A real-estate agent is facing a criminal charge for allegedly attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton Fire, officials announced.

A real-estate agent is facing a criminal charge for allegedly attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton Fire, officials announced.

Price gouging has been a big problem, especially in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton Fires. One Google spread sheet tracking more than 1,200 rental prices across the county shows increases upwards ...

As discussed in yesterday's post, California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the proclamation of a state ...

An emergency was declared in California on January 7, when the fires started. On January 12, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that extended laws "prohibiting price gouging in times of ...

The realtor denied the accusation, and said the home was rented to a family affected by the wildfires at a lower price.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed charges Wednesday against a local real estate agent for attempting to "price ...

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey challenge Kroger's new pricing technology, fearing it could enable surge pricing. As ...

Price-gouging complaints, mainly for housing, have surfaced on the Eastside in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Unexpected catastrophes such as wildfires can completely change the character of a community, as larger, more expensive homes are built, attracting buyers from a different socioeconomic status.

A law barring monthly rents of more than $10,000 for new listings is stopping high-end homes from going on the market, real ...

Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would go after alleged rent gougers, and this week his office filed its first case. The ...