{"id":8,"date":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kathysantifer-com\/2026\/09\/05\/rents-rise-in-just-22-of-southern-california-see-which-cities-got-hikes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","slug":"rents-rise-in-just-22-of-southern-california-see-which-cities-got-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/rents-rise-in-just-22-of-southern-california-see-which-cities-got-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rents rise in just 22% of Southern California. See which cities got hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about what\u2019s happening with rents around Southern California this summer. Only about 22% of cities saw rent go up\u2014up to 10% for one-bedrooms and 8% for two-bedrooms, mostly in places near colleges. On the flip side, 32 cities actually had rent drop, some as much as 12%, especially in those pricier spots or areas affected by wildfires. If you\u2019re feeling nervous about what all this means for your plans\u2014whether you\u2019re thinking about moving, renting, or just trying to make sense of the changing landscape\u2014you\u2019re not alone. I always want you to have the real story, even when it\u2019s a mix of good news and tough realities. There\u2019s a lot shifting right now, but there are always options and ways forward, and I\u2019m here to help you sort through it all with honesty and a listening ear.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/2026\/08\/19\/rents-rise-in-just-22-of-southern-california-see-which-cities-got-hikes\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s talk about what\u2019s happening with rents around Southern California this summer. Only about 22% of cities saw rent go up\u2014up to 10% for one-bedrooms and 8% for two-bedrooms, mostly in places near colleges. On the flip side, 32 cities actually had rent drop, some as much as 12%, especially in those pricier spots or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathysantifer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}