More than 4M Americans fear eviction as federal moratorium expires at end of month
More than 4 million people say they fear being evicted or foreclosed upon in the coming months.
San Fernando Valley median home price hits record high $945,000
The price of a home in the San Fernando Valley hit a record high last month with a median of $945,000, up 26% from the same time a year ago, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors said Monday.
LAUSD launches effort to provide affordable housing to teachers, staff
The Los Angeles Unified School district has announced a new effort to provide affordable housing to teachers, staff and families.
Sales of new US homes fell 5.9% in April in wake of soaring house prices in March
Sales of new homes fell a bigger-than-expected 5.9% in April, a drop that analysts blamed in part on soaring home prices.
Median house prices surge across California, surpass $800,000 statewide
California's median home price was $813,980 in April, with the rise fueled by heated market conditions and a shortage of homes for sale, according to the California Association of Realtors.
Federal judge throws out national eviction moratorium, DOJ appeals
The Department of Justice is fighting to keep a national eviction moratorium in place after a federal judge invalidated the measure that aids financially strapped tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exodus from California, high-tax states driving unprecedented real estate boom
Real estate executive Rogers Healy said high taxes in states like California are drastically changing real estate trends. Hundreds of people moving to Dallas, Texas per day, he said.
New supportive housing community for the homeless opens up in the heart of Skid Row
FLOR 401 Lofts is the first of three Proposition HHH-funded permanent supportive housing communities that will open this year.
SoCal siblings charged with running $6M home-selling scam
A brother and sister from Southern California have been charged with running a $6 million scheme in which they sold homes to buyers without the owners’ consent.
LA's second COVID-19 renters relief program opens to the public
Starting Tuesday, Los Angeles renters can apply for up to $10,000 in rent relief through the city's $259 million COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic extended through June 30
The CDC on Monday moved to continue the pandemic-related protection, which had been scheduled to expire on March 31. Here’s how to be eligible.
Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole
When Tracie and Myles Albert purchased a beautiful four-bedroom house in Riverside, California they never realized that at the end of escrow the seller would suddenly refuse to give up the keys and leave.
LA business council calls for significant expansion of Project Roomkey
The Los Angeles Business Council, which represents 500 LA businesses and civic leaders, has called on Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council to pursue obtaining 15,000 hotel rooms to house unsheltered people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles drops in 'best cities' ranking due to high housing costs, low job growth
Based on high housing costs and a decline in job growth, California cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose have proven less resilient during the pandemic, according to a ranking of economic vitality by the Santa Monica-based Milken Institute released Wednesday.
L.A. County Supervisors expand rent relief program, extend eviction moratorium
Anticipating Los Angeles County's fair share of $25 billion in federal rent relief, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to extend and expand both a local rent relief program and eviction moratorium.