- California Pizza Kitchen founder lists Beverly Park estate for $48.5 millionLarry 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 compoundJennifer 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 housingA 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 tenantsFrom 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 rentUnder 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 millionLongtime 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 auctionIn 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 deadlineThe 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 saysA 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 businessmanKansas 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 discriminationThe 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 parkingToo 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 HillsAfter 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 millionCounty 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 2022Per 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 millionVin 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 taxLawyers 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% highsMortgage 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 millionAfter 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 limboThe 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 officialBeverly 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 showsEviction 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 »
- L.A.'s rich are already scheming ways to avoid new 'mansion tax'Homeowners, developers and real estate agents are all bracing for the incoming mansion tax set to hit L.A. next year. Read more »
- Accused of illegally evicting Black and Latino renters, SoCal city, sheriff to pay $1 millionHesperia and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department will pay $1 million to settle a suit alleging discrimination against Black, Latino tenants. Read more »
- Betty White's former L.A. home is demolished, almost a year after she diedBetty White's former home in Brentwood has been demolished, the late actor's assistant announced on Instagram. The television icon died in December 2021. Read more »
- The West Hollywood condo Leslie Jordan bought before he died is up for sale againEmmy winner Leslie Jordan, who documented his milestone home purchase in August, never moved into the West Hollywood condo he bought before he died. Read more »
- How a teeny-tiny ADU completely transformed their L.A. yardA 1926 Spanish bungalow has housed this Pacific Palisades family for nearly 30 years. Can a small ADU help shelter them for 30 more? Read more »
- A year after opening 600 rooms to L.A.'s unhoused, the Cecil Hotel is still mostly empty. Here's whyThe Cecil Hotel was supposed to be an innovative new model for permanent supportive housing in L.A. Why is it struggling to fill rooms? Read more »
- Southern California home prices dip in NovemberSouthern California home prices fell again in November, the result of high mortgage interest rates that have sapped demand. Read more »
- Taix restaurant redevelopment in Echo Park clears a final hurdleThe Los Angeles City Council removed one of the final hurdles for the controversial redevelopment of Taix French Restaurant in Echo Park. Read more »
- As home prices decline, Southern Californians who bought at the peak are nervousSouthern California home prices are falling, eroding equity homeowners could spend on renovations or emergencies. People who bought at the peak are particularly nervous. Read more »
- Destination or gentrification? A sleek new arena rises in the Coachella ValleyPalm Desert's Acrisure Arena is the first venue of its size in the Coachella Valley. Local officials, wary of gentrification, say 'the pros outweigh the cons.' Read more »
- Amazon Studios unveils massive virtual production stage, deepening ties to Culver CityAmazon's Stage 15 is Southern California's largest virtual production stage, with a wall of more than 3,000 LED panels and motion capture cameras. Read more »
- Iconic Chinese mall in San Gabriel to be renovated, worrying longtime tenantsAfter 30 years, Focus Plaza at Valley and Del Mar will soon get a face-lift. Read more »
- Potential home buyers are leaving Los Angeles for these two citiesA new study from real estate brokerage site Redfin shows that Angelenos are enticed by cheaper prices in these two metropolitan areas. Read more »
- How much do you need to earn annually to afford a house in Los Angeles?You need to make more than $220,000 a year now to afford a house in Los Angeles, thanks to rising mortgage rates and inflation. Read more »
- 'Gimme Shelter': California's wildest housing story of 2022The 2022 Avocado of the Year goes to the Silicon Valley town of Woodside. The community tried to evade a state law that would allow the construction of duplexes by declaring itself a mountain lion habitat. Read more »
- A century-old Craftsman in L.A. is used as a blueprint for a new ADUNestled behind a 100-year-old Craftsman in L.A., a 700-square-foot ADU mirrors the home's period charm and provides housing for an office and extended family. Read more »
- A new General Hospital: Turning an iconic L.A. landmark into homeless housingAfter standing mostly vacant for the last 14 years, the iconic General Hospital is nearing a reincarnation as affordable and homeless housing. Read more »
- Why are some of Southern California's most expensive properties left completely empty?As development fills every crack of L.A. County, some of the most prized parcels are left untouched. Why? Read more »
- Poor housing conditions continue at L.A. apartment complex, despite 2,000 citationsTenants at one of L.A.'s largest apartment complexes continue to live in unsafe conditions months after the city, county and landlord pledged action. Read more »
- Judge rules against developer and in favor of L.A. on emergency eviction protectionsA judge said L.A.'s emergency tenant protections promoted the "common good" and do not require that property owners be compensated for their losses. Read more »
- California outlawed Section 8 housing discrimination. Why it still persistsTwo years ago, it became illegal across California for landlords to refuse to rent to Section 8 residents. Tenants and their advocates say the practice remains common. Read more »
- 'Big Bang Theory' star Johnny Galecki sells Spanish compound for $11.1 millionShrouded in tropical landscaping and hidden behind high walls and wood gates, the lush estate has become a hot spot for Hollywood stars over the years. Read more »
- A designer's custom compound sells for $16.55 million, a recordDesigner Morgan Brown has sold her European-style compound for $16.55 million, a record in the West Hollywood area. Read more »