Southern California prices are at a record. Could relief be on the way?
Southern California home prices are hitting records, but an increase in the number of houses for sale could make a home search at least somewhat easier for prospective buyers….
Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, buys Malibu estate for $94 million
Laurene Powell Jobs, billionaire businesswoman and widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, just paid $94 million for an oceanfront spread in Malibu’s Paradise Cove….
Cold War CIA director’s longtime mansion sells for $30 million, smashing San Marino record
A palatial estate owned for years by former CIA Director John McCone has sold for $30 million, the priciest home sale in San Gabriel Valley history….
Kurt Rappaport: Real estate agent to the stars
Real estate agent Kurt Rappaport has handled many of the most expensive home sales in California, including the Malibu mansion Jay-Z and Beyoncé bought for $200 million….
‘Who’s going to live here?’ What happens when an e-commerce warehouse takes out your neighborhood
Bloomington is the latest Inland Empire community to weigh the tradeoffs of allowing a developer to bulldoze a rural neighborhood to make way for a sprawling warehousing complex in service of online shopping. …
Clifton’s is reopening (again), this time in a changed downtown
Andrew Meieran will soon reopen the doors to Clifton’s, of one of L.A.’s legendary restaurants, in a bid to once again make it an offbeat dining destination. …
‘I had fun’: Alleged scammer takes credit for Graceland foreclosure upheaval
An identity thief allegedly based in Nigeria said they were responsible for the now-blocked foreclosure sale of Graceland, over which Riley Keough had sued….
The ‘Home Alone’ house is on the market — without the booby traps — for $5.25 million
The ‘Home Alone’ house in Winnetka, Ill., is listed for sale at $5.25 million and features a full gym, basketball court and a home cinema. But no booby traps. …
Ocean technology hub AltaSea blooms on San Pedro waterfront
AltaSea, a $30-million renovation of three historic waterfront warehouses, is nearing completion and aims to be an international leader in the “blue economy.”…
Looking to vacation on the California coast? Marin just made it harder
Marin County, with its rugged beaches and pristine lands, has put a hard cap on short-term rentals, setting off furious debate: Are vacation rentals ruining California’s coastal towns? Or opening up the coast to people who…