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Enjoy an evening of fine wines, gourmet food and exceptional networking – all while supporting the California Apartment Association’s government affairs efforts in Los Angeles.
Cork & Sand is the annual fundraiser in L.A. benefitting CAA’s Political Action Committee. CAAPAC, along with CAA Los Angeles, works to create a positive business climate for the rental housing industry in the region.
CAAPAC also supplements CAA’s government affairs program by making contributions to state and local candidates who recognize the importance of the continued growth of the rental housing industry and its positive influence on L.A.’s economy.
This year’s Cork & Sand… Read More
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Elite professionals from Los Angeles’ rental housing industry celebrated their collective excellence at the 2014 Signature Awards.
Nearly 500 people poured into the Skirball Cultural Center on Nov. 20 for a posh celebration hosted by the California Apartment Association.
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The top rental housing communities in Los Angeles -- and the companies and individuals behind their excellence -- received prestigious accolades Thursday, Nov. 20, from the California Apartment Association.
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In the legislative arena, 2014 brought plenty of victories for the California Apartment Association.
Over the past year, CAA fought some hard battles to move bills out of the Legislature and onto the governor’s desk. For the most part, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed with CAA in 2014, signing a number of bills that will help further the success of the rental housing industry. Brown also signed a couple of bills that triggered CAA’s opposition.
Read on to find out how laws borne out of the 2014 legislative session will affect you and your business.
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The California Apartment Association and a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday backed a proposal to scour the city for “soft story” apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse during a major temblor.
The project would identify soft-story structures from roughly 29,000 apartment buildings erected prior to 1978. These types of buildings often have wooden frames and carports at ground level. Without proper reinforcement, they’re prone to significant damage during the intense shaking of an earthquake.
Finding soft story buildings is likely a precursor to mandatory retrofitting. San Francisco passed this type of legislation this year, and CAA helped ensure financial help… Read More
As South Coast rents continued to climb this past summer, Orange County remained the fifth most expensive metro area to rent in California.
More expensive were San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz.
Read more in this Orange County Register article.
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In California, fewer homes are for sale these days, and finding “for rent” signs can test a would-be tenant’s patience.
The news media are taking notice of these realities — and the impacts they’re having on affordability.
Both Forbes and the Huffington Post today published articles about the high cost of rental housing in California, and last week, the Sacramento Bee reported a steep decline in homes for sale.
According to the Huffington Post piece, the Golden State has the least affordable rental housing on the mainland United States. The Post cites the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report.… Read More