PILP is collaborating with key allies to highlight the risks of land speculation in post-fire Altadena and to promote alternatives that prioritize community stability over profit-driven property acquisition.  

Read the first brief in a series examining landownership and speculative risks in post-fire Altadena: "Compounding Disaster: A Spatial Analysis of Housing Risk and Speculation in Post-Fire Altadena." This research series is a joint effort by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Inclusive Action for the City, morena strategies, UCLA Veterans Legal Clinic, and theworksLA.

The report finds:

·       Displacement vulnerabilities were already high prior to the Eaton Fire, disproportionately affecting tracts in western Altadena (historically home to one of the largest communities of Black homeowners in Los Angeles County).

·       Following the EatonFire, corporate acquisition of land has accelerated; nearly half of the 94post-fire sales from February 11 to April 30, 2025, were to corporate entities;during the same period the year prior, only 5 of 95 sales were to corporatebuyers.

·       Post-fire sales have been notably concentrated in BIPOC communities.

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