Nuisance property laws and similar policies punish vaguely defined activities with eviction. They tend to increase homelessness, reduce safety and promote segregation….
Amid expansion of UCLA, UC officials are seeking to buy the former Westside Pavilion. Google had plans to build a massive campus at the shuttered mall, but those ambitions were never realized….
Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck and Mark Wahlberg all made the list of Southern California’s top home sales this year. …
Mortgage interest rates have fallen more than a percentage point since October. The drop relieves prospective buyers, but experts say rates are likely to stay high. …
Celebrity real estate broker and ‘Real Housewives’ regular Mauricio Umansky has settled the lawsuit over his $70-million flip of a Malibu mansion. …
The California attorney general sued MV Realty, alleging the firm targeted vulnerable California homeowners by locking them into 40-year contracts….
Southern California home prices fell slightly in November, but experts don’t expect values to plunge because there’s an extreme shortage of homes for sale….
A popular state program to help pay for the cost of building an ADU is back, but with lower-income limits for applicants and less money to award….
Gentrification is easy to spot if you know where to look. If homes in your neighborhood follow these trends, gentrification might be on the way….
Santa Cruz leaders say downtown high-rises would ease housing costs. Activists call the plan ‘out of character’ for the laid-back beach town and are fighting new construction….