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Jon Lansner

California

Business Columnist at Orange County Register

Business Columnist for O.C. Register/Southern California News Group.

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  • 4 weeks ago | dailybreeze.com | Jon Lansner

    Where in California do renters stay the longest? 5 California markets are among RentCafe's 25 hardest places to rent rankings

  • 4 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Jon Lansner

    A very tight market for California rentals means tenants move less frequently than the typical U.S. apartment dweller. My trusty spreadsheet looked at a RentCafe scorecard tracking the challenges apartment seekers face in 139 U.S. markets – including 11 in California – as of early 2025. RentCafe’s math is based on data from Yardi that covers large apartment complexes.

  • 1 month ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Lansner

    Fannie Lansner, sister of columnist Jonathan Lansner’s paternal grandfather, was among 123 women and 23 men who died in what’s known as the Triangle Fire. It was a preventable tragedy at a ninth-floor garment factory in New York City. The fire sparked the American labor movement as well as modernized building safety codes. Triangle Fire victim Fannie Lansner is honored on March 23, 2018 with a chalk memorial in front of the apartment building she lived in.

  • 1 month ago | whittierdailynews.com | Jon Lansner

    On March 25, 114 years ago, a New York City factory fire killed 146 workers. The dead included my Great Aunt Fannie Lansner. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire killed my paternal grandfather’s sister, a 21-year-old immigrant from Lithuania. A forewoman at the clothing factory, she died after helping coworkers escape, leaping out an eighth-floor window to escape flames and smoke overwhelming those unable to flee.

  • 1 month ago | excelsiorcalifornia.com | Jon Lansner

    El condado de San Bernardino tuvo la menor cantidad de alquileres vacíos en febrero en el sur de California. Mi confiable hoja de cálculo analizó el informe mensual de vacantes de alquiler de ApartmentList para 165 grandes condados de EE. UU., incluyendo seis en el sur de California.

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Jon Lansner
Jon Lansner @jonlan
27 Sep 24

To honor my 38 years with the Orange County Register, and to help stir the pot, I offer up 38 housing questions that contemplate California housing’s puzzle. https://t.co/OBvzTJfUdS

Jon Lansner
Jon Lansner @jonlan
16 Aug 24

What occurred on Wall Street after stock commissions were deregulated suggests possibilities for massive changes for house hunting as Realtors alter commission payments. https://t.co/uJEqL7KhHF

Jon Lansner
Jon Lansner @jonlan
13 Jul 24

Not everyone wants lower rates! Think about 1-year Treasury yields & savers: the past year’s rates are the highest since 2000. https://t.co/FZDQBEWFvP