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….
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….
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….
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….
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….
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….
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….
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….
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. …
How to protect your home from the type of damage seen in Humboldt County’s 6.4 earthquake
Earthquakes 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….