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Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Price Gouging LA Wildfire Victims

Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Price Gouging LA Wildfire Victims

by Phil Hall | Jul 13, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing of a real estate agent for price gouging related to Los Angeles County’s Eaton Fire. According to a statement from Bonta’s office, Mike Kobeissi of Kobeissi Properties was sentenced to 12 months of...
California Attorney General Charges Second Real Estate Agent with Price Gouging Wildfires Victims

California Attorney General Charges Second Real Estate Agent with Price Gouging Wildfires Victims

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

For the second time within a week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed charges against a real estate agent involving alleged price gouge of a family evacuated from to the Los Angeles Eaton Fire. According to a statement from Bonta’s office, the defendant...
Update: Death Toll in Los Angeles Fires Rises to 24

Update: Death Toll in Los Angeles Fires Rises to 24

by Phil Hall | Jan 13, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The death toll in the Los Angeles County wildfires rose to 24 confirmed deaths as more than 150,000 people were forced to evacuate from blazes that incinerated over 40,000 acres. According to combined media reports, the Palisades Fire, the largest of the five fire...

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