Dozens of high-profile celebrities have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires since last week, including Mandy Moore, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more. Continue reading
Authored by Jason Oppenheim and Ben Belack, the letter, signed by 45 agents, also asks government officials to increase California FAIR Plan wildfire insurance coverage, make an exception for building codes, pause property taxes and more. Continue reading
Rents are expected to “surge,” according to CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Selma Hepp. Just how much of a housing shortage the county will face remains to be seen as families decide over the next few months whether they will even stay in LA. Continue reading
As wildfires burned through LA County over the past three days, thousands of people were suddenly in need of temporary housing. The surge in demand is poised to create a spike in rental prices, agents said. Continue reading
LA-area agents on Wednesday told Inman that they were checking in on clients and keeping an eye on evacuation orders while lamenting the “catastrophic” toll the wildfires were taking on the community and real estate market. Continue reading
As of 2019, more than 600,000 homes across parts of the Western United States were at high to extreme risk of damage or destruction by wildfire. That’s just one reason to rally this Earth Day. Continue reading
A new study by Redfin found that in the areas impacted by California’s five largest wildfires between 2010 and 2020, home values grew at a rate of 21 percent, slightly slower than the surrounding markets. Continue reading
The model will provide an analysis of how various factors will impact a property’s wildfire risk over the next 30 years, giving property owners better insight into their home’s future risk for wildfire. Continue reading
As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, hundreds of thousands more homes are at risk of fire-related damage. Continue reading
The fund will help real estate agents impacted by last year’s California wildfires. Continue reading