Jeff Collins
Reporter, Housing and Real Estate at Orange County Register
Reporter, Housing and Real Estate at Los Angeles Daily News
Housing and real estate writer for the Orange County Register and Southern California News Group; 2022 board chair for https://t.co/YLvaiYvibb. Email: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Jeff Collins
An insurance-backed research group has called for an expansion of fire hazard zones in Altadena to ensure that rebuilding throughout the community complies with more stringent fire-safety building codes. Construction in "very-high" fire hazard zones must comply with California's wildfire building code, which mandates use of fire-resistant materials like Class-A roofing and heat- and ember-resistant windows, doors and vents.
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1 week ago |
dailybreeze.com | Jeff Collins
Reconstruction is “moving at a very fast pace, much faster than I've seen on other fires,” said Steve Hawks, wildfire director for IBHS.
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1 week ago |
ocregister.com | Jeff Collins
Reconstruction is “moving at a very fast pace, much faster than I've seen on other fires,” said Steve Hawks, wildfire director for IBHS.
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2 weeks ago |
dailybreeze.com | Jeff Collins
State’s new fire maps won’t push up insurance rates, industry says Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining homeowner premiums.
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2 weeks ago |
dailynews.com | Jeff Collins
Some 1,600 insurance policies for Pacific Palisades homes were dropped by State Farm in July, six months before fires wiped out much of the community. Above, Pacific Palisades, on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) UPDATED: April 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM PDTAfter seeing his premiums quadruple in the past three years, Shawn Faircloth wondered if a new wildfire designation could spell yet another insurance hike for his San Juan Capistrano home.
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