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
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.
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.
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.
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,” ...
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Zillow price hikes on L.A. rentals used to ‘name and shame’ landlords attempting to profit off fires
Other people online pointed out listings on Zillow with recent price increases as well. “Opportunistic price gougers renting out non burned homes in West Los Angeles to fire victims with huge ...
How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California’s home insurance crisis
The massive fires that have destroyed much of Pacific Palisades and demolished thousands of homes and structures in Los ...
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Asking rents skyrocket as LA fires destroy homes
LAist spotted one Zillow listing for a furnished home in ... from $11,500 per month to $9,800 after a journalist with the Los Angeles Times asked why the asking rent had risen nearly 28% in ...
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 ...
Nail polish mogul sets record with $39M Century City penthouse buy
Record price gives former OPI executive Miriam Schaeffer full-floor unit with gold-leaf ceilings and ebony walls.
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.
The LA Fires Burned Thousands of Homes. The Data Show Insurers Saw the Risks Coming.
What made the wildfires devastating was their path through the Palisades, where home values hover around $3.4 million and ...