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 |
mercedsunstar.com | Jeff Collins
Durante años, los grupos de prevención de incendios han instado a los residentes a reforzar sus viviendas en zonas propensas a incendios forestales. Con el aumento de la frecuencia y la gravedad de estos incendios, afirman que es necesario reemplazar las rejillas de ventilación, los techos y las ventanas antiguas por mejoras que protejan sus hogares del calor y las brasas durante un incendio. Sin embargo, existen pocos incentivos para que los propietarios asuman el gasto de estas mejoras.
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1 week ago |
ocregister.com | Jeff Collins
Advocates push for mandatory retrofitting of existing homes in fire zones Owners of the 7,300 homes that escaped the January wildfires need financial assistance to do so, residents and safety proponents say.
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1 week ago |
dailynews.com | Jeff Collins
Jeff Clark of Trident Inspection Group, consults with Lisa and Ken Drew of Upland during a fire inspection at their home on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Fire-hardening inspectors and contractors have seen an uptick in their business since the LA County wildfires in January. (Contributing Photographer/John Valenzuela) PUBLISHED: May 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM PDTFor years, fire prevention groups have pushed residents to harden homes in wildfire-prone areas.
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3 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | Jeff Collins
Tariffs, a fluctuating stock market and the Los Angeles County firestorms are rippling through the Southern California housing market, where local agents are seeing sales flatten and bidding wars becoming scarce. The inventory of homes for sale is up as home shoppers become more hesitant, agents say. "Some people worry they'll lose their job," said Huntington Beach agent Lily Campbell.
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3 weeks ago |
ocregister.com | Jeff Collins
Home sales fell in four Southern California counties in February, although home prices keep going up, according to real estate data firm Attom.
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