Tech billionaires’ secretive plan to build a California city from scratch
The billionaires behind Flannery Associates have bought up more than 140 parcels in Solano County with dreams of ‘a new city with tens of thousands of new homes.’…
As challenges loom, L.A. City Council approves $150 million in ‘mansion tax’ spending
L.A. City Council has approved a $150-million spending plan for funds raised by Measure ULA, putting money toward rental assistance, tenant protection and other housing crisis initiatives….
Opinion: How L.A. can build more housing without looking like New York
Yes, Southern California needs more housing density, but we can put our sprawl to use without ditching our spacious vibe….
Thousands of California tenants could face obscure tax bill for living in subsidized housing
Under the arcane tax rule of possessory interest, thousands of California tenants in subsidized housing could face individual tax bills upwards of $1,000 a year. …
A home, an office and a park demonstrate that design can be environmentally conscious — and look good
Ditching concrete for wood, reinventing the court apartment, and rehabilitating old landfill as parkland show how designers are tackling climate change…
Mortgage rates surge past 7%, hit highest level since 2002
Mortgage rates surpassed 7% this week, dealing another blow to potential homeowners who now face the highest borrowing costs since 2002….
La Habra condo owners see a gaping chasm where their greenbelt used to be
Condo owners in La Habra’s Coyote Village have been waiting years for reconstruction of a collapsed flood channel that cuts an ugly gash across their complex. …
Multilevel marketing mogul sells Irvine mansion for $25 million, a new record
Joni Rogers-Kante, founder of the SeneGence marketing firm, has sold her Irvine mansion for $25 million, making it the priciest sale ever in the city….
Opinion: The $1 million home is becoming the norm in L.A. This is an outrage we could have prevented
California’s median home price is near $750,000. The most promising prescription for the housing shortage is undoing single-family zoning and increasing density….
Fires, landslides, rising seas: What drives Californians to stay in disaster-prone areas?
Natural disasters devastate certain pockets of Southern California on a regular basis. So why don’t people leave?…