Andrew Khouri

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Andrew Khouri

Josh Hoffman sat before a room of aspiring homeless service workers and talked about why it’s important not to get discouraged. To make his point, the veteran in the field recalled a story of a woman with mental health issues who repeatedly refused to move into a new building because because birds in the neighborhood told her it wasn’t safe. As a result, she remained on the street, but a couple of years later things changed.

4 weeks ago | latimes.com | Phi Do |Andrew Khouri

Several months after fires tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, rent near burn areas is rising faster than elsewhere in Los Angeles County, according to an L.A. Times analysis of Zillow data. In ZIP codes within three miles of the Palisades fire, rent increased 4.8% from December to April, according to the analysis. Within three miles of the Eaton fire that destroyed swaths of Altadena, rent jumped 5.2%.

1 month ago | latimes.com | Andrew Khouri |Phi Do

Southern California home prices are barely budging. In April, the average home price across the six-county Southern California region rose 0.4% from March to $884,981, according to data from Zillow. Compared with April 2024, values are up only 0.7%. Economists and real estate agents say a variety of factors are putting a lid on home prices, including high mortgage rates, rising inventory levels and economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs.

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Andrew Khouri

The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce funding for federal rental assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of California households afford a home. The plan, part of the president's 2026 budget proposal, calls for a 43% reduction in funding available for a variety of programs it labels "dysfunctional," including public housing and the voucher program commonly known as Section 8. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Andrew Khouri

By Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce funding for federal rental assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of California households afford a home. The plan, part of the president's 2026 budget proposal, calls for a 43% reduction in funding available for a variety of programs it labels "dysfunctional," including public housing and the voucher program commonly known as Section 8.