Amid a year dominated by talk of rebuilding in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, 2025 was yet another year of vanishingly few new homes in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, rents are up 28% from March 2020. That consensus reshaped Los Angeles. The difference between Los Angeles and cities like Austin, Denver, Raleigh and Nashville that have made progress on housing isn’t the compassion or creativity of its residents. Cities that build housing do so because they declare it a top priority and align their institutions accordingly.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2026 00:47 UTC