the case with all Salant's work – is absolutely sound."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Heavens |first=Alan J. |date=31 August 2001 |title=Some recommended reading These books on houses get rave reviews |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/419476164 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |id={{ProQuest|419476164}}|agency=Knight Ridder/Tribune}}</ref> He highlighted her advice on how to avoid disasters during the construction process.<ref name=":0" /> Writing for the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', [[Robert Bruss]] praised Salant for doing "a great job overcoming the huge handicap of a badly designed book", arguing that the best part of the book is the first section on finding, building, and buying a new home.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruss |first=Robert |date=9 September 2001 |title=Don't Judge This Book By Its Cover – Contents Are Superb |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/279679961 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |id={{ProQuest|279679961}}}}</ref>

The ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' commended Salant's "admirable thoroughness" and grasp of financing a new home, but observed that she "tends to bury her best insights at the end of long paragraphs and essays".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salij |first=Marta |date=November 4, 2001 |title=Books Aimed At Those About To Embark On The Challenging Task Of Building Their Dream Home |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/391162365 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |id={{ProQuest|391162365}} }}</ref> ''[[Ottawa Citizen|The Ottawa Citizen]]'' recommended the book, arguing that it "successfully crosses the border" and is helpful for Canadians buying a new home.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Kathy |date=11 August 2001 |title=Information gems: New advice book successfully crosses border, makes good sense to Canadians looking for a new house |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/240479905 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]] |id={{ProQuest|240479905}} }}</ref>

== Published works ==

* ''The Brand New House Book''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salant|first=Katherine|title=The Brand New House Book|publisher=Three Rivers Press, a Random House Division|year=2001|isbn=9780609805831|___location=|pages=}}</ref>

* ''4 Villages: Architecture in Nepal''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salant|first=Katherine|title=4 Villages Architecture in Nepal|publisher=University of Chicago Press, published by Craft and Folk Art Museum|year=1983|isbn=0226055949|___location=Los Angeles|pages=}}</ref>

== Awards and grants ==

* Fulbright Scholar, 1972–74

* National Endowment for the Arts Professional Fellow, 1980

* National Endowment for the Arts Design Communication Grant, 1981

* Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Award for Fashion and Design, 1995

* [[National Association of Real Estate Editors]] (NAREE)]], Best Column in 2012 and 2002, and runner up, four times<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katherine Salant, Houston Chronicle Correspondent -– Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/katherine-salant/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=www.houstonchronicle.com}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://www.katherinesalant.com Katherine Salant Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811162936/http://katherinesalant.com/ |date=2020-08-11 }}

* [http://www.katherinesalant.com Katherine Salant Blog]

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