{"id":81,"date":"2026-10-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:00:00","slug":"what-can-chicago-tell-us-about-real-estate-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/what-can-chicago-tell-us-about-real-estate-in-southern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"What can Chicago tell us about real estate in Southern California?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Reflecting on what Chicago\u2019s real estate landscape can reveal about our own market here in Southern California, it\u2019s clear that the contrasts are striking. Chicago offers more affordability, largely thanks to its abundant land and steady population. Meanwhile, in Southern California, we continue to see high prices\u2014driven by demand far outpacing supply. Both regions are wrestling with how to balance growth, affordability, and the need for sustainable housing solutions. As someone deeply committed to serving Santa Monica clients, I pay close attention to these dynamics, so I can help you navigate the opportunities and challenges unique to our market.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/09\/19\/what-can-chicago-tell-us-about-real-estate-in-southern-california\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflecting on what Chicago\u2019s real estate landscape can reveal about our own market here in Southern California, it\u2019s clear that the contrasts are striking. Chicago offers more affordability, largely thanks to its abundant land and steady population. Meanwhile, in Southern California, we continue to see high prices\u2014driven by demand far outpacing supply. Both regions are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}