Cut and dried, she says, because their homes are total losses in the eyes ... still technically considered a hazardous material under California's strict environmental regulations.

6. Soaring: Costs from Southern California wildfires will be 'astronomical' as million-dollar homes burn There are many reasons why Berkeley residents need to clear the foliage around their homes ...

All that remaining debris from burned down homes is headed to 17 landfills and recycling centers across California. After the property is cleared, six inches of soil are removed in an effort to ...

Just months after raging wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, California-based KB Home is unveiling what it calls its first “wildfire-resilient” community.

The technical director for the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) disagrees on that point, telling us noncombustible homes can be more expensive when it comes to material and labor.

However, the California Association of Realtors said, sales of existing single-family homes have hovered below 300,000 since 2022. California’s housing market rebounded in February with the ...