Housing affordability in 2016: Increasing rents, home prices will drive more people away from O.C.

OC Register ^ | 1/3/2016 | JEFF COLLINS

[MoochPooch]

It’s a very pretty place, at least within view of the Pacific it is. A lot of people want to live there, there are jobs to be had. But the expense is bizarre.

My cousin (Newport Beach) and my stepmother (Laguna Woods) were lucky to move there years ago. They would probably appreciate this article. Ironically, the reason my stepmother is there is because after my dad's retirement they couldn't find affordable housing in Los Angeles.

[Pelham]

“Odd. That sounds like a pretty average rent.”

It’s actually very low for OC. Being in Santa Ana you can be certain that the home is in the barrio, where garages typically have been converted into extra rooms to rent. Makes for very crowded neighborhoods. The city fathers turn a deaf ear to neighbors who want zoning and building codes enforced.

[Pelham]

From what I read Anaheim has joined Santa Ana in being majority latino, much of it illegals.