For California fire victims, it will be a long, tough road to rebuild
LOS ANGELES - The fires that tore through California in the past week have reduced homes to ash, upending lives and leaving thousands in sudden need of shelter. But beyond the immediate challenges of finding a place to live in a state with a perpetual shortage of housing, property owners could face a number of challenges in trying to rebuild.
Construction workers are in short supply. The costs of some materials are rising, thanks in part to President Donald Trump's trade war.
"The individual homeowner just has a nightmare ahead," said John Mulville, Southern California regional director for real estate research firm Metrostudy.
In all, the still-burning fires in Northern
