Appelbaum leaves Globe for Post

Binyamin Appelbaum, a business reporter at The Boston Globe, is leaving the paper to join The Washington Post, according to reports from The Phoenix.
Appelbaum garnered respect from reporters and was picked up by the Globe after he penned an award-winning series, "Sold a Nightmare," for The Charlotte Observer.
The series, which foretold of the subprime mortgage crisis from a local perspective, was a finalist this year for the Pulitzer Prize and clinched a Polk Award.
Recently Appelbaum examined housing projects in Barack Obama's former Illinois state senate district, and detailed Obama's relationships with the developers who've renovated and operated those project.
It is still unclear exactly why Appelbaum decided to leave the Globe and what he will cover at the Post. From The Phoenix's reports:

"One Globe staffer who spoke with DQM linked Appelbaum's departure to the Globe's worrisome financial arc. A second disagreed, saying that the Post has had its eye on Appelbaum ever since his coverage of sketchy homebuilder Beazer Homes USA garnered The Charlotte Observer a Polk Award and a Pulitzer-finalist slot. I tried to reach Appelbaum earlier today, but haven't heard back; if I do, and if he's willing to discuss the reasons for his departure, I'll post them here".