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Rent gouging protection extended in LA County until February 27, 2026
Jan 29, 2026 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has extended the emergency rent-gouging protections under California Penal Code Section 396, tied to the declared wildfire emergency. These protections remain in effect through at least February 27, 2...
Proposal to amend Los Angeles ‘mansion tax’ falls short
Jan 28, 2026 The Los Angeles City Council declined to hear a motion to place a measure on the June ballot that would amend the city's criticized "mansion tax" that puts a levy on high-ticket property sales. Instead, the measure was sent back to the counc...
Small-lot homes planned for 4276 Van Nuys Blvd. in Sherman Oaks
Jan 24, 2026 A preschool two blocks south of Ventura Boulevard is slated to make way for a compact, contemporary small-lot subdivision: Done-Rite Construction's South Oaks Villas would replace the existing two-story building with eight single-family homes, ...
More ridiculous laws protecting California Tenants.
Jan 22, 2026 Eviction records are now automatically/permanently sealed unless a Landlord wins the case within 60 days of the filing of the case. With many tenants now requesting jury trials the chances of a 60-day victory are basically zero meaning, when yo...
President Trump targets institutional buyers of single‑family homes at Davos summit
Jan 22, 2026 President Trump moved forward with his efforts to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, telling the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he had signed an executive order aimed at stopping Wall Street from the...
California Post Begins This Month
Jan 20, 2026 California Post will premiere in Los Angeles Jan. 26 in a much-anticipated debut, ushering in what its sister publication, New York Post, calls a “new era of common sense and accountability” in Southern California. Seven days a week, the...
California Association of Realtors Defeats Permanent Statewide Rent Control Bill
Jan 20, 2026 California Association of Realtors scored a major victory last week, stopping AB 1157 in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill failed decisively, receiving only four votes. AB 1157 would have imposed permanent statewide rent control on ...
Latest Consumer Price Index data leaves door open for March rate cut
Jan 14, 2026 Delayed data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday leaves open the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate cut this spring. The agency reported that the Consumer Price Index rose at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in December 202...