/* Editorial minimalist V2 for the LA apartment search SEO/AEO blog.
   Scoped to the article only so nav, menu, footer, and global pages remain unchanged. */

.blog-v2 {
  --v2-paper: #F4EFE6;
  --v2-chalk: #FAF7F0;
  --v2-mist: #E9E1D3;
  --v2-stone: #D9CFBE;
  --v2-olive: #4A4C39;
  --v2-olive-dark: #4A4C39;
  --v2-coffee: #5F564B;
  --v2-espresso: #2A2119;
  --v2-ink: #23201B;
  --v2-muted: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.68);
  --v2-soft: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.48);
  --v2-hairline: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.24);
  --v2-hairline-soft: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.12);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  --v2-section: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  --v2-site: 1180px;
  background: var(--v2-paper);
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 * {
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .container {
  max-width: var(--v2-site);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-container {
  max-width: min(860px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section {
  padding: var(--v2-section) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-paper);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section + .blog-section {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 6vw, 5.1rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.blog-v2 p,
.blog-v2 li,
.blog-v2 td {
  color: var(--v2-muted);
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.blog-v2 strong {
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.blog-v2 a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: var(--v2-hairline);
  text-underline-offset: 0.22em;
}

.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
.blog-v2 .fact-label {
  color: var(--v2-soft);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Pattern 1: split editorial hero */
.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
  min-height: min(82vh, 780px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  background-position: center 42%;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(35, 32, 27,0.62) 0%, rgba(35, 32, 27,0.36) 48%, rgba(35, 32, 27,0.10) 100%);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero .container {
  max-width: var(--v2-site);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 8vw, 7.2rem);
  line-height: 0.86;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  max-width: 780px;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem);
  max-width: 620px;
  color: var(--chalk);
}

/* Pattern 2: answer + contents as an editorial index */
.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  max-width: var(--v2-site);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.06fr) minmax(280px, 0.58fr);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card,
.blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
.blog-v2 .toc-card,
.blog-v2 .source-card,
.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(119,116,95,0.10), rgba(250, 247, 240,0.96));
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2.05rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  max-width: 960px;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
.blog-v2 .toc-card {
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card ul {
  margin-left: 1rem;
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card ol {
  margin-left: 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card li,
.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li {
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card li:last-child,
.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

/* Pattern 3: sparse narrative sections */
.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #matthews-read .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #common-mistakes .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #faq .blog-container {
  max-width: min(920px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered h2,
.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context h2,
.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking h2,
.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles h2,
.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work h2,
.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries h2,
.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying h2,
.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply h2,
.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type h2,
.blog-v2 #common-mistakes h2,
.blog-v2 #faq h2 {
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 .fact-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
}

.blog-v2 .fact-copy {
  max-width: 62ch;
}

/* Pattern 4: dark method timeline */
.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  background: var(--v2-olive-dark);
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  border-top: none;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
  max-width: var(--v2-site);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.62fr) minmax(420px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2 {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .takeaway-card {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 0.25rem;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.89rem;
  top: 0.9rem;
  bottom: 0.9rem;
  width: 1px;
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240,0.42);
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li {
  grid-template-columns: 2.25rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: none;
  padding: 0 0 2.2rem;
  color: var(--chalk);
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li::before {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
  outline: 1px solid var(--chalk);
  outline-offset: 0.28rem;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps strong,
.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system p {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  grid-column: 2;
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin-top: -1rem;
  color: var(--chalk);
}

/* Tables as editorial grids */
.blog-v2 .article-table {
  border-radius: 0;
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.blog-v2 .article-table th {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
 overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; hyphens: auto;}

.blog-v2 .article-table td {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
 overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; hyphens: auto;}

.blog-v2 .article-table tr:nth-child(even) td {
  background: rgba(35, 32, 27,0.025);
}

/* Pattern 5: quiet accordions */
.blog-v2 details {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.blog-v2 details:last-of-type {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 summary {
  min-height: 4.25rem;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 summary::after {
  color: var(--v2-olive);
}

.blog-v2 .summary-icon {
  display: none;
}

.blog-v2 .details-content {
  padding: 0 0 1.2rem;
  max-width: 68ch;
}

.blog-v2 .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--v2-muted);
}

/* Checklists as clean rule lists */
.blog-v2 .checklist li {
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .checklist li::before {
  border-radius: 0;
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline);
  box-shadow: none;
}

/* CTA bands as magazine interruptions */
.blog-v2 .cta-image-band {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 .inline-cta,
.blog-v2 .blog-cta {
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.blog-v2 .inline-cta {
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240,0.90);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-cta {
  background: var(--v2-espresso);
}

.blog-v2 .btn {
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Matthew's Read: intimate split */
.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  border-radius: 0;
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  filter: saturate(0.62) contrast(0.9);
}

/* Pattern 6: rebuilt about section with strict alignment */
.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  background: var(--v2-paper);
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-container {
  max-width: 1280px;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, 0.94fr) minmax(420px, 1fr);
  min-height: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  align-self: stretch;
  height: auto;
  min-height: clamp(620px, 52vw, 760px);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-mist);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait img {
  object-position: 44% 38%;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.88) brightness(1.04);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  justify-items: start;
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 4.8vw, 4.9rem);
  min-height: clamp(620px, 52vw, 760px);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  color: var(--v2-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 5.2vw, 4.9rem);
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.6rem);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  font-size: 0.46em;
  margin-bottom: 0.34em;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  max-width: 17.5em;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.05vw, 1.95rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.8rem);
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.64;
  color: var(--v2-muted);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions {
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  margin-top: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.45rem);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-secondary {
  min-width: 200px;
  justify-content: center;
  border-color: var(--v2-hairline);
  background: transparent;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-text {
  min-height: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  max-width: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 0.74fr) minmax(520px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 0;
  align-items: start;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5.6rem);
  line-height: 0.88;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-note {
  max-width: 36ch;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row {
  padding: 1.35rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  max-width: none;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.24;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-source {
  color: var(--v2-soft);
}

/* Related and source areas */
.blog-v2 .related-links {
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 2.5rem;
}

.blog-v2 .related-links li {
  break-inside: avoid;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-v2 #content .blog-container,
  .blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-shell,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band,
  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
    grid-column: 1;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-shell,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.8;
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .blog-v2 {
    --v2-gutter: 1rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-section {
    padding: 3.5rem 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 16vw, 4.4rem);
  }

  .blog-v2 .answer-card,
  .blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
  .blog-v2 .toc-card {
    padding: 1.35rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .article-table {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
    padding: 2.2rem 1.25rem;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 15vw, 4.2rem);
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 7vw, 1.65rem);
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-actions {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-secondary,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-text {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-left: 1rem;
    padding-right: 1rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .related-links {
    columns: 1;
  }
}

/* Final CTA contrast override. Kept last so it wins over earlier button styles. */
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-primary {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background-color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
  border-color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
}

.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-primary:hover,
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background-color: var(--v2-ink);
  border-color: var(--v2-ink);
}

/* Final Matthew's Read crop/color adjustment. Kept at EOF. */
.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.25);
  transform-origin: 50% 24%;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(0.9) brightness(0.94);
}

/* Final spacing + How I Help correction. Keep at true EOF. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(3.6rem, 6.6vw, 6rem);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1.15rem, 3.8vw, 3.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content {
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-container > p + p,
article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p + p,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p + p {
  margin-top: clamp(0.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .fact-card,
article.blog-v2 .article-table,
article.blog-v2 .checklist,
article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  margin-top: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 47vw) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(4.4rem, 7.4vw, 7rem) 0 clamp(4.2rem, 7vw, 6.6rem) !important;
  align-items: start;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child {
  padding: 0 var(--v2-gutter) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-note {
  max-width: 34ch;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
  border-left: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  padding-left: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  padding-right: var(--v2-gutter);
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline) !important;
  background: #FAF7F0;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row:last-child {
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem);
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary::after {
  content: "+";
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transform: translateY(-0.04em);
  transition: transform 220ms ease, opacity 220ms ease;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row[open] summary::after {
  content: "-";
  transform: translateY(-0.04em) rotate(180deg);
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.45vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content {
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem) clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content p {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
    padding-left: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    padding-right: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
    margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.8rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-section: clamp(3rem, 12vw, 4.4rem);
  }
}

/* Final proportion normalization. Blog-only scale reduction for V2 editorial layout. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(2.35rem, 4.4vw, 4rem);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1rem, 3.4vw, 3.25rem);
  --v2-site: 1120px;
  font-size: 15px;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-container {
  max-width: min(760px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

article.blog-v2 p,
article.blog-v2 li,
article.blog-v2 td {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .fact-label,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5.2vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1.1vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.85vw, 2.55rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h3 {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.35vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

article.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.06vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
}

article.blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
article.blog-v2 .toc-card {
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.55rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li,
article.blog-v2 .toc-card li {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-table {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

article.blog-v2 summary {
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.35vw, 1.08rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .btn {
  min-height: 2.65rem;
  padding: 0.55rem clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5.4vw, 4.8rem) 0;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
  max-width: min(1000px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3.15rem);
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
  min-height: clamp(360px, 38vw, 520px);
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.3vw, 2.95rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-cta p {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta {
  padding: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.6rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  min-height: clamp(460px, 42vw, 620px);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.9rem) clamp(1.7rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.55vw, 3.25rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.28vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading {
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.3vw, 3rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row h3 {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.35vw, 1.12rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
  min-height: 12.5rem;
  padding: clamp(1.55rem, 3.2vw, 3rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1.02vw, 0.98rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Final source/footer flow override. Kept at EOF so the source band reads as one continuous section. */
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card,
article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card#sources {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card.reveal {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker {
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(0.95rem, 1.6vw, 1.35rem) var(--v2-gutter) 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  columns: auto !important;
  column-gap: 0 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(0.9rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem) 0 0 !important;
  list-style: none;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
  display: block !important;
  flex: 1 1 25%;
  min-width: 220px;
  min-height: 6rem;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(0.85rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  list-style: none;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:last-child {
  border-right: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 + footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-gutter: 1rem;
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 8vw, 2.35rem);
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 13vw, 3.55rem);
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 11vw, 3rem);
  }

  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
    flex-basis: 100% !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
  }
}

/* Final source/footer flow override. Kept at EOF so the source band reads as one continuous section. */
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card,
article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card#sources {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card.reveal {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker {
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) var(--v2-gutter) 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  columns: auto !important;
  column-gap: 0 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) 0 0 !important;
  list-style: none;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
  display: block !important;
  flex: 1 1 25%;
  min-width: 220px;
  min-height: 7rem;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  list-style: none;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:last-child {
  border-right: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 + footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
  article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
    flex-basis: 100% !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
  }
}

/* Final intro/index treatment: keep the answer extractable, remove quote-block energy. */
.blog-v2 #content .answer-card {
  padding-top: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
}

.blog-v2 #content .answer-card p {
  max-width: 62rem;
  color: var(--v2-muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(0.96rem, 1.04vw, 1.04rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.blog-v2 #content .answer-card p strong {
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

.blog-v2 #content .toc-card ol {
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  list-style-position: outside;
}

.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li {
  padding-left: 0.2rem;
}

/* Final source/footer flow: full width, no top/bottom section seams. */
.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-section {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) var(--v2-gutter) 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) 0 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  list-style: none;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card li,
.blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(2n),
.blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(4n) {
  flex: 1 1 25%;
  min-width: 220px;
  min-height: 7rem;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.65rem) var(--v2-gutter);
  border-top: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .source-card li:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.blog-v2 + footer,
article.blog-v2 + footer {
  margin-top: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .blog-v2 .source-card li,
  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(2n),
  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(4n) {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    border-right: 0;
  }
}

/* V2.4: rebuilt opening answer/index module. */
.blog-v2 #content {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem) 0;
  background: var(--v2-paper);
}

.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  max-width: min(1180px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(280px, 0.52fr);
  gap: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card,
.blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
.blog-v2 .toc-card {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card {
  grid-column: 1;
  padding: clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 2.35rem) clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.4rem) clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card::before {
  content: "Direct answer";
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--v2-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  max-width: 66rem;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.18vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.52;
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card strong {
  font-weight: 650;
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card {
  grid-column: 1;
  padding: clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 2.35rem) clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.4rem) clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.6rem) 0;
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 1.15rem;
  border-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--v2-muted);
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1vw, 0.98rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.62em;
  width: 0.32rem;
  height: 0.32rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--v2-olive-dark);
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  padding: clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 2.35rem) 0 clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.6rem) clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card ol {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style-position: inside;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--v2-muted);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card a {
  color: var(--v2-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor);
  background-position: 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 0 1px;
  transition: color 180ms ease, background-size 220ms ease;
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card a:hover {
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  background-size: 100% 1px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 .answer-card,
  .blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
  .blog-v2 .toc-card {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .toc-card {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }
}

/* Final Matthew's Read crop/color adjustment. */
.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.25);
  transform-origin: 50% 24%;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(0.9) brightness(0.94);
}

/* V2.3: inline CTA button contrast and hover behavior. */
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .btn-primary {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background: var(--v2-olive-dark);
  border-color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
}

.blog-v2 .inline-cta .btn-primary:hover,
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .btn-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background: var(--v2-ink);
  border-color: var(--v2-ink);
}

/* V2.1: tighter editorial blog scale and edge-to-edge trust sections.
   These overrides keep the original SEO/AEO markup intact while correcting visual weight. */
.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 5.6rem);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1,
.blog-v2 .blog-section h2,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-title,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading,
.blog-v2 .blog-cta h2 {
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 4.1vw, 3.65rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.blog-v2 p,
.blog-v2 li,
.blog-v2 td {
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
.blog-v2 .fact-label,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6.4vw, 5.7rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.35vw, 1.18rem);
}

.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.blog-v2 .takeaway-card,
.blog-v2 .toc-card {
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
}

.blog-v2 .toc-card li,
.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

/* Redone Matthew's Read: quieter, tighter, and more readable. */
.blog-v2 #matthews-read {
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 #matthews-read .blog-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 34vw) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: clamp(440px, 46vw, 620px);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
  height: 100%;
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 48% 34%;
  filter: saturate(0.58) contrast(0.9) brightness(0.94);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  max-width: 760px;
  padding: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 5.2rem);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy h2 {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 4rem);
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p {
  max-width: 66ch;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

/* Edge-to-edge conversion interruption. */
.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: var(--v2-espresso);
}

.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark::before,
.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark::after {
  display: none;
}

.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .container {
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: clamp(3.8rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) var(--v2-gutter);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(36,29,26,0.96), rgba(36,29,26,0.9)),
    var(--v2-espresso);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.6vw, 4rem);
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-cta p {
  display: block;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  color: var(--chalk) !important;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-cta .btn-secondary {
  border-color: rgba(250, 247, 240,0.38) !important;
  background: transparent;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-cta .btn-secondary:hover {
  background: rgba(250, 247, 240,0.1);
  border-color: rgba(250, 247, 240,0.7) !important;
}

/* Edge-to-edge About Matthew and reviews, with only horizontal rules. */
.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-paper);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(340px, 49vw) minmax(420px, 1fr);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  min-height: clamp(560px, 49vw, 720px);
  border: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  min-height: clamp(560px, 49vw, 720px);
  padding: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.8rem) clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 4.5vw, 4.15rem);
  line-height: 0.86;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  max-width: 19em;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.55vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-secondary,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-text {
  min-width: 220px;
  min-height: 2.85rem;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-text:hover,
.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background: var(--v2-ink);
  border-color: var(--v2-ink);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  padding: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 4.8rem) var(--v2-gutter);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading {
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.2vw, 4rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 4rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.34;
}

/* Edge-to-edge sources with less dead space. */
.blog-v2 .source-section {
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker,
.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  max-width: var(--v2-site);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.blog-v2 .source-card li {
  break-inside: avoid;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-shell,
  .blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }

  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo,
  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
    columns: 1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 3rem);
  }

  .blog-v2 p,
  .blog-v2 li,
  .blog-v2 td {
    font-size: 0.94rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-copy,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band,
  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card,
  .blog-v2 .source-card {
    padding-left: 1.15rem;
    padding-right: 1.15rem;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 13vw, 3.55rem);
  }
}

/* V2.2: final alignment pass from Matthew's zoomed review. */
.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(2.9rem, 5.2vw, 4.8rem);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-container {
  max-width: min(820px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.82rem, 3.25vw, 3.05rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
}

.blog-v2 p,
.blog-v2 li,
.blog-v2 td {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.54;
}

.blog-v2 .fact-card {
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.15rem 0 1.55rem;
}

.blog-v2 .fact-copy {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #common-mistakes .blog-container,
.blog-v2 #faq .blog-container {
  max-width: min(820px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.2rem) 0 clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.4rem);
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
  max-width: min(1060px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter)));
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.72fr) minmax(430px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.9rem);
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps {
  padding-left: 0;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps::before {
  display: none;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li {
  grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 0 1.35rem;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li::before {
  width: 1.72rem;
  height: 1.72rem;
  outline: 0;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy {
  display: block;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  margin-top: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .related-guides-section {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  margin-top: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 49vw) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child {
  padding: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.6rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row {
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem) var(--v2-gutter);
}

.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.32rem);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
  min-height: 15.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  max-width: 30rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.18vw, 1.12rem);
}

.blog-v2 .source-card {
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.7rem) var(--v2-gutter) 0;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem) 0 0;
  columns: auto;
  column-gap: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  list-style: none;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card li {
  min-height: 8rem;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.6vw, 2rem) var(--v2-gutter);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.48;
}

.blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(4n) {
  border-right: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band,
  .blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child,
  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-row {
    padding-left: var(--v2-gutter);
    padding-right: var(--v2-gutter);
  }

  .blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
    min-height: 0;
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(4n) {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(2n) {
    border-right: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.6vw, 2.7rem);
  }

  .blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li {
    align-items: start;
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-v2 .source-card li,
  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(2n),
  .blog-v2 .source-card li:nth-child(4n) {
    min-height: 0;
    border-right: 0;
  }
}

/* Final CTA contrast override. Kept at EOF so it wins over earlier button styles. */
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-primary {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background-color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
  border-color: var(--v2-olive-dark);
}

.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-primary:hover,
.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-group .btn.btn-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk);
  background-color: var(--v2-ink);
  border-color: var(--v2-ink);
}

/* Final Matthew's Read crop/color adjustment. Kept at EOF. */
.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  transform: scale(1.25);
  transform-origin: 50% 24%;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(0.9) brightness(0.94);
}

/* Final EOF override: more breathing room, restored How I Help accordions. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(3.6rem, 6.6vw, 6rem);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1.15rem, 3.8vw, 3.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content {
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-container > p + p,
article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p + p,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p + p {
  margin-top: clamp(0.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 47vw) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(4.4rem, 7.4vw, 7rem) 0 clamp(4.2rem, 7vw, 6.6rem) !important;
  align-items: start;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child {
  padding: 0 var(--v2-gutter) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-note {
  max-width: 34ch;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
  border-left: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  padding-left: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  padding-right: var(--v2-gutter);
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row {
  display: block !important;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline) !important;
  background: #FAF7F0;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem);
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--v2-ink);
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row summary::after {
  content: "+";
  color: var(--v2-ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 220ms ease, opacity 220ms ease;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row[open] summary::after {
  content: "-";
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.45vw, 1.22rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content {
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem) clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content p {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card,
article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card#sources {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk);
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card.reveal {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  columns: auto !important;
  column-gap: 0 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  list-style: none;
}

article.blog-v2 + footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band > div:first-child,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
    padding-left: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    padding-right: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-list {
    margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.8rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-section: clamp(3rem, 12vw, 4.4rem);
  }
}

/* Final EOF override: restore five-part system composition and numbered circles. */
article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  padding: clamp(5.4rem, 8vw, 7.6rem) 0 clamp(5.2rem, 8vw, 7.4rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.78fr) minmax(460px, 1fr) !important;
  column-gap: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) !important;
  row-gap: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  align-items: start !important;
  max-width: min(1180px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2 {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  max-width: 8.5em;
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 5.1vw, 4.6rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.92 !important;
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .takeaway-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  align-self: start !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  margin: clamp(0.35rem, 1vw, 0.8rem) 0 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps {
  display: grid !important;
  gap: clamp(1.45rem, 2.5vw, 2.05rem) !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  list-style: none !important;
  counter-reset: step !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps::before {
  display: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li {
  counter-increment: step !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 2.35rem minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.45rem) !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  color: var(--chalk) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.25vw, 1.06rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li::before {
  content: counter(step) !important;
  width: 1.95rem !important;
  height: 1.95rem !important;
  border-radius: 50% !important;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: 0.78rem !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  outline: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(250, 247, 240, 0.24) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy {
  display: block !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  color: var(--chalk) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy strong {
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 2 !important;
  max-width: 44rem !important;
  margin: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0 0 !important;
  color: var(--chalk) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.35vw, 1.18rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    row-gap: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 4rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2,
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .takeaway-card,
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 3.2rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final EOF override: 50% more whitespace, smaller whole-page type scale. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(4.8rem, 8.8vw, 8rem);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1.35rem, 4.4vw, 4.2rem);
  font-size: 14px;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content {
  padding-top: clamp(5.2rem, 9vw, 8rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(5.2rem, 9vw, 8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-container {
  max-width: min(720px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 p,
article.blog-v2 li,
article.blog-v2 td {
  font-size: 0.84rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .fact-label,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  font-size: 0.58rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 4.4vw, 3.85rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.93 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1vw, 0.92rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.45vw, 2.25rem) !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 2.4rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h3 {
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.18vw, 1.04rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 0.94vw, 0.94rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li,
article.blog-v2 .toc-card li,
article.blog-v2 summary,
article.blog-v2 .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-table {
  font-size: 0.74rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .btn {
  min-height: 2.45rem !important;
  padding: 0.48rem clamp(0.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.45rem) !important;
  font-size: 0.76rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .fact-card,
article.blog-v2 .article-table,
article.blog-v2 .checklist,
article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem) !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #common-mistakes .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #faq .blog-container {
  max-width: min(720px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  padding: clamp(6.8rem, 10vw, 9.6rem) 0 clamp(6.6rem, 10vw, 9.4rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(270px, 0.75fr) minmax(420px, 1fr) !important;
  column-gap: clamp(4.8rem, 9vw, 9rem) !important;
  row-gap: clamp(5.2rem, 8vw, 8rem) !important;
  max-width: min(1120px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.25vw, 3.85rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.94 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .takeaway-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps {
  gap: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2.35rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li {
  grid-template-columns: 2.1rem minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: clamp(0.9rem, 1.7vw, 1.25rem) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.02vw, 0.9rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li::before {
  width: 1.72rem !important;
  height: 1.72rem !important;
  font-size: 0.68rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 2 !important;
  max-width: 38rem !important;
  margin-top: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 8.4rem) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.86rem, 1.05vw, 0.96rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.62 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
  min-height: clamp(420px, 44vw, 620px) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5.8vw, 5.2rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p {
  font-size: 0.84rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta {
  padding: clamp(4.2rem, 7.4vw, 6.8rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.9vw, 2.55rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-cta p {
  font-size: 0.84rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding-top: clamp(5.2rem, 9vw, 8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  min-height: clamp(500px, 46vw, 690px) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5.8vw, 5.3rem) clamp(2rem, 5.8vw, 5.4rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.72rem, 3vw, 2.8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.1vw, 1.04rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band {
  padding-top: clamp(6rem, 9vw, 8.8rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(6rem, 9vw, 8.8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.85vw, 2.55rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row h3 {
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.15vw, 1rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.78rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card {
  min-height: 14rem !important;
  padding: clamp(2.4rem, 4.8vw, 4.4rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 0.9vw, 0.86rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
  min-height: 7.5rem !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system h2,
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .takeaway-card,
  article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-section: clamp(4rem, 15vw, 6rem);
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.95rem, 11vw, 3rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 7vw, 2rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final EOF override: smaller type, edge-aligned media, single full-width section rules. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(3.25rem, 5.8vw, 5.25rem);
  --v2-gutter: clamp(1.15rem, 3.6vw, 3.6rem);
  font-size: 13px;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section,
article.blog-v2 #matthews-read,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial,
article.blog-v2 .source-section {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section:first-of-type {
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2,
article.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered h2,
article.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context h2,
article.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking h2,
article.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles h2,
article.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work h2,
article.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries h2,
article.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying h2,
article.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply h2,
article.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type h2,
article.blog-v2 #common-mistakes h2,
article.blog-v2 #faq h2 {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-container {
  max-width: min(680px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 p,
article.blog-v2 li,
article.blog-v2 td {
  font-size: 0.82rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .fact-label,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  font-size: 0.55rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 0.92vw, 0.86rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.32rem, 2.2vw, 2.05rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.02 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section h3 {
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 1.05vw, 0.96rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .answer-card p {
  font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 0.88vw, 0.88rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li,
article.blog-v2 .toc-card li,
article.blog-v2 summary,
article.blog-v2 .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.76rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .article-table {
  font-size: 0.7rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .fact-card,
article.blog-v2 .article-table,
article.blog-v2 .checklist,
article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  margin-top: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.8rem) !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.45rem, 2.6vw, 2.25rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #why-la-apartment-search-feels-so-scattered .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #current-la-rental-context .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #when-to-start-looking .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #do-vacancy-signs-still-work .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #what-to-have-ready-before-you-apply .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #the-best-search-stack-by-renter-type .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #common-mistakes .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 #faq .blog-container {
  max-width: min(680px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-light {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #matthews-read {
  padding: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #matthews-read .blog-container {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 50vw) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  min-height: clamp(420px, 44vw, 620px) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  align-items: stretch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
  width: 50vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  min-height: inherit !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo img {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  min-height: inherit !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy {
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: column !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  max-width: 38rem !important;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.45vw, 2.25rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p {
  font-size: 0.82rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-band,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.7vw, 2.45rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 1vw, 0.96rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede),
article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row .details-content p,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-note {
  font-size: 0.76rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-service-heading,
article.blog-v2 .blog-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.55vw, 2.25rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-cta p,
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  font-size: 0.78rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: var(--v2-section) 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container,
article.blog-v2 .source-card {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: 0 var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .article-kicker {
  display: block !important;
  max-width: min(680px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem) !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  display: block !important;
  columns: auto !important;
  max-width: min(680px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
  margin: 0 auto !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  list-style: disc !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(2n),
article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li:nth-child(4n) {
  display: list-item !important;
  min-height: 0 !important;
  width: auto !important;
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem 1rem !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-photo {
    width: 100vw !important;
    min-height: 58vw !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-section: clamp(2.8rem, 10vw, 4rem);
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-section h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 6.4vw, 1.85rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final EOF correction: keep space from smaller scale, not inflated padding. */
article.blog-v2 {
  --v2-section: clamp(2.75rem, 4.8vw, 4.6rem);
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-section,
article.blog-v2 #content,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-light,
article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  padding-top: var(--v2-section) !important;
  padding-bottom: var(--v2-section) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system {
  padding-top: clamp(4.2rem, 6.5vw, 6rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(4.2rem, 6.5vw, 6rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  margin-top: clamp(4.2rem, 7vw, 6.8rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #matthews-read {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list {
  display: block !important;
  grid-template-columns: none !important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 {
    --v2-section: clamp(2.35rem, 8vw, 3.5rem);
  }
}

/* Final EOF correction: remove partial-width internal rules near section breaks. */
article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .callout-card {
  border: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card {
  border-left: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content + .blog-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

/* Final editorial index grid: restore structural dividers inspired by the reference layout. */
article.blog-v2 #content {
  padding-top: clamp(4.4rem, 7.2vw, 6.8rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(4.4rem, 7.2vw, 6.8rem) !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  max-width: min(980px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(250px, 0.62fr) !important;
  column-gap: 0 !important;
  row-gap: 0 !important;
  align-items: stretch !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card,
article.blog-v2 #content .callout-card {
  border: 0 !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2.45rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.6rem) 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 2 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2.45rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.6rem) 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2.45rem) 0 clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2.6rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) !important;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card::before {
  content: "Direct answer";
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--v2-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card p {
  max-width: 33rem !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.86rem, 0.96vw, 0.95rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card .article-kicker,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card .article-kicker {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.6rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card ul,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card ol {
  display: grid !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card ul {
  list-style: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card ol {
  list-style: none !important;
  counter-reset: guide-index !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li {
  position: relative !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0.86rem 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
  line-height: 1.45 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li:first-child,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li:first-child {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li:last-child,
article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li {
  padding-left: 1.25rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 1.34rem;
  width: 0.34rem;
  height: 0.34rem;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--v2-olive-dark);
}

article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li:first-child::before {
  top: 0.48rem;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 1.55rem minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  column-gap: 0.6rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card li::before {
  counter-increment: guide-index;
  content: counter(guide-index) ".";
  color: var(--v2-soft);
  font-weight: 650;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card a {
  color: var(--v2-muted) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  background-image: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) !important;
  background-position: 0 100% !important;
  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
  background-size: 0 1px !important;
  transition: color 180ms ease, background-size 220ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card a:hover {
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  background-size: 100% 1px !important;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card,
  article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card,
  article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card {
    border-left: 0 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }
}

/* Final refinement: section rules full width, internal dividers stay on the editorial grid. */
article.blog-v2 #content {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  border-top: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content + .blog-section {
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

/* Final UX/UI correction pass: targeted refinements from 2026-06-24 review. */
article.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles details summary {
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: 0.86rem !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  min-height: 3.75rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles details .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.86rem !important;
  line-height: 1.62 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .pull-quote {
  margin: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.7rem) 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem) 0 clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) !important;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--v2-olive-dark) !important;
  background: transparent !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .pull-quote p {
  max-width: 42rem !important;
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem !important;
  font-family: var(--serif) !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.7vw, 2.4rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.12 !important;
  font-style: italic !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .pull-quote cite {
  display: block !important;
  color: var(--v2-soft) !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: 0.68rem !important;
  font-style: normal !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .script-block {
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--v2-olive-dark) !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.6vw, 2rem) clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.15vw, 1.04rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.65 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .inline-cta h3 {
  line-height: 0.98 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .inline-cta p {
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1vw, 0.94rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-next-line {
  display: block !important;
  margin-top: 0.18rem !important;
  font-size: 1.5em !important;
  line-height: 1.22 !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section {
  padding-top: clamp(3.2rem, 5.8vw, 5.6rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3.2rem, 5.8vw, 5.6rem) !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
  max-width: min(980px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--v2-gutter))) !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.6fr) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  align-items: stretch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2 {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.75vw, 2.55rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 2 !important;
  columns: auto !important;
  display: grid !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.8vw, 2.25rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) 0 0 !important;
  list-style: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0.78rem 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li:first-child {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) 0 clamp(1.8rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem) clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3 {
  max-width: 16em !important;
  margin: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 0 0.65rem !important;
  font-family: var(--serif) !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.3vw, 2.15rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.05 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card > p:not(.article-kicker) {
  max-width: 36rem !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2rem) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.05vw, 1rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  margin: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.55rem) 0 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  position: relative !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: space-between !important;
  min-height: clamp(3.2rem, 5.2vw, 4.3rem) !important;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-size: 0.86rem !important;
  font-weight: 650 !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  transition: color 220ms ease, background 220ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: var(--v2-ink);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 260ms ease;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a > * ,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  z-index: 1;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-left: 1rem;
  transition: transform 220ms ease;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover span {
  transform: translateX(0.25rem);
}

article.blog-v2 #content {
  padding-top: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 4.6rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container {
  position: relative !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 61.728%;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--v2-hairline-soft);
  pointer-events: none;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .toc-card {
  border-left: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .numbered-steps li,
article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy {
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 0.96vw, 0.95rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .blog-container > p {
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 0.96vw, 0.95rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container::before {
    display: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2,
  article.blog-v2 .related-links,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    border-left: 0 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
    margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 2.5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }
}

/* Final correction: keep button text visible during black hover wipe and align intro divider. */
article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a::before,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover::before {
  display: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  background-color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--v2-ink), var(--v2-ink)) !important;
  background-position: 0 0 !important;
  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
  background-size: 0 100% !important;
  transition: color 220ms ease, background-size 260ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover {
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  background-size: 100% 100% !important;
}

article.blog-v2 #content .blog-container::before {
  left: 61.224% !important;
}

/* Final hero experiment: split editorial portrait layout with Matthew image. */
article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 50vw) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  min-height: clamp(620px, calc(100vh - 56px), 840px) !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero::before,
article.blog-v2 .blog-hero::after {
  display: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait {
  display: block !important;
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  width: 50vw !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  min-height: inherit !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  background: var(--v2-mist) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait img {
  display: block !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
  object-position: 50% 36% !important;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.9) brightness(1.03) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .container {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  min-height: inherit !important;
  display: grid !important;
  align-content: center !important;
  justify-items: start !important;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .hero-eyebrow {
  color: var(--v2-soft) !important;
  font-size: 0.58rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1 {
  max-width: 8.6em !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5.4vw, 5.45rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.9 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.35rem, 2.3vw, 2rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p.lead {
  max-width: 36rem !important;
  color: var(--v2-muted) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1vw, 0.96rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.6 !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.7rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .article-meta {
  color: var(--v2-soft) !important;
  font-size: 0.68rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .hero-photo-credit {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Dark CTA rule: on dark backgrounds, hover turns buttons white with black text. */
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .btn,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn.btn-primary,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn.btn-secondary {
  transition: background-color 220ms ease, color 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn.btn-primary:hover,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn.btn-secondary:hover,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta .btn:hover {
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  border-color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta a.btn.btn-primary:hover,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta a.btn.btn-secondary:hover,
article.blog-v2 .cta-image-band-dark .blog-cta a.btn:hover {
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  background-color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  background-image: none !important;
  border-color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
}

/* Final related/CTA refinement: full ruled grid and matched CTA subline sizing. */
article.blog-v2 .inline-cta .cta-next-line {
  font-size: 1em !important;
  line-height: inherit !important;
  font-weight: 650 !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
  width: 100vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 44vw) minmax(0, 1fr) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  align-items: stretch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2 {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  min-height: clamp(8rem, 13vw, 12rem) !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 2 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  display: grid !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  list-style: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a {
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  min-height: clamp(3.6rem, 5vw, 5.25rem) !important;
  padding: 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) !important;
  color: var(--v2-muted) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2 !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr !important;
  min-height: 100% !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.6rem) 0 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  background: transparent !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3 {
  margin: clamp(2.3rem, 4.4vw, 4rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0.8rem 0 !important;
  max-width: 17em !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card > p:not(.article-kicker) {
  margin: 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
  align-self: stretch !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(clamp(5.1rem, 7.2vw, 7rem), 1fr)) !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-left: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  min-height: 0 !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2rem) clamp(1.2rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem) !important;
  border-right: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  font-weight: 520 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(odd) {
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(n+3) {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + .blog-about-editorial,
article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + section {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2,
  article.blog-v2 .related-links,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    border-left: 0 !important;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
    padding: clamp(2.2rem, 8vw, 3.6rem) 0 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card .article-kicker,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card > p:not(.article-kicker) {
    margin-left: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    margin-right: var(--v2-gutter) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    grid-template-rows: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(odd) {
    border-right: 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(n+3) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0 !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    width: 100vw !important;
    min-height: clamp(360px, 100vw, 620px) !important;
    height: clamp(360px, 100vw, 620px) !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .container {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 10vw, 4rem) !important;
    padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 10vw, 4rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final About Matthew typography layer: oversized name passes behind the portrait cutout. */
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  position: relative !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  isolation: isolate !important;
  contain: paint !important;
}

html:has(article.blog-v2),
body:has(article.blog-v2),
article.blog-v2 {
  overflow-x: hidden !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait > img:not(.blog-about-portrait-cutout) {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait-cutout {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  z-index: 4 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
  object-position: 44% 38% !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.88) brightness(1.04) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 3 !important;
  padding-top: clamp(17rem, 26vw, 28rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 5 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  position: absolute !important;
  z-index: 2 !important;
  top: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 7rem) !important;
  left: clamp(-34vw, -18vw, -14rem) !important;
  width: min(112vw, 82rem) !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.92) !important;
  font-size: clamp(6.4rem, 15vw, 15.8rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.74 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  display: block !important;
  margin: 0 0 0.05em !important;
  font-size: 0.28em !important;
  line-height: 0.9 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  max-width: 52ch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.45vw, 1.45rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.32 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
    padding-top: clamp(2.75rem, 9vw, 4.5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    position: relative !important;
    top: auto !important;
    left: auto !important;
    width: auto !important;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 16vw, 6rem) !important;
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 1.8rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final correction: anchor the About title to the full image/text shell, not only the copy column. */
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  position: relative !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  isolation: isolate !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  position: static !important;
  z-index: auto !important;
  padding-top: clamp(21rem, 31vw, 34rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy > *:not(.blog-about-title) {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 5 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  position: absolute !important;
  z-index: 2 !important;
  top: clamp(3.8rem, 7.2vw, 6.8rem) !important;
  left: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 4.5rem) !important;
  width: min(138vw, 96rem) !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.88) !important;
  font-size: 260px !important;
  line-height: 0.72 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
  transform: scale(8.2) !important;
  transform-origin: left top !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  display: block !important;
  margin: 0 0 0.02em !important;
  font-size: 0.24em !important;
  line-height: 0.78 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait-cutout {
  z-index: 4 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell-cutout {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0 !important;
  z-index: 4 !important;
  display: block !important;
  width: min(49.2vw, 706px) !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
  object-position: 44% 38% !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.88) brightness(1.04) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 34rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.42vw, 1.42rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.34 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
    position: relative !important;
    padding-top: clamp(2.75rem, 9vw, 4.5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    position: relative !important;
    top: auto !important;
    left: auto !important;
    width: auto !important;
    font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 16vw, 6rem) !important;
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 1.8rem) !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell-cutout {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

/* Final correction: keep five-part step verbs bold, but the same size as the sentence text. */
article.blog-v2 #the-five-part-la-apartment-search-system .step-copy strong {
  font-size: inherit !important;
  line-height: inherit !important;
  font-weight: 700 !important;
  letter-spacing: inherit !important;
}

/* Final correction: make expandable heading type 50% larger across the article. */
article.blog-v2 details > summary {
  font-size: 1.14rem !important;
  line-height: 1.45 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 details.blog-about-service-row h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.72vw, 1.5rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
}

/* Final correction: align Related Guides, About Matthew, reviews, and sources to one editorial grid. */
article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
  position: relative !important;
  width: 100vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 50vw 50vw !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container::before {
  content: "" !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  bottom: 0 !important;
  left: 50% !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  background: var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  z-index: 4 !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2 {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  width: 50vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  min-height: clamp(9rem, 15vw, 14rem) !important;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5.5rem) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem) !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  list-style: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links li {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a {
  position: relative !important;
  isolation: isolate !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  min-height: clamp(4.8rem, 6.3vw, 6.8rem) !important;
  padding: 0 clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5.5rem) !important;
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  justify-content: space-between !important;
  gap: 1rem !important;
  color: var(--v2-muted) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.08vw, 1.08rem) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0 !important;
  transition: color 360ms ease, padding-left 360ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a::before {
  content: "" !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  z-index: -1 !important;
  background: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  transform: scaleX(0) !important;
  transform-origin: left center !important;
  transition: transform 440ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a::after {
  content: "\2192" !important;
  margin-left: auto !important;
  color: currentColor !important;
  font-size: 1.05em !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  transform: translateX(0) !important;
  transition: transform 360ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a:hover,
article.blog-v2 .related-links a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  padding-left: clamp(2.35rem, 5.4vw, 5.9rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a:hover::before,
article.blog-v2 .related-links a:focus-visible::before {
  transform: scaleX(1) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-links a:hover::after,
article.blog-v2 .related-links a:focus-visible::after {
  transform: translateX(0.35rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2 !important;
  align-self: stretch !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem) clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.4rem) clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: column !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3 {
  max-width: 15ch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
  width: 100% !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
  gap: 0 !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  min-height: clamp(4.6rem, 6.2vw, 6.5rem) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(2n) {
  border-right: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-last-child(-n + 2) {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + .blog-about-editorial {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + .blog-about-editorial .blog-about-container {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + .blog-about-editorial .blog-about-shell.reveal,
article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section + .blog-about-editorial .testimonial-grid.reveal,
article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card.reveal {
  transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-container,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  width: 100vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin-left: 0 !important;
  margin-right: 0 !important;
  grid-template-columns: 50vw 50vw !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell-cutout {
  width: 50vw !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  padding-left: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.2rem) !important;
  padding-right: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.2rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-editorial {
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-container {
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .blog-container {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container::before {
    display: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2,
  article.blog-v2 .related-links,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-child(2n),
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:nth-last-child(-n + 2) {
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell-cutout {
    width: 100% !important;
  }
}

/* Final correction: tighter editorial tracking and active blog-portrait crop. */
article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1#article-title {
  letter-spacing: -0.055em !important;
  font-kerning: normal !important;
  text-wrap: balance !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"] {
  object-position: 50% 48% !important;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.92) brightness(1.02) saturate(1.08) !important;
}

/* 2026-06-25 correction pass: restore measured editorial alignment after review. */
article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
  min-height: clamp(444px, 72vh, 606px) !important;
  height: clamp(444px, 72vh, 606px) !important;
  max-height: 606px !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait,
article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-copy {
  min-height: inherit !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  max-height: inherit !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container {
  grid-template-columns: 50vw 50vw !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section .blog-container::before {
  left: 50vw !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .related-guides-section h2.reveal,
article.blog-v2 .related-links.reveal,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-card.reveal {
  transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
  width: 50vw !important;
  padding: clamp(4.8rem, 7.5vw, 7.25rem) 0 0 !important;
  justify-content: stretch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card .article-kicker,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-card > p:not(.article-kicker) {
  margin-left: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.4rem) !important;
  margin-right: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.4rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-card > p:not(.article-kicker) {
  max-width: 34rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
  width: 50vw !important;
  margin: auto 0 0 !important;
  border-left: 0 !important;
  border-right: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  min-height: clamp(8.25rem, 9.05vw, 10.25rem) !important;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.4rem) clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 4rem) !important;
  background: var(--v2-paper) !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  transition: background-color 360ms ease, color 360ms ease, padding-left 360ms ease !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:focus-visible {
  background: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  color: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  padding-left: clamp(2.35rem, 4.7vw, 4.35rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell-cutout,
article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait-cutout {
  display: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
  position: relative !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  min-height: auto !important;
  grid-template-columns: 50vw 50vw !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
  position: relative !important;
  width: 50vw !important;
  min-height: clamp(520px, 68vw, 820px) !important;
  height: auto !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 2 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 7vw, 7.5rem) clamp(4.25rem, 7vw, 7rem) !important;
  align-self: center !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy > * {
  max-width: 34rem !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  position: relative !important;
  top: auto !important;
  left: auto !important;
  width: 34rem !important;
  max-width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem) !important;
  transform: none !important;
  font-size: clamp(5.15rem, 8.2vw, 8.75rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.75 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  pointer-events: auto !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  display: block !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.45rem) !important;
  font-size: 0.28em !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em !important;
  text-transform: none !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy > *:not(.blog-about-title) {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 3 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  width: 34rem !important;
  max-width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions {
  width: 34rem !important;
  max-width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: row !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: clamp(0.75rem, 1.2vw, 1rem) !important;
  flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions .btn {
  width: auto !important;
  min-width: clamp(10.5rem, 13vw, 13.5rem) !important;
  padding-left: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.8rem) !important;
  padding-right: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.8rem) !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section,
article.blog-v2 section.source-section.blog-section {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card {
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 + footer.site-footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
    min-height: auto !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card,
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
    width: 100vw !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card {
    padding: clamp(3rem, 10vw, 4.5rem) 0 0 !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 3rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
    min-height: 5.75rem !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-portrait {
    width: 100vw !important;
    min-height: 68vh !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy {
    padding: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 4.5rem) clamp(1.4rem, 6vw, 2.5rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-copy > * {
    width: auto !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(4rem, 18vw, 6.2rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-actions {
    flex-wrap: wrap !important;
  }
}

/* 2026-06-25 related links and About scale refinement. */
article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3 {
  max-width: 19.5ch !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links {
  margin-top: auto !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  min-height: clamp(8.3rem, 9.095vw, 10.35rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:hover,
article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a:focus-visible {
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
  width: min(72rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  font-size: clamp(96px, 7vw, 118px) !important;
  line-height: 0.68 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 3.6vw, 3.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title em {
  font-size: 0.22em !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem) !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  article.blog-v2 .engagement-card h3 {
    max-width: 18ch !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-about-title {
    width: auto !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    font-size: clamp(78px, 23vw, 96px) !important;
  }
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title {
  width: min(72rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  font-size: 118px !important;
  line-height: 0.68 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title em {
  font-size: 26px !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(78px, 23vw, 96px) !important;
  }
}

/* 2026-06-25 review, source, and footer finish pass. */
article.blog-v2 .testimonial-grid {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card {
  padding-top: clamp(2.25rem, 3.6vw, 3.8rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .source-section .source-card#sources {
  padding-top: clamp(2.25rem, 3.6vw, 3.8rem) !important;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) !important;
}

article.blog-v2 + footer.site-footer {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

/* 2026-06-25 footer polish, About scale, and related action grid height pass. */
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title {
  font-size: 59px !important;
  line-height: 0.78 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em !important;
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title em {
  font-size: 13px !important;
  line-height: 1.1 !important;
}

article.blog-v2 .engagement-links a {
  min-height: clamp(9.6rem, 12.6vw, 13.6rem) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
}

/* 2026-06-29 responsive hero stack pass.
   Keep the desktop split hero, then stack the image above the copy on reduced widths. */
@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait {
    position: relative !important;
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: clamp(360px, 54vw, 560px) !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait::after,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait::after {
    display: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"],
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"] {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    object-position: 58% 30% !important;
    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.92) brightness(1.02) saturate(1.08) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .container {
    position: relative !important;
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    min-height: auto !important;
    align-self: auto !important;
    justify-self: start !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: clamp(2.25rem, 6vw, 4rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .hero-eyebrow,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p.lead,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .article-meta {
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .hero-eyebrow,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .article-meta {
    color: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.58) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1#article-title {
    max-width: 9.2em !important;
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 8vw, 4.85rem) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero p.lead {
    max-width: 42rem !important;
    font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 2.2vw, 1rem) !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero {
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait,
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait {
    height: clamp(320px, 82vw, 460px) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"],
  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"] {
    object-position: 60% 28% !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero .container {
    width: 100% !important;
    align-self: auto !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: clamp(1.9rem, 8vw, 2.7rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  }

  article.blog-v2 .blog-hero h1#article-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 13vw, 3.45rem) !important;
  }
}

/* Final guard: tablet/narrow desktop hero must stack, never overlap. */
@media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero figure.blog-hero-portrait {
    position: relative !important;
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: clamp(360px, 54vw, 560px) !important;
    max-height: 560px !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero > .container {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }
}

/* 2026-06-29 About split repair.
   Restores the stable two-column About layout and removes the old title/cutout overlap experiment. */
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial {
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-container {
  width: 100vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-shell {
  position: relative !important;
  display: grid !important;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 50vw) minmax(0, 50vw) !important;
  width: 100vw !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  isolation: isolate !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-portrait {
  grid-column: 1 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
  width: 50vw !important;
  min-width: 0 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  min-height: clamp(620px, 74vh, 860px) !important;
  height: auto !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-portrait > img:not(.blog-about-portrait-cutout) {
  display: block !important;
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 1 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  min-height: inherit !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
  object-position: 50% 27% !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-portrait-cutout,
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-shell-cutout {
  display: none !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy {
  grid-column: 2 !important;
  grid-row: 1 !important;
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 2 !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  width: 50vw !important;
  max-width: 50vw !important;
  min-width: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 7rem) clamp(3rem, 5.8vw, 6rem) !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  align-self: stretch !important;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: column !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy > * {
  position: relative !important;
  z-index: 3 !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  min-width: 0 !important;
  margin-left: 0 !important;
  margin-right: 0 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title {
  position: relative !important;
  top: auto !important;
  left: auto !important;
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2.35rem) !important;
  transform: none !important;
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  pointer-events: auto !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
  overflow-wrap: normal !important;
  font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 6.8vw, 6.4rem) !important;
  line-height: 0.78 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title em {
  display: block !important;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(0.65rem, 1.2vw, 1rem) !important;
  font-size: 0.24em !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em !important;
  text-transform: none !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-lede {
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.45vw, 1.36rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.38 !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  font-size: 0.82rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-actions {
  width: min(34rem, 100%) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: row !important;
  flex-wrap: wrap !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: clamp(0.8rem, 1.4vw, 1.1rem) !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-actions .btn {
  width: auto !important;
  min-width: clamp(10rem, 12.5vw, 13rem) !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-portrait {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 100vw !important;
    min-height: clamp(420px, 76vw, 640px) !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    width: 100vw !important;
    max-width: 100vw !important;
    padding: clamp(2.6rem, 8vw, 4.5rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy h2#about-matthew-hoult.blog-about-title {
    font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16vw, 5.8rem) !important;
  }
}

/* 2026-06-29 hero behavior repair.
   Desktop and laptop widths keep the original split image/text hero; only compact screens stack. */
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 50vw) minmax(0, 50vw) !important;
    min-height: clamp(444px, 72vh, 606px) !important;
    height: clamp(444px, 72vh, 606px) !important;
    max-height: 606px !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero figure.blog-hero-portrait {
    display: block !important;
    position: relative !important;
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 50vw !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    min-height: inherit !important;
    max-height: inherit !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
    border-bottom: 0 !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero figure.blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"] {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    object-fit: cover !important;
    object-position: 50% 48% !important;
    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.92) brightness(1.02) saturate(1.08) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero > .container {
    grid-column: 2 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 50vw !important;
    max-width: 50vw !important;
    min-height: inherit !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    display: grid !important;
    align-content: center !important;
    justify-items: start !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero .hero-eyebrow,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero p.lead,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero .article-meta {
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero .hero-eyebrow,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero .article-meta {
    color: rgba(35, 32, 27, 0.58) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1#article-title {
    max-width: 8.6em !important;
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5.4vw, 5.45rem) !important;
    line-height: 0.9 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.055em !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero p.lead {
    max-width: 36rem !important;
    font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1vw, 0.96rem) !important;
    line-height: 1.6 !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero figure.blog-hero-portrait {
    position: relative !important;
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: clamp(320px, 68vw, 500px) !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    border-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero figure.blog-hero-portrait img[src*="matthew-blog-"] {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    object-position: 60% 28% !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero > .container {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    height: auto !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: clamp(1.9rem, 8vw, 3.4rem) var(--v2-gutter) !important;
    background: var(--v2-chalk) !important;
    color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1#article-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 13vw, 3.45rem) !important;
    max-width: 9.2em !important;
  }
}

/* Hero viewport containment guard. */
html body:has(article.blog-v2) {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero,
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero *,
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero *::before,
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
}

@media (min-width: 861px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero {
    width: 100vw !important;
    max-width: 100vw !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero > .container {
    width: 50vw !important;
    max-width: 50vw !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero {
    width: 100vw !important;
    max-width: 100vw !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero > .container {
    width: 100vw !important;
    max-width: 100vw !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
  }

  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1#article-title,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero p.lead,
  html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero .article-meta {
    width: min(100%, 42rem) !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }
}

/* 2026-06-29 body copy consistency pass. */
html body article.blog-v2 p,
html body article.blog-v2 li,
html body article.blog-v2 td,
html body article.blog-v2 .answer-card p,
html body article.blog-v2 .details-content p,
html body article.blog-v2 .takeaway-card li,
html body article.blog-v2 .toc-card li,
html body article.blog-v2 .matthew-read-copy p,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-cta p,
html body article.blog-v2 section.blog-about-editorial .blog-about-copy p:not(.blog-about-kicker):not(.blog-about-lede) {
  font-size: 0.82rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li,
html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede,
html body article.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
html body article.blog-v2 .fact-label,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  /* Deliberately outside the body-copy scale: source logs, proof, labels, and editorial ledes need separate hierarchy. */
}

html body article.blog-v2 .source-card .sources-list li {
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-card p {
  font-size: 0.78rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .blog-about-lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.45vw, 1.36rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.38 !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .article-kicker,
html body article.blog-v2 .fact-label,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-about-kicker,
html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-source,
html body article.blog-v2 .testimonial-rating {
  font-size: 0.55rem !important;
  line-height: 1.25 !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 #content .answer-card p,
html body article.blog-v2 #content .takeaway-card li,
html body article.blog-v2 :is(#best-rental-search-channels-in-los-angeles, #do-vacancy-signs-still-work, #why-nobody-replies-to-your-rental-inquiries, #how-to-verify-a-listing-before-applying, #common-mistakes, #faq) details .details-content p {
  font-size: 0.82rem !important;
  line-height: 1.68 !important;
}


/* 2026-07-08 hard table no-scroll guard. Matthew requested no horizontal table scrolling anywhere on the site. */
html body article.blog-v2 .article-table-wrap,
html body article.blog-v2 div.article-table-wrap,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-container .article-table-wrap {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  min-width: 0 !important;
  overflow-x: visible !important;
  overflow-y: visible !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .article-table-wrap table.article-table,
html body article.blog-v2 table.article-table,
html body article.blog-v2 .article-table {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  min-width: 0 !important;
  table-layout: fixed !important;
  display: table !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 table.article-table th,
html body article.blog-v2 table.article-table td,
html body article.blog-v2 .article-table th,
html body article.blog-v2 .article-table td,
html body article.blog-v2 .label-cell {
  min-width: 0 !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  white-space: normal !important;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere !important;
  word-break: break-word !important;
  hyphens: auto !important;
}

/* 2026-07-08 public blog heading repair.
   Prevent numbered research-prompt headings from reading as faint body notes. */
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-section .blog-container > h3,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-section .blog-container > h3.reveal {
  color: var(--v2-ink) !important;
  font-family: var(--sans) !important;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.28rem) !important;
  font-weight: 650 !important;
  line-height: 1.28 !important;
  margin: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0 0.85rem !important;
  padding-top: 1rem !important;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--v2-hairline-soft) !important;
}

html body article.blog-v2 .blog-section .blog-container > h2 + h3,
html body article.blog-v2 .blog-section .blog-container > h2 + h3.reveal {
  margin-top: 1.25rem !important;
}

/* Dark CTA band: centered button row (2026-07-08) */
.blog-v2 .blog-cta .cta-group {
  justify-content: center;
}

/* 2026-07-13 site typography sync.
   Keep live article heroes aligned with the index hero scale and tracking. */
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1,
html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero h1#article-title {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 6rem) !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  line-height: 0.88 !important;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em !important;
}

html body main article.blog-v2 section.blog-hero p.lead {
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.5vw, 1.15rem) !important;
  line-height: 1.55 !important;
}