Study says Los Angeles rent prices spiked illegally during historic wildfires
A new study by a tenant advocacy group shows a major increase in rent prices across the Los Angeles area during Southern California’s recent wildfires despite laws preventing price gouging
Rent Prices in Los Angeles Soar After Wildfires
Rent prices across the Los Angeles region have skyrocketed just as thousands of people are scrambling to find lodging after the wildfires. The Washington Post, for example, analyzed listings via RentCast and found that rent has increased 20% overall in Los Angeles County since the fires began.
The cost of the Los Angeles wildfires' damage could be at least $250 billion. Here's who pays the bills.
With high property values, catastrophic damage, and lost economic activity, the Los Angeles wildfires could cost up to $275 billion. Here's who pays.
California officials warn against price gouging as rents soar in fire-stricken Los Angeles
Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of people were displaced in deadly fires this month.
Los Angeles' anti-rent gouging effort
A small army of activists has mobilized to try to hold landlords accountable for price gouging on their rental listings after the Los Angeles wildfires.
Relentless California wildfires fuel Los Angeles housing crisis driving up rents, prices
The recent infernos in Southern California have ignited a housing crisis, with rental prices exploding and home values reeling across the region, according to one senior real estate analyst.
Zillow predicts the hottest housing markets in US. Only one California metro makes the top 20
The most competitive markets this year share characteristics such as relative affordability and “supply that trails demand,” ...
Exploiting disaster: Renters accuse Los Angeles landlords of "abusive and illegal" price hikes
Because California is in a state of emergency, laws targeting price-gouging, including a ban on landlords raising rents by ...
To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning
There are few places in the U.S. with a tougher housing market than Los Angeles, meaning there are few places where the ...
We bought our dream home in LA for $1.5M six months ago. Now it’s gone in the wildfires, and we still owe $1M. Do we need to pay off the mortgage even if our ins…
Unfortunately, your obligation to pay your mortgage lender doesn’t necessarily hinge on whether your home is still standing.
A Los Angeles ADU is inspired by West African textiles and a fresh take on modernism
Architect Susan Nwankpa Gillespie designed the exterior of the second floor of the ADU with kente cloth in mind. Part of the ...
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LA City Council tables tenant protection proposal, including 1-year freeze on rent increases
The L.A. City Council sent a package of tenant protections back to committee, including a proposal for a one-year freeze on ...
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Vitro Glass Used in Los Angeles High-Rise Project
Situated along the Expo Line light rail, which serves as a connection between West Los Angeles and downtown, this project ...
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How widespread is post-fire rent gouging? These volunteer sleuths analyzed the data
Here’s what “The Rent Brigade” found after combing through 1,343 Zillow posts that appear to have broken California’s ban on post-fire price gouging.