- A homeless housing nonprofit's buildings are in shambles. City plans intervention
Los Angeles housing officials are planning to step in with immediate help to stabilize residential buildings that the financially strapped Skid Row Housing Trust is unable to maintain in habitable condition. Read more » - Legendary Fox Studio Lot set for $1.5-billion expansion
Murdochs plan $1.5-billion upgrade to legendary Fox Studio Lot — formerly 20th Century Fox — where filming began nearly a century ago. Read more » - A Black couple settles lawsuit over a home valuation that rose when a white friend posed as the owner
The home valuation increased substantially when a white friend posed as the homeowner. The suit was settled for an undisclosed amount. Read more » - What's the deal with Burbank's gigantic castles? We have answers
Massive turrets. Stained glass windows. Sneering stone gargoyles. We discovered the story behind the enormous castles dotting Burbank. Read more » - Winner of $2-billion Powerball jackpot drops $25.5 million on Hollywood Hills mansion
Powerball jackpot winner Edwin Castro dropped $25.5 million on a Hollywood Hills home shortly after winning the $2-billion lottery. Read more » - A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it?
A decades-long landslide has reshaped a 240-acre part of Palos Verdes Peninsula known as Portuguese Bend. Rancho Palos Verdes is mounting a plan to slow it. Read more » - L.A. County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000L.A. County's proposed earthquake rules would require certain older concrete buildings in unincorporated areas, and those owned by the county, to be retrofitted. Read more »
- Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1-billion makeover
Historic movie lot in Studio City that was home to iconic television shows, from 'Gunsmoke' to 'Seinfeld,' is getting a $1-billion makeover. Read more » - How renovation of an iconic Chinese mall represents a shift in L.A.'s Chinese community
Columnist Frank Shyong first visited Focus Plaza as a seventh-grader with his family. He sees the mall's renovation as a symbol of Southern California's changing Chinese population. Read more » - O.C. malls, fading from their hip glory days, may get new lives as apartments
In an area where there is little undeveloped land and neighbors are likely to push back at new housing, some see the declining malls as ideal places to build. Read more » - Kim Zolciak-Biermann can rest easy in her Georgia mansion: Foreclosure auction is off
Oops, it was just a misunderstanding: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' alum Kim Zolciak-Biermann won't see her home sold at auction over a loan default. Read more » - Mark Wahlberg sells lavish Beverly Park mega-mansion for $55 million
Mark Wahlberg just sold his French-inspired mega-mansion in Beverly Park for $55 million, Southern California's priciest home sale so far this year. Read more » - Some buyers find deals in shifting Southern California housing market
Falling mortgage rates and home prices bring some buyers back into the Southern California market just in time for spring. Read more » - Opinion: California housing development remains abysmal despite reforms. Here's what's missing
L.A., San Francisco and other cities need massive private development to supply homes and reduce homelessness. That's why reforms like SB 9 fail. Read more » - Selling a rental property? Here are the tax consequences
Selling a rental property is more complicated than selling your personal home. If you're not using the proceeds to buy another property, it's going to cost you. Read more » - More San Francisco homes selling below asking price. Could that trend come to L.A.?
Data reveal that if not a buyer's market, then the Bay Area is a more buyer-friendly market. Homes are relatively cheaper — a pattern that may manifest in Los Angeles. Read more » - San Pedro Fish Market to close Ports O' Call site after more than six decades
The San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant will close its location in the Ports O' Call Village in March. The restaurant plans to remain in San Pedro. Read more » - Nelson Rising, who shaped L.A. and oversaw some of California's biggest projects, dies at 81
Rising led the development of the U.S. Bank tower in downtown L.A., the creation of Playa Vista and — nearly — an NFL stadium. Read more » - A deadly building flaw common in California brings destruction and misery to Turkey, Syria
The flaws of non-ductile concrete construction are found across California, with many buildings having not been evaluated or retrofitted and at risk of collapse in a serious earthquake. Read more » - Opinion: How California's duplex law was designed to fail
Officials should undo needless restrictions in 2021 legislation to help tackle California's housing crisis. Read more » - 'Gimme Shelter': What happens when a basketball star opposes townhomes near his mansion
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry recently sent a letter to the city of Atherton opposing new townhomes near his mansion. Read more » - Bugsy Siegel was killed in this Beverly Hills mansion. For $17 million, it can be yours
Mobster Bugsy Siegel was gunned down in a Beverly Hills mansion in 1947. Now that famous mansion is on the market for $17 million. Read more » - California offers help for more homeowners who missed mortgage or tax payments
The state is expanding its federally funded mortgage relief program to help more Californians. In addition to reaching people who fell behind on their payments in 2022 and early 2023, it is offering to cover up to $80,000 in back debt. Read more » - California Pizza Kitchen founder lists Beverly Park estate for $48.5 million
Larry Flax, co-founder of the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant chain, is asking $48.5 million for his European-inspired showplace in Beverly Park. Read more » - Jennifer Lopez wants $42.5 million for lavish Bel-Air compound
Jennifer Lopez is asking $42.5 million for her Bel-Air compound, a private retreat with multiple homes and amenities sprawled across eight acres. Read more » - Costco wants to build a different kind of store in South L.A. — with bulk housing
A proposed project in Baldwin Village would bring 800 apartments, including housing for low-income residents, above a Costco, as well as 400 jobs. Read more » - Are falling interest rates and home prices changing your home-buying strategy?
If you recently made that decision or are currently thinking it over, the Times would like to speak with you. Read more » - As many work from home, office landlords roll out entertainment to entice tenants
From yoga classes to musical performances, landlords are trying to woo back workers who left office space vacant during the pandemic. Read more » - L.A. City Council backs minimum threshold for evicting tenants behind on rent
Under the proposal, a tenant would have to owe more than one month's fair market rent before they could be evicted. It will need a second vote next week. Read more » - Albert Pujols is listing his Irvine mansion for $9.98 million
Longtime Angels slugger Albert Pujols is asking $9.98 million for his longtime mansion tucked in a guard-gated neighborhood in Irvine. Read more » - L.A. County extends eviction moratorium by 2 monthsThe Board of Supervisors voted to extend the pandemic-era eviction moratorium by two months, to the end of March. The countywide moratorium was set to expire Jan. 31. Read more »
- A huge chunk of land in Bel-Air is going up for auction
In Bel-Air, a 260-acre piece of land that represents 6% of the neighborhood's total area is hitting the auction block with bids starting at $39 million. Read more » - L.A. City Council votes to dramatically expand tenant protections ahead of deadline
The L.A. City Council voted unanimously Friday to dramatically expand protections for renters, underscoring the growing political might of the council's progressive bloc. Read more » - A powerful nonprofit owns apartments for poor tenants. Why are some tenants trapped in their rooms?
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has spent tens of millions on pro-tenant causes. Yet elderly and disabled tenants at one of its buildings complain they have spent months at a time without a functioning elevator. Read more » - A new California housing law has done little to encourage building, report says
A California law passed in 2021 was supposed to make it easier for homeowners to build duplexes, but few are taking advantage of it. Read more » - The 'Goonies' house will soon become a fan haven, thanks to a Kansas businessman
Kansas businessman Behman Zakeri purchased a home featured in 'The Goonies' for more than $1.6 million in December. Here's what he plans to do with it. Read more » - For first time, California civil rights officials file lawsuit alleging Section 8 discrimination
The California Civil Rights Department sued two landlords, alleging they discriminated against a Section 8 tenant. It was the first such suit the department brought. Read more » - Op-Ed: L.A. should stop requiring developers to waste space on parking
Too many new buildings have too many parking places, by law. The city should reduce the amount of land devoted to cars, so more housing can be built. Read more » - Rams owner Stan Kroenke escalates property buying spree in Woodland Hills
After making a $325-million deal for the Village shopping center, Rams owner Stan Kroenke is set to develop a massive mixed-use complex in the San Fernando Valley. Read more » - Family to sell Bruce's Beach property back to L.A. County for nearly $20 million
County officials say the Bruce family has agreed to sell the Bruce's Beach property in Manhattan Beach back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million. Read more » - Southern California's weird and wild real estate market: The priciest home sales of 2022
Per usual, 2022 was a wild year for Southern California's luxury market with hushed deals, foreclosed mega-mansions and more. Here are the biggest sales. Read more » - Vin Scully's Hidden Hills mansion sells for $14 million
Vin Scully's longtime home — a two-acre compound in Hidden Hills dubbed 'Home Plate' — just traded hands for $14 million. Read more » - Howard Jarvis group, apartment owners sue to block L.A.'s new housing tax
Lawyers representing the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. and the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles argue that the documentary transfer tax violates the California Constitution. Read more » - 'An earthquake can drop in': More than 1 million California homes need retrofittingsEarthquakes can drop in at the worst possible time. Jacqui and Shane McIntosh were about to sell their home when it was shattered by a 6.4 quake. Read more »
- Home buyers get some relief as mortgage rates come off 7% highs
Mortgage rates are roughly double year-ago levels but have fallen from their 7% highs. That's providing at least some relief to potential home buyers. Read more » - Sylvester Stallone lists Hidden Hills compound for $22.5 million
After selling his Beverly Park mansion to Adele earlier this year, actor Sylvester Stallone is asking $22.5 million for his compound in Hidden Hills. Read more » - L.A. confirms end of COVID eviction rules, while other tenant protections remain in limbo
The L.A. City Council has voted to allow landlords to resume evictions Feb. 1. But additional planned tenant protections have not passed. Read more » - Beverly Hills developer gets 4 years in prison for bribing L.A. County official
Beverly Hills developer Arman Gabaee gets 4 years in prison for bribing L.A. County official for a $45 million lease deal and other favors Read more » - California just slashed rooftop solar incentives. What happens next?
Gov. Gavin Newsom's appointees voted unanimously to reduce payments to homes and businesses that go solar. Read more » - Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows
Eviction moratoriums and relief checks helped thousands of people avoid homelessness during the pandemic, a study finds. Its authors say the same measures should be used in the event of a recession. Read more »
