Los Angeles fires exacerbate housing crisis, experts say

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Jan. 12 (UPI) — As California’s seasonal Santa Ana winds are still fanning the flames of deadly wildfires that have killed at least 16 people and destroyed some 10,000 structures around Los Angeles, economists and real estate agents are warning of its effects on an already existing housing crisis.

The fires, with little containment, continued advancing toward yet more houses and other structures Sunday leading real estate agents like Jason Oppenheim, who stars in Netflix’s reality series “Selling Sunset,” to encourage people in the profession to “come together for the community.”