LA outpaces 2025 housing permitting total in first six months of the year

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The Real Deal LA reports that Los Angeles issued permits for more than 8,800 new homes in the first six months of this year, a figure that already exceeds the city's total for all of 2025 and represents roughly triple the pace of the first half of last year, according to data from Hilgard Economics cited by Urbanize Los Angeles. The surge comes with three years remaining before a state-mandated housing production deadline, suggesting developers and city planners are accelerating efforts to clear the backlog of planned projects.

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