LA wildfire victims get extension on foreclosure, eviction moratorium

The moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for wildfire victims with FHA-backed single-family mortgages will be extended until July 7, 2025, HUD announced Thursday. Continue reading

Evacuees still fight for housing as recovery efforts find their way in LA

As homeowners figure out what to do next, the city continues to search for some semblance of organization in the recovery. Agents are caught in-between trying to do the best they can to help their clients — sometimes while homeless themselves. Continue reading

LA agent charged with rental price gouging as fires continue

Mike Kobeissi, president and broker of Kobeissi Properties, told Inman that the state’s district attorneys had got their facts bungled and that the property in question had been rented out to the couple at a reduced rate once it became known they were … Continue reading

‘This feeling is devastating:’ Celebs who lost their homes in LA wildfires

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

LISTEN: Real estate leaders pen song to help LA wildfire families 

Marc Davison, John Heithaus and David Charron — leaders in LA and elsewhere in real estate — wrote and produced “Santa Ana Fury” in a bid to solicit donations for the Realtors Relief Foundation. Continue reading

California governor warns off ‘predatory’ investors amid wildfires

California Governor Gavin Newsom is stepping in to protect homeowners affected by the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, Sunset, and Woodley wildfires from unsolicited land offers. Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-25, which prohibits speculators from mak… Continue reading