Florida Gov. Rick Scott has asked residents of his state to send him examples of “price gouging” at Florida hospitals, according to a Palm Beach Post report. “In order to better understand the ...

Southern California's expensive housing market is going to get a lot more competitive after deadly firestorms torched more than 12,000 homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area, leaving tens ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It's the fourth ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. California Attorney General Rob Bonta ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday his office is actively investigating and preparing criminal charges against landlords, real estate agents and other businesses that have raised ...

Los Angeles County supervisors want to raise the stakes for post-wildfire price gouging, hammering landlords who dramatically hike rents with fines of up to $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and ...

A small army of activists has mobilized to try to hold landlords accountable for price gouging on their rental listings after the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires around Los Angeles this month ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Southern California’s expensive housing ...