Which Way, L.A.?
The Housing Market and Immigration
Immigrants, including illegal ones, are good for the housing market. We’ll hear why reducing immigration could be bad for real estate in Encino and Beverly Hills. Also tonight, there’s a lack of healthy food in LA’s inner city because there’s a lack of supermarkets. Can farmers’ markets provide a boost for public health as well as a way to get the obesity epidemic under control?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenImmigrants, including illegal ones, are good for the housing market. We’ll hear why reducing immigration could be bad for real estate in Encino and Beverly Hills. Also tonight, there’s a lack of healthy food in LA’s inner city because there’s a lack of supermarkets. Can farmers’ markets provide a boost for public health as well as a way to get the obesity epidemic under control?
In this episode
2 storiesA Farmers’ Market in Watts – How About a Supermarket?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are vital for good nourishment, but they’re sold mainly in supermarkets. LA County has an average of one supermarket for every 18,000 people, but in South LA it’s just one for every 28,000.
Read the story13 minAre Immigrants The Cornerstone of the Housing Market?
The slump in the housing market is a threat to the economy as a whole. What’s keeping the bottom from falling out is the increased purchasing power of immigrants.
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