Two months after wildfires swept through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, destroying an estimated 12,000 homes, a growing number of property owners are selling their burned lots rather than rebuilding.

As of last week, there were 60 burned lots for sale in Pacific Palisades and 32 on the market in Altadena, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The total number of destroyed lots that have hit the market in the Palisades and Eaton wildfire zones since the January disaster is more than 160, according to data from ATTOM, as reported by The Washington Post.

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