Displaced when housing is already strained
Jan 10, 2025

Displaced when housing is already strained

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How the LA County wildfire wreckage might further stress the area's already tight housing market. Plus, DOGE's 2025 resolutions.

Segments From this episode

The Weekly Wrap

“Marketplace” host Amy Scott speaks with Heather Long of The Washington Post and Sudeep Reddy of Politico about the latest economic news.

What do the LA fires mean for the county housing shortage?

Jan 10, 2025
Los Angeles has one of the lowest multifamily vacancy rates in the country. The fires will push rents even higher.
It takes most Californians at least two years to rebuild after a fire, according to a Redfin analysis. Above, the remains of townhomes destroyed by the fire in Altadena.
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Music from the episode

Depths (Pt. I) Yumi Zouma
Around You Wiobui
Rain Jonti
sweet spot Sweeps

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I
Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer
Nicholas Guiang Assistant Producer