A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt
January 6, 2026
A year after devastating fires in the L.A. area, fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt. Many homeowners find their insurance insufficient to cover rebuilding costs in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, which killed 31 people and destroyed around 13,000 residential properties. Relief organizations are helping, but progress is slow. Many residents have left their communities, and hundreds of properties have been sold. It could take years before many more homeowners manage to rebuild. For now, about 900 homes are under construction, possibly on pace to be completed later this year. It’s an encouraging sign for those still hopeful they can do the same.