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,” according to Zillow. Taking the top spot in the ranking is Buffalo, New York, followed by Indianapolis and Providence, Rhode Island.
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Los Angeles Rents Are Going Up By The Hour
Within the week since Los Angeles’s worst-ever disaster began, rent gouging has become a crisis on top of the crisis. It’s against the law to increase a rental price by more than 10 percent once a state of emergency has been declared;
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 more than 10 percent of pre-emergency levels, should be in effect. But that hasn't deterred some landlords from apparently raising their rents by far more than that,
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
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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.
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Los Angeles Fires Are Exacerbating the City’s Housing Crisis
Landlords and real estate agencies are jacking up the rent on houses as demand outstrips supply in fire-torn LA.
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.
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Ripples from wildfires’ property damage extend beyond Los Angeles market
With inventory reduced and fire risk increased, both home prices and insurance rates could rise in Southern California.
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Jessica Simpson Puts Los Angeles Home Back Up for Sale, Slashes Price Amid Eric Johnson Split
Jessica Simpson placed her L.A. home on the market at a lower price amid her split from Eric Johnson and the ongoing wildfires
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LA wildfires create spike in rent prices, forcing rental listing sites to act
Real estate marketplace Zillow told ABC News that it has "removed ... Fire is seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2025. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty ...
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Amid claims of price gouging, agents say not all are “bad apples”
A spokesperson for Zillow said it is “taking action to ... Ben Leeds Properties, a property manager with a few dozen units in Los Angeles, chalked up its rentals going for 25 percent above ...
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New LA rent gouging study
How the study came about: The Rent Brigade is a new independent collective made up of tenant advocates, web programmers, housing researchers and ordinary Angelenos who say they naturally gravitated toward working together after posts about alleged rent gouging flooded social media in the days after the fires.