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    What can $1,000 a month get you in LA? Not much

    Chances are there’s no infinity pool, champagne room, or crystal aquarium in your future home. It’s hard enough to pay the average rent in LA. So what’s the current state of rents and home prices for regular people?

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • May 28, 2019 • 1 min read

    Chances are there’s no infinity pool, champagne room, or crystal aquarium in your future home. It’s hard enough to pay the average rent in LA. So what’s the current state of rents and home prices for regular people?

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    From giga-mansions to city lots, housing for CA’s richest and poorest
    1. 0:00Is LA in a giga-mansion glut?
    2. 13:49What can $1,000 a month get you in LA? Not muchYou’re reading this
    3. 18:37OC Line: San Clemente plans to move homeless residents to a city lot
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Jenna Chandler

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    From giga-mansions to city lots, housing for CA’s richest and poorest
    1. 0:00Is LA in a giga-mansion glut?
    2. 13:49What can $1,000 a month get you in LA? Not muchYou’re reading this
    3. 18:37OC Line: San Clemente plans to move homeless residents to a city lot
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