2025 Los Angeles Wildfires Updates
On January 14, 2025, California Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-25 barring predatory investors from making unsolicited undervalue offers to people impacted by the firestorms to buy their land.
Submit a Complaint
To report this type of predatory activity that seeks to further victimize those going through hardship due to the LA fires, the public can submit a complaint in one of the two following ways:
Submit a complaint via DRE’s online form
Email: LAFires@DRE.CA.GOV
What to include in your email complaint?
- Name
- Contact information
- Property address
- Information about the person who made you an offer
- Information about the unsolicited offer
Relevant Information
All DRE exam centers are OPEN.
Additional Resources
- California’s LA Fires Resources Website
- CA Department of Financial Protection 2025 LA Fires Resources
- FEMA - California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds – Apply for Assistance
- Office of Attorney General Resources for Californians Impacted by LA Fires
- Report Price Gouging to the Office of the Attorney General
- California Department of Insurance – Protection for Home Insurance
- LA County Recovers – Assistance for LA County Residents Impacted by Wildfires
- Los Angeles Housing Department Emergency Resources Available for those Impacted by Wildfires
- Freddie Mac: Disaster Relief
- Fannie Mae: Recovering from a Disaster
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Aid to California Disaster Victims (Wildfires and Straight-line Winds)
- California State Licensing Board – Disaster Help Center
- PUBLIC NOTICE: Los Angeles Property Owners Near Wildfires Urged to Report Unsolicited Offers to Buy Their Properties Under Fair Market Value
- Consumer Alert: DRE Warns Against Price Gouging in Wildfire Areas
