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Almost 6,000 U.S. Homes Have Sold for at Least $100,000 Above Asking Price in 2022

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Buyers are upping the ante to secure fast-selling homes in a heated 2022 housing market. Elevated competition from rising mortgage rates and low inventory is driving up sale prices in popular metros like Los Angeles, where 718 homes sold for at least $100,000 above the asking price from January 1 to February 15, Redfin reports.

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Could Declaring a Right to Housing be the Way to Solve Homelessness?

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Could Declaring a Right to Housing be the Way to Solve Homelessness? In the city of Los Angeles, the housing gap is illustrated by multi-million-dollar homes steps away from homeless encampmentsā€”but the Los Angeles Times argues wealth should not be a determining factor for fair housing. cbroderick.

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JulianConstruction.com: Earthquakes on the Rise--Is Los Angeles.

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House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. JulianConstruction.com: Earthquakes on the Rise--Is Los Angeles Next? magnitude earthquake that hit the northern Mexico region April 4, Easter Sunday, and the new quake was felt throughout the San Diego area, even reaching as far north as parts of Los Angeles.

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Booming Boise Market Attracts National Builders

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Boiseā€™s active housing market is seeing an influx of national home builders rushing to meet a recent rise in local demand. KB Home, a Los Angeles building company, is now the fifth-largest homebuilder by closings and seventh-largest by revenue to enter the Boise market, according to the Idaho Statesman. . Housing Markets.

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Earthquakes on the Rise--Is Los Angeles Next? - Julian.

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House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Earthquakes on the Rise--Is Los Angeles Next? magnitude earthquake that hit the northern Mexico region April 4, Easter Sunday, and the new quake was felt throughout the San Diego area, even reaching as far north as parts of Los Angeles.

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L.A. City Council approves plan for new $1 billion Watts development

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Los Angeles city officials have voted to revitalize a notorious Watts housing project with shops, town homes, and green spaces. The laws clear the way for a $1 billion transformation of one of Los Angelesā€™ most poverty-stricken and violence-ridden areas. Funding still needs to be secured, however.

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Addition by subtraction: The value of open space on higher education campuses

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Los Angeles Community College Districtā€™s (LACCD)Los Angeles Harbor College campus has undergone an exciting transformation that has changed the student experience for the better. About the Author Sean Rosebrugh, AIA, LEED AP , is HMC Architects' Higher Education Practice Leader.