{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/thefirstcoupleofrealestate-com\/2026\/09\/18\/quantitative-squeezing-spurs-creative-paths-to-homeownership\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","slug":"quantitative-squeezing-spurs-creative-paths-to-homeownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/quantitative-squeezing-spurs-creative-paths-to-homeownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantitative Squeezing Spurs Creative Paths to Homeownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With more than 25 years working directly with renters and landlords across L.A., Ventura, and Riverside Counties, we\u2019ve seen firsthand how rising all-in homeownership costs are putting ownership further out of reach for many renters. For some, these costs can swallow over 50% of their income\u2014a tough hurdle, especially when you add the regional swings in insurance, taxes, and utilities. The upcoming 2026 ROAD to Housing Act is aiming to expand affordable options near amenities, but the current landscape means many renters are weighing every dollar. As multi-unit owners ourselves, we understand the challenges on both sides\u2014landlords striving to find reliable tenants and renters navigating affordability roadblocks. We\u2019re committed to helping both groups succeed, every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/all-in-homeownership-costs-renters-affordability\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more than 25 years working directly with renters and landlords across L.A., Ventura, and Riverside Counties, we\u2019ve seen firsthand how rising all-in homeownership costs are putting ownership further out of reach for many renters. For some, these costs can swallow over 50% of their income\u2014a tough hurdle, especially when you add the regional swings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}