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Between 2020 and 2022, insurance companies declined to renew 2.8 million homeowner policies in California, including 531,000 in Los Angeles County, according to data from the California Department ...
Officials have estimated that the typical retrofit of a soft-story building in L.A. costs from $80,000 to $160,000, although costs can vary depending on the size of the building.
Home insurance is now a major expense in some areas of California. And with wildfires and other climate risks on the rise, insurers like State Farm and Allstate have made the decision to not offer...
About 2/3 of California's home heating is supplied by natural gas, and most new homes are constructed with both natural gas and electric heating. [104] The California Building Standards Code has targeted residential energy efficiency since 1978; [105] Part 11 of the code is the California Green Building Standards Code.
HVAC. A new HVAC system can be an important home investment. But you’ll have to fork out a whole lot of money to pay for it. A new HVAC can cost between $5,000 and $12,000.
Because of California's mild climate and heavily renewable energy mix, transportation is the largest category of emissions in the state. [92] When Californians emigrate to states with higher per-capita greenhouse gas emissions, they drive more, consume more energy for air conditioning, and use more fossil fuel-dependent electricity generation. [93]
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most expensive US cities to buy home are in California, where San Jose, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego have all made the top 10.
The limited number of skilled and trained workers makes it harder and more expensive for developers to build mixed-income housing under SB 35, which is why most projects using the fast-track ...