California holds 70% of the country’s priciest ZIP Codes for home buyers
California maintains its reign as the most expensive state in the U.S. for home buyers, with 89 of the nation’s 127 priciest ZIP Codes, a new study finds….
‘It’s still not easy’: SoCal home prices rise 14% as buying frenzy cools slightly
Southern California’s housing market has slowed ever so slightly, but it remains ultracompetitive. Prices in October were up 14% from a year earlier….
Billy Bob Thornton sells his leafy retreat in Brentwood for $3.6 million
After eight years in Brentwood, Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton has sold his traditional-style spot in Mandeville Canyon for $3.6 million….
‘Gimme Shelter’: Why modern freeway construction is still taking homes in Black and Latino areas
A Los Angeles Times investigation reveals that more than 200,000 people have lost their homes to freeway construction over the last three decades. …
Way better than a parking lot: Smart reuse revives Julia Morgan’s Herald Examiner building
An Apple store redo of Tower Theatre and the renovated William Randolph Hearst Herald Examiner building bring Broadway’s historic architecture back from the brink….
Parks and green spaces are vital for neighborhoods, so why aren’t there more?
We know parks are not equitably distributed across L.A. What’s the hold-up on building more? …
Producer Joel Silver wants $75 million for pink Brentwood mega-mansion
Blockbuster producer Joel Silver is seeking a blockbuster sale in Brentwood, listing his Mexican modernist mansion for $75 million….
Amenities go wild at luxe apartments: Music studios, rooftop dog parks, bed making by app
Competition for tenants willing to pay top dollar has apartment owners in something of an amenities arms race, reaching new heights of pampering….
How we reported the story on highway displacements
To report on people who have lost their homes because of highway projects in the modern era, The Times analyzed data submitted by states to the Federal Highway Administration each year since 1991. …
The racist history of America’s interstate highway boom
Construction of the U.S. Interstate Highway System tore through the nation’s urban areas with freeways that, through intention and indifference, carved up Black communities…