Andrew Khouri
Andrew Khouri covers the housing market for the Los Angeles Times. Before coming to The Times he wrote about commercial real estate for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in history.
A loan program was set up to boost energy efficiency. Instead, it's being used to build 'granny flats'
Consumer groups say recent cases show that home improvement contractors wield too much power to sign up homeowners for PACE energy efficiency loans, which, if unpaid, can lead to foreclosure.
Home sales plunge in Southern California to lowest level since 2007, as prices inch up
Southern California home sales plunged in December, hitting the lowest level since the start of the Great Recession, according to CoreLogic. Prices barely rose.
