Santa Monica’s Barbie House Is Available for Rent Again

Santa Monica’s Barbie House Is Available for Rent Again

Renters with a few tens of thousands of dollars to spare have the chance to live in their own beachside Barbie Dreamhouse.  Santa Monica’s instantly recognizable pink and purple mansion on Pacific... Read more »
Wildfire Emergency Rent Caps Extended Through March 29

Wildfire Emergency Rent Caps Extended Through March 29

Rental housing providers in Los Angeles County remain subject to limits on rent increases and restrictions on certain evictions following the vote by the county Board of Supervisors to extend wildfire-related price-gouging... Read more »
Rent to Retire Model for Sustainable Passive Income

Rent to Retire Model for Sustainable Passive Income

Imagine a retirement where your mail brings you “automatic monthly rent checks” instead of bills, where financial worries fade as predictable income flows in, allowing you to truly enjoy your golden years.... Read more »
Evidence of Post-Wildfire Rent Gouging Leads to Few Lawsuits

Evidence of Post-Wildfire Rent Gouging Leads to Few Lawsuits

The extent to which landlords took advantage of the wildfire tragedy last year is the subject of a report attempting to quantify the narrative, as early threats from lawmakers haven’t resulted in... Read more »
Rent Prices in Los Angeles City, County Reach Four-Year Low

Rent Prices in Los Angeles City, County Reach Four-Year Low

Los Angeles renters looking for a deal might be in luck.  The median monthly rent in the Los Angeles metro area fell to $2,167 in December, marking the lowest price in four... Read more »
The Realities Behind the 2025 Multifamily Rent Growth

The Realities Behind the 2025 Multifamily Rent Growth

Laura Khouri Year-end rent growth articles and reports by data analytics and commercial real estate firms agreed on one thing. Namely, that apartment rent growth was slim to non-existent in 2025. Depending... Read more »
They Have 120 Days To Move—or Pay Rent To Stay in Their Mortgage-Free Home

They Have 120 Days To Move—or Pay Rent To Stay in Their Mortgage-Free Home

Marc and Joan Hendel thought they were finally done moving. Instead, they’re facing a countdown and an ultimatum. A month after moving into the home they had meticulously designed for retirement, the... Read more »

Rent Requires More Than a Third of Wages in 75% of U.S. Counties Analyzed

Renters in a majority of counties studied across the U.S. are pouring more than a third of their salaries into rent, according to new data by ATTOM, a real estate analytics firm.... Read more »
Los Angeles Rent Control Heads for New Increase Cap

Los Angeles Rent Control Heads for New Increase Cap

Landlords in Los Angeles will soon face stricter rent increase regulations.  In early February, new rent control laws will go into effect that limit most multifamily property landlords to hiking rent by... Read more »

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Moves to Block Zohran Mamdani’s Rent Freeze

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who’s set to leave office in less that two weeks, is looking to block any possibility of a rent freeze that could be brought on by... Read more »