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FHA Loan Limit Increases to $1.25 Million in 2026
Dec 16, 2025 The Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) said it will raise the maximum claim amount for its Single-Family Forward and Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) mortgage insurance programs to $1,249,125 in...
Here’s how those ‘mansion tax’ dollars are put to use in Los Angeles
Dec 15, 2025 During one week in November, developers broke ground on two affordable housing complexes in the city of Los Angeles, a rare sign of momentum in one of the nation’s most expensive rental markets. The projects — a 303-unit building downtow...
L.A. Landlords under Rent Control Must Pay Interest On Security Deposits
Dec 13, 2025 Attention LA landlords with property subject to the RSO. You must pay yearly interest on the security deposit. If you have not done so, do it now as this can be a fatal defect to an eviction action. To compute how much is owed, use this interes...
Fed cuts key interest rate but signals fewer reductions in year ahead
Dec 11, 2025 The Federal Reserve of the United States reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday — the third rate cut this year — bringing it to the lowest range since 2022. The Fed approved the rate cut by a 9–3...
Los Angeles is limiting rent hikes.
Dec 9, 2025 A move by Los Angeles to enact some of the most sweeping rent stabilization rules in the United States will limit increases most landlords can impose, a step some property professionals say adds another development headwind to a region trying t...
Amazon buys property in Pasadena as it broadens US data center strategy
Dec 4, 2025 Amazon’s deal to snap up a research and office property near Los Angeles is the tech giant's latest move as it aggressively expands its data center foothold across the country through acquisitions and development — not just leases. Amazo...
L.A. County extends rent limits tied to declared emergencies until late December
Dec 1, 2025 The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a one-month extension of rent-gouging restrictions tied to the board’s declared emergencies, including one related to the January wildfires, another connected to immigration enfo...
Takeaways From October Fed Meeting
Dec 1, 2025 October Fed Minutes The minutes from the Fed's latest meeting indicate that policymakers are increasingly cautious about assuming a near-term rate cut. Although the committee has eased once, many officials noted that inflation remains sticki...