Pacific Palisades Nude Lots: Real Estate's New Fire Sale
KEY POINTS
- ā¢On January 7, 2025, the Palisades and Eaton fires struck Southern California, burning 38,000 acres and destroying over 16,000 buildings.
- ā¢By January 6, 2026, only 13% of single-family homeowners in the Pacific Palisades began rebuilding, leaving many lots empty and charred debris still visible.
- ā¢Reconstruction efforts continue with Palisades Village and a Chase Bank nearing reopening, while historic sites like the 1924 Business Block remain destroyed.
In Southern California's January 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton fires, 38,000 acres and an eye-watering 16,000 homes and businesses were incinerated faster than expired TikTok trends, killing at least 31 people. One year later on January 6, 2026, the Pacific Palisades looks like a post-apocalyptic clearance sale: empty lots stare back where homes once stood, charred cars remain like unplanned art installations, and the historic 1924 Pacific Palisades Business Block is just glorified twisted scrap metal. With generous helpings of construction dust, Palisades Village and a Chase Bank are gearing up for a comeback, while a burned-out Bank of America sadly ponders its financial future from Sunset Boulevardās ashes. Only a daring 13% of single-family families have started rebuilding, possibly waiting for a burn-test sale.
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Only 13% of homeowners started rebuilding after their $millions of homes burned, proving Southern Californiaās true spirit: collective denial mixed with a stubborn love for sandbags and scorched earth views.
Nothing like watching charred landmarks and burned cars serve as a grim Airbnb option until someone has the nerve to rebuild.
If 16,000 homes vanished yesterday, and only 13% are back next year, this neighborhood just staged real-life ghost town bingo.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/7/2026 | Author: Talia Lakritz
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