Jan. 15, 2025
The fires that have ravaged Southern California for over seven days now will have to “turbocharge” change at the government level in order to rebuild the homes destroyed by the flames, according to Los Angeles-based real estate adviser Carl Muhlstein.
In an interview with commercial real estate news website Costar, Muhlstein, chairman of Muhlstein CRE and a former longtime JLL executive, called for changes in California’s famously strict building regulations to be fast-tracked to make sure those who have lost their homes to the fires don’t find themselves in a housing shortage.
Newsweek contacted Governor Gavin Newsom‘s office for comment by email on Wednesday morning.