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Los Angeles Times | After the Fire, Outside Investors Were the Bogeymen of Altadena.

After the Eaton fire, Altadena residents vilified outside investors snapping up burned lots, until one couple’s conversations with infill builder Ocean Development turned a feared bogeyman into a catalyst for neighborhood recovery. Developers...

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RealDeal | Agents in LA Embrace New Roles as Fire Rebuild Picks Up

By Kari Hamanaka The week restaurateur Tyler Wells reopened his Altadena restaurant after the Eaton fire, Compass agent Teresa Fuller snapped up a reservation. The scene was both joyous and painful. The restaurant, formerly Bernee and now...

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Los Angeles Business Journal | Sales Volume Trends Opposite Directions

Post-fires, in Pacific Palisades, lot sales volumes rise while in Altadena, they fall. By Kennedy Zak Pacific Palisades and the Eaton area appear to be on vastly different paths when it comes to lot sales in each burn area, as prices and ...

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Wall Street Journal | He Won the $2 Billion Powerball. Now He’s Buying Up Lots Burned in the L.A. Fires.

Edwin Castro is one of the biggest investors snapping up destroyed properties—and he wants to lead in rebuilding his hometown of Altadena By Rebecca Picciotto and Konrad Putzier ALTADENA, Calif.—On a recent overcast morning, a group o...

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