Availability, Affordability Big Challenges for Inland Empire Homeowners, Renters

You might think Inland-area renters and homebuyers would have a little easier time of it than people closer to the coast. But, as elsewhere, among the top concerns for Inland residents are availability and affordability.

Shortage of Homes in Inland Empire Boosting Prices, Pushing Down Affordability

The Associated Press shows Southern California’s two main metropolitan regions — Los Angeles/Orange counties and the Inland Empire — consistently rank among the U.S. markets that most stretch the household budgets of both homeowners and renters.