‘Gimme Shelter’: The big rezoning of Southern California is coming
Los Angeles and most other cities in Southern California will have to rezone their communities to allow for a lot more housing by October….
Platform Digitizes Painful Planning Process To Provide Greater Access To Affordable Housing
An innovative online platform digitizes the planning process for property owners, creating efficiencies that translate into more affordable housing solutions. …
Newly-Built Modern Mansion Underscores Growing Appetite For L.A.’s San Fernando Valley
A newly-completed, luxury modern off of Alana Drive in Sherman Oaks is currently on the market for $7.995 million and while listings at this price are still a somewhat rare occurrence in the San Fernando Valley,…
New Lease Structures Leverage Rise In Flexible Living
Flexibility in living and working has helped propel companies that make short-term and/or flexible leases available to renters unwilling to commit to a year. …
Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine block the sale of L.A.’s most over-the-top mansion?
The auction of The One mega-mansion was held soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and those disappointed in the winning bid want a do-over….
Editorial: Here’s a warning, Pasadena. Don’t even think about trying to evade SB 9
Pasadena says its landmark districts are the same as historic districts and off-limits to SB 9 lot-splitting. The attorney general isn’t buying it….
With ‘The One’ Sale On The Horizon, Fashion Nova’s Richard Saghian Ends A Four-Year Hunt For The Perfect Home
The 105,000 square foot home designed by Paul Mclean, which was originally listed at $295 million before being put for auction earlier this month, sold to Fashion Nova founder, Richard Saghian, for $141 million, including fees….
With ‘The One’ Sale On The Horizon, Fashion Nova’s Richard Saghian Hopes To End A Four-Year Hunt For The Perfect Home
The 105,000 square foot home designed by Paul Mclean, which was originally listed at $295 million before being put for auction earlier this month, sold to Fashion Nova founder, Richard Saghian, for $141 million, including fees….
‘The law that swallowed California’: Why the much-derided CEQA is so hard to change
A 50-year-old California law has stymied bike lanes, affordable housing and now enrollment at UC Berkeley. But major changes in the law are unlikely….
COVID Shutdown Anniversary Offers Four Wellness Design Lessons For Home Builders, Developers And Policy Makers
Scientific discoveries have shown us how to stay safer and healthier at home – and how much our living spaces contributed to COVID transmission and related stressors. These lessons need to be factored into design standards,…