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The downtown skyline seen from the Pico-Union neighborhood along Olympic Boulevard. The USC forecast predicts monthly rents will increase by at least $100 in all five SoCal markets over the next two years, with vacancy rates also due to remain at low levels.
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Los Angeles

SoCal Rents to Climb Across the Region by 2024: USC

By Rey Mashayekhi
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Seven-story scaffolds holding construction crews surround The Mark which features 165 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail shops on the ground floor, under construction along Market Street in Riverside, Calif. in October, 2021.
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Los Angeles

Southern California Rents Will Jump by Hundreds of Dollars: USC

By Greg Cornfield
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A woman calls for rent relief as a coalition of activist groups and labor unions participate in a May Day march for workers' and human rights earlier this year.
Coronavirus  ·  Research
Los Angeles

LA’s Landlords Are Owed At Least $3B in Back Rent: Report

By Greg Cornfield
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New houses line the street in in Ontario, Calif., located in the Inland Empire, the area east of Los Angeles, in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Coronavirus
Los Angeles

SoCal Residents Fleeing To Suburbs Bring Rent Increases With Them

By Greg Cornfield
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Versailles Apartments Multifamily Rentals in Los Angeles
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Los Angeles

Tens of Thousands of LA Renters in Deep Financial Trouble Due to Pandemic: UCLA-USC

By Greg Cornfield
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Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, addresses the coronavirus outbreak in a video announcement.
Coronavirus  ·  Politics & Real Estate
Los Angeles

LA Imposes Rent Freeze on Most of Its Apartment Stock

By Greg Cornfield
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Phoenix and Las Vegas are the two top destinations for workers who decided to leave California last year. Los Angeles County led the state with the highest number of people leaving the region.
Politics & Real Estate  ·  Rent Control
Los Angeles

SoCal to See Triple-Digit Rent Increases by 2021, USC Research Shows

By Greg Cornfield
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