Los Angeles Real Estate Blog & Market Updates

The new California real estate laws for 2027 mostly take effect January 1, 2027. They let homeowners build up to two detached ADUs and pay lower ADU fees, stop HOAs from blocking air conditioning, heat pumps, and energy-efficient windows, strengthen wildfire insurance and smoke-damage protections, create permanent mortgage forbearance after disasters, and open a faster approval path for for-sale townhomes.