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Jeff Collins
For more than a decade, Jeff Collins has followed housing and real estate, covering market booms and busts and all aspects of the real estate industry. He has been tracking rents and home prices, and has explored solutions to critical problems such as Southern California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis. Before joining the Orange County Register in 1990, he covered a wide range of topics for daily newspapers in Kansas, El Paso and Dallas. A Southern California native, he studied at UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. He later earned a master’s degree from the USC School of Journalism.
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Demand for temporary housing likely to push up rent prices
“There are a lot of well-to-do people who are going to be looking for rental property now, and landlords know that,” says USC professor Adam Rose.
L.A. wildfires’ economic toll: Devastating losses followed by burst of building
An insurance gap could hamper property owners' ability to recover, experts say.
Property owners suffering fire damage are eligible for property tax deferrals
Assessments will drop to the land value only for homes destroyed by the fires, the L.A. County assessor said Thursday.
Tips for handling insurance claims after a disaster
Displaced residents need to tackle some tasks right away, while addressing others down the road.
Southern California wildfires add to growing worries about homeowner insurance
Firestorms raging across Los Angeles County will test insurance reforms now being implemented throughout California.
How to find emergency student housing: A resource guide
Need help with housing, food, rent payments and other basic needs? Here a links to services for students.
This housing program keeps college students off the streets and in the classroom
They're getting help from a 4-year-old effort to boost graduation rates with rent subsidies and life skills training.
Student housing waiting lists
Southern California's public universities had more than 9,200 students on waiting lists for campus housing this fall.
See where student housing construction is booming at Southern California universities
Public universities are spending billions on new residence halls, thanks to a state push to expand living options for low-income students.
Southern California homebuying ticks up, despite rising prices
A dip in mortgage rates lured more buyers into the market, pushing up home sales. Prices, meanwhile, were tied for second-highest on record, CoreLogic reported.