News on Los Angeles

Formula 1 heiress buys for $85 million Hollywood mansion

2011-07-15T10:31:04Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - British heiress Petra Ecclestone, whose billionaire father is Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, has purchased a Largest US cities show home prices on the decline and pace of drops getting worse

Home prices are falling faster in the nation's largest cities, and a record number of foreclosures are expected to push prices down further through next year.

The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index fell 0.6 percent in September f...

Hollywood Sign Land Sale

2010-11-30T13:51:53Z

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A Look at the Sales Comparison Approach

2010-11-29T14:38:56Z

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A complete guide to rent control in Los Angeles, CA

2010-11-29T15:32:40Z

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City and real estate guide: Los Angeles, California

2010-11-29T15:29:52Z

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Betting The House

2010-11-04T13:29:33Z

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Kilroy Realty CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-26T20:09:56Z

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Check out the LA Community Blog for Great Los Angeles Homes for Sale

2010-11-03T01:00:15Z

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What are the pros and cons of living in Los Angeles, CA?

2010-11-03T00:59:32Z

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Homeownership Still a Great Idea

2010-11-05T06:51:27Z

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Real Estate Investment Firm Younan Properties Still Acquiring and Leasing

2010-11-02T18:04:44Z

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Is The Future Of Real Estate Investment In Megapolitan Areas

2010-11-02T18:04:57Z

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Picking Up Deals In The City Of Angels

2010-11-02T18:05:16Z

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Younan Properties Acquiring Buildings, Hiring Executives Amid Bankruptcy Rumblings In Industry

2010-11-02T17:39:10Z

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Los Angeles Investment Property

2010-11-02T18:04:24Z

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www.homesteps.com HomeSteps, A Freddie Mac Unit

2010-11-02T23:27:31Z

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Bankruptcy Rates Stabilizing; Younan Properties Increasing Its Portfolio

2010-11-02T18:04:26Z

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Safe High Return Investments Los Angeles

2010-11-02T23:20:03Z

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Online Real Estate Schools in California

2010-10-11T07:44:42Z

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Selling a Home in the Bird's Area, West Hollywood

2010-10-07T06:41:21Z

One of the most popular areas in West Hollywood, is known as the Bird's area. Though this may sound a bit unbelievable given the name of the area, this area is home to some of the most luxurious homes that are ready up for sale. The area gets its name because each street is named after some type of bird.

So what have some of the luxurious homes in this area sold for? One home that was over 9,000 square feet, located on Nightingale Dale was designed by European Marc Ca...

Selling a Home in the Birds Area of West Hollywood

2010-10-07T06:34:48Z

Selling a Home in the Birds Area of West Hollywood

If you are about to sell a house in the Birds area of West Hollywood, then you will already be aware that this is one of the most sought after neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This will help you to find a buyer for your home, but if you are going to sell your home quickly and at a good price, it will be important to find a Realtor who knows the Birds area well and who has a lot of experience in the local luxury real estate market...

Maximize Your Time When Selling A House in Beverly Hills

2010-10-07T06:44:23Z

Beverly Hills is one of the most famous and desirable parts of Los Angeles, so a home for sale in this area will always be at an advantage. Finding a serious buyer can take some time, however, unless the house is particularly special or well presented. If you are selling a property in this area and you want to find a buyer as quickly as possible, then it will be necessary to prepare your home well before you put it on the market. Making sure that your home is as attractive as possibl...

Obtaining info on a preeminent Los Angeles Home Inspector Service on the Web

2010-09-22T22:36:26Z

Anybody who is preparing to buy any kind of real estate necessitates going through a sort of Los Angeles property inspection. This is the basis why anybody living in Los Angeles, necessitates knowing about Los Angeles real estate inspection and a fine Los Angeles Home Inspector Service. Using the facilities of a Los Angeles Certified Home Inspector is, of course necessary for a individual who is going in for any kind of credit in the shape of a mortgage. If anybody wants to understand what a ...

What is a Platinum Triangle?

2010-11-05T11:14:15Z

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Getting the most worth full Los Angeles Home Inspector Service

2010-09-22T19:42:04Z

Anybody who is planning to buy any sort of real estate necessitates going through some kind of Los Angeles property inspection. That is the cause why any person living in Los Angeles, necessitates learning concerning Los Angeles real estate inspection and a fine Los Angeles Home Inspector Service. By the facilities of a Los Angeles Certified Home Inspector is, of course required for a individual who is going in for any kind of credit in the form of a mortgage. If somebody is keen to understan...

Getting help of the most proficient Los Angeles Home Inspector Service

2010-09-10T10:55:01Z

Everybody who is willing to purchase any sort of real estate requires to go through a kind of Los Angeles property inspection. This is the reason why anyone living in Los Angeles, necessitates to learn about Los Angeles real estate inspection and a fine Los Angeles Home Inspector Service. By the facilities of a Los Angeles Certified Home Inspector is, obviously essential for a guy who is going in for any sort of credit in the form of a mortgage. If anybody wants to know what a home inspection...

Elements to Replace Countertops in Los Angeles

2010-09-10T15:10:46Z

Your counter tops are old and dingy or you just want to replace them. There many choices to replace countertops Los Angeles. Think about if you are looking for just function or want an upgrade in look. You might also be considering improving the market value of your home. The two basic materials to replace countertops ...

How Much Will It Cost Me To Builder My New House?

2010-10-11T23:38:21Z

Quoting a price for construction of a new home is one of the hardest things to do because every home is unique and truly there are no two houses exactly alike, even if it is only the lot that makes them different.

Perhaps one of the most significant factors to cost of new home construction is the local region. Local building codes and labor play a major role in the cost of new home construction. Local building codes vary widely by region. For example, in warm climates building codes of...

The Ups and Downs of the British Real Estate Market

2010-09-22T04:03:13Z

The five ghastly "Jack the Ripper" murders took place in an area less than a quarter square mile in size. Houses in this haunting and decrepit no man's land straddling the City and metropolitan London could be had for 25-50,000 British pounds as late as a decade ago. How things change!

The general buoyancy in real estate prices in the capital coupled with the adjacent Spitalfields urban renewal project have lifted prices. A house not 50 yards from the scene of the Ripper's last - a...

How to Buy a House With Bad Credit in Los Angeles

2010-11-02T14:32:10Z

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Cities to Watch Out for when Investing in Real Estate

2010-10-06T02:11:10Z

When investing in real estate, it is important to take note of the location of the investment properties you want to buy. It is because it can affect the value, as well as the "selling points" of the property you want to flip, wholesale, rent, or rehab. Therefore, if you want to make your Waiting for home prices to come back quickly? Don't hold your breath

Thought the housing crisis was over? Not quite.

Despite four years of falling prices and recent signs that they were finally bottoming out, homes are expected to lose still more value in many metro areas over the next year.

Parts of the country already pummeled by the housing crisis, like Las Vegas, Allen Cravello (President of American Capital Corporation in Los Angeles, CA) "Rates are at an all time low" so it's historically one of the...

Mortgage Spotlight - Best First Time Homebuyer and Refinance Rates Are Available Now

2010-10-05T16:39:57Z

Best Mortgage Rates are Available Now

Mortgage rates are currently at an all time low and this is great news for homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance to lower rates. Accordingly to Allen Cravello (President of American Capital Corporation in Los Angeles, CA) "Rates are at an all time low" so it's historically one of the...

The myth of the downtown boom

2010-09-10T23:43:30Z

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Housing Double Dip Appears To Be Under Way

2010-11-02T12:23:47Z

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Housing Double Dip Appears To Be Underway

2010-11-02T12:23:46Z

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Real Estate Investing Amid A Sluggish Housing Market

2010-09-22T04:05:03Z

With the housing market sending mixed signals in recent days, many people would indeed have doubts about real estate investing. Because nobody would want to make their investments a flop, aspiring investors would naturally be more cautious when it comes to buying investment properties.

While there is nothing wrong with wanting to prote...

Real Estate 2010: Profit Potential, Buy And Hold

2010-10-27T08:18:39Z

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Looking for a Los Angeles Real Estate Company

2010-09-22T04:05:44Z

Homes are bought and sold every day in the United States. Many Americans have had experience with either buying or selling a home or even have been in both situations at some point or another. You need to keep a lot of things in mind if you are deciding to sell your home because it can be a difficult thing to do. You need to decide what method you are going to take to sell the home and how much money you are going to end up making when the sale has been completed. It is not always true that you ...

Patti LuPone

2010-11-03T09:13:56Z

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Key For Choosing Luxury Homes In Los Angeles Sunset Strip

2010-10-06T02:09:54Z

Are you looking for a business with a great profit margin? Try real estate business! However, you need to find the right market to see your investment growing with the passage of each day. This is when you can think of investing in Los Angeles.

The high end Los Angeles Sunset Strip is popular with mansion owners and investors. This region has been developed specially for high-end property and includes areas like Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills and the Miracle Mile. Given the extent of i...

Most Recent Case-Shiller Housing Numbers

2010-10-25T12:29:27Z

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Summary Box: Home prices rise for 8th month

2010-06-16T11:11:59Z

Summary Box: Index of home prices in 20 big cities rises for 8th consecutive month

RISING PRICES: Home prices rose 0.3 percent from December to January, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index released Tuesday. The index is adjusted for seasonal factors.

BROAD GAINS: Prices rose in 12 cities in the index, led by

The housing market is 62.4 percent more affordable for middle?income families in 18 years. Three of the compelling elements damaged during the height of the housing crisis that made ...

Best Cities To Rent And Own

2010-10-25T09:53:11Z

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Banks Failing To Fess Up To Commercial Property Losses

2010-10-25T09:22:15Z

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Hanmi brings in financial adviser

2010-06-15T09:07:41Z

Hanmi Financial, hammered by real estate losses, hires financial adviser

Hanmi Financial said Monday that it has retained Cappello Capital Corp. as a financial adviser while the company pursues strategic alternatives.

That suggests that Hanmi, which serves Korean-American and other ethnic communitie...

Fugitive Idaho developer captured in LA

2010-06-15T09:08:19Z

Fugitive real estate developer captured at LA airport after 12 years on the lam

A fugitive lawyer accused of stealing millions of dollars in an Idaho real estate development has been captured in Los Angeles after living for years in Mexico.

Federal agents arrested Claud...

Owners: $5.4B NY housing complexes go to creditors

2010-06-15T09:08:59Z

Owners: 2 NYC apartment complexes bought for record $5.4B will be turned over to creditors

Like many homeowners who owe more than their properties are worth, the heavy hitters behind the most expensive real estate deal in U.S. history are giving up the two massive apartment complexes they bought during the nation's housing boom.

The 110 buildin...

Is it the Bottom of the Real estate Market in Los Angeles?

2010-10-06T02:11:17Z

Foreclosure Investing

The secrets to success in 2009!

Welcome to the new world! Wow! If you are anything like me your head is still spinning. In 2007 I was on top of the world. My real estate business was on fire. Investing, selling, buying I had it all. Opps! When things changed they changed REAL FAST. Denial, denial, and more denial. It?s kind of like location, location, location except it hurts a lot more. I guess you know the end of this ch...

Quick Guide to Leasing Commercial Property in Los Angeles

2010-10-06T02:10:50Z

If you?re considering leasing commercial property the idea can sometimes be challenging for a small business owner who is new to the area or to his or her market. For example a small medical building lease Los Angeles business owners should know will have a great deal of research involved. You will need to talk to an investment group that understands the necessary procedures, licenses and zonings for running a medical business.

As the backbon...

Searching for Your First Los Angeles Rental Property

2010-09-22T04:06:08Z

If you've never owned a rental property, it can be a very scary experience. It's very important to get familiar with the process prior to actually purchasing that first rental home. It is suggested to take the time to educate yourself through reading books, taking a couple of real estate seminars and discussing with friends and associates who have actually done it. Purchasing your first investment property is actually an exhilarating experience once you have gained the knowledge required.

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U.S. House Prices to Income: 1989-2009

2010-10-22T13:09:59Z

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LA Homes Inventory In California Down 57%

2010-09-22T04:03:51Z

Now is a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate. The Los Angeles monthly inventory went from a 10.2 months supply back in November of 2008 to a current 4.4 month supply today. What does this mean to the typical Los Angeles home buyer? Get ready to make that offer. If the bottom hasn't completely been reached, it's just about there.

Here are some indicators leading to this statement. From November of last year until now, inventory of Los Angeles homes on the market has declined a who...

A Tale of Four Cities

2010-06-15T09:10:59Z

A Tale of Four Cities

LOS ANGELES

Prices are on the mend in Los Angeles, which has a tight supply of homes. Residential values rose 2.2% in the third quarter over the previous second quarter, according to the Standard &amp; Poor's/Case-Shiller index. The improvement is giving sellers confidence to bump up asking prices. The owner of a one-b...

Tightly Knit

2010-10-26T23:10:58Z

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Indian Trouble For Emaar

2010-10-22T14:33:27Z

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Los Angeles Investment Property ? How Do Market Cycles Affect Property Investing?

2010-10-06T02:57:55Z

When I was just starting out as a real estate investor hunting a Los Angeles investment property one after the other, my thinking was that if I buy a property right, then I can never lose money. That was totally wrong and flawed thinking!

It is always a good time to buy and sell properties but how you buy and sell properties will depend on the market. Five years ago when I first started in real estate, I had difficulty figuring out how my competitors were making money even if they over...

Home sales rise 9.4 pct. in Sept., beat forecast

2010-10-27T14:26:31Z

September home sales up 9.4 percent, beating expectations as tax credit spurs sales

Racing to complete their purchases before a tax credit for first-time owners expires, homebuyers pushed sales up last month by the largest amount in more than 26 years.

After jumping 9.4 percent in September, home resales are up nearly 24 percent from the bottom in January, the Nationa...

L.A. Commercial Real Estate: No Signs of Life

2010-10-22T07:30:22Z

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Rescue scams trap ever more desperate homeowners

2010-06-15T09:23:41Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One American industry is booming amid the slump and job losses: mortgage rescue scams that prey on homeowners in financial straits.

The scammers have low start-up costs and expert market knowledge, many of them having learned their predatory tricks in the boom in providing subprime mortgages a few years ago.

Experts say they will thri...

America's Most Expensive Cities

2010-10-22T07:47:06Z

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New home sales tick up, disappoint analysts

2010-10-27T14:26:33Z

New home sales in August inch up 0.7 percent, but results miss Wall Street expectations

The housing market is making a comeback, but it's not impressing anybody. New home sales rose a tepid 0.7 percent last month, missing Wall Street expectations.

Builders are seeing a drop-off in foot traffic because homebuyers are running out of time to take advantage of a federal tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-ti...

How to Move From Orlando to Hollywood

2010-10-22T08:33:25Z

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Listed: Resort-Style Bay Area Estate

2010-10-22T07:45:20Z

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'Special Servicers' Flooded With Late Commercial Property Loans

2010-10-22T07:49:05Z

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July new US home sales up 9.6 percent

2010-06-15T09:30:08Z

New home sales in July surge 9.6 pct, beating expectations in fourth straight monthly increase

Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday tha...

Are Home Buyers Worried About Missing the Market Bottom?

2010-10-22T07:24:19Z

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MAGUIRE DEFAULTS

2010-06-15T09:31:05Z

MAGUIRE DEFAULTS

The tremors shaking Southern California this week came from Maguire Properties, which scooped up large parcels in Los Angeles in 2005-07 to become the largest downtown owner of Class A commercial real estate. The real estate investment trust, which lost $380 million in its secon...

More Signs of a Housing Bottom

2010-10-22T07:22:54Z

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Let's Put Housing News in Perspective

2010-10-22T07:20:00Z

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S&P/Case-Shiller Finally Shows a Gain: Perspective Is Important

2010-10-22T07:19:32Z

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Looking at Case-Shiller Levels

2010-10-22T07:19:32Z

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Obama's Foreclosure Plan Du Jour: Own-to-Rent

2010-10-22T07:17:57Z

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An Introduction to Real Estate in Los Angeles

2010-10-06T02:10:46Z

Lets check out the top few.

Industry ? Los Angles has strong regional industries with entertainment and defense leading the way. We may have a high unemployment rate, but our core industries are not in peril like other areas of the country. The entertainment industry is quite a draw for people following their dream.
Weather ? Los Angeles debatably has the best weather in the US. This is a very attractive point for people and is a significant part of the l...

Real Estate and Business Litigation Attorney

2010-10-12T17:21:29Z

Looking for sharp, successful and experienced real estate and business litigation attorney in Los Angeles? Meet our accomplished and result-oriented real estate and business litigation lawyers at Wagenseller Law Firm based at LA, who possess extensive litigation and trial experience in a variety of real estate and resolution of business disputes. Whether you need a business lawyer or real estate attorney in Los Angeles, Wagenseller Law Firm will always be there to help you during the...

Los Angeles Real Estate Investing

2010-10-06T02:11:55Z

If you have been looking for stability in what seem to be extremely unstable times, a Los Angeles Real Estate Investing Group has everything you need to help you with real estate investing. Now more than ever it is going to be extremely beneficial for you when you get together with like-minded individuals for an exchange of ideas and learning how to get the most from your real estate investments.

The Real Estate Investment Groups gives you direct access to some of the top investors in...

Housing's Tsunami Hasn't Sunk Prices In L.A. Beach Cities

2010-10-22T07:48:59Z

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Shopping Center Management: How To Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins

2010-10-06T02:08:02Z

Is YOUR Shopping Center Management Firm
Guilty of These All-Too-Common Shortcomings?

Finding a qualified property management firm to handle your shopping center is sometimes little more than a walk in the dark. It?s hard to tell how well your firm will perform in day-to-day activities. Here are a few tips we?ve developed to help shed some daylight on the topic.

1. No solid system for collecting and depositing rent payments<...

Horse Properties in Los Angeles

2010-10-14T12:38:58Z

When most people think of Los Angeles, they think of either glitz, Hollywood, crowded streets and horrible traffic, or abject poverty and crime in areas such as the East Side and South Side. In other words, they think of city properties and nothing else.

However, once you know the area, you know that there are actually more rural parts of Los Angeles, where those who are fans of horses can enjoy the equestrian life. They can either live the luxurious high life of sprawling farms or ...

In Pictures: Best And Worst Cities To Buy A Home Now

2010-10-21T09:58:48Z
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In Bank Demolition Echoes of the Great Depression

2010-10-23T23:38:34Z
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How Low Will Real Estate Go?

2010-10-21T09:57:16Z
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Architectural Adventure

2010-10-26T20:25:27Z
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HOUSING: DON'T GET TOO EXCITED JUST YET

2010-06-16T10:40:28Z

HOUSING: DON'T GET TOO EXCITED JUST YET
Home sales are showing signs of revival in some of the nation's most devastated markets. That's good news, for sure. But two big questions remain: Is this flurry of activity sustainable? And is it a sign that prices nationally are at or near a bottom? Unfortunately for homeowners, on both counts there are reasons to be cautious.

Real estate agents say the jump in sales volume has a lot to do with the New high-rise could be bright spot in LA's gloomy downtown development landscape
A major developer planned to announce a $1 billion high-rise office and hotel complex Friday, the first new downtown construction project since the real estate spiral largely scuttled dreams of a resurgent city center.
Thomas Property Group's plans call for an 60-story glass-walled building with a slanted profile resembling a ship's sail that would be built on property owned by ...

Real Estate: Inventories Dropping

2010-10-21T09:56:04Z
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$150M buys you late TV producer's L.A. mansion

2010-06-16T10:45:12Z

Widow of Aaron Spelling selling 4.7-acre Holmby Hills estate in L.A. for $150 million
The widow of producer Aaron Spelling is placing "The Manor" in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for a jaw-dropping $150 million, making it by far the most expensive home for sale in the U.S.
The French chateau-style mansion has 56,500 squa...

L.A. commercial property market to slow in '09

2010-06-16T10:45:02Z

L.A. confidential: When a giant landlord is near bankruptcy, that can't be good
When one of downtown Los Angeles' largest landlords said this week that it may seek bankruptcy protection because the company can't pay its loans, it didn't bode well for the commercial property market.
Meruelo Maddux Properties is just...

U.S. Virgin Megastores to Close

2010-10-26T20:38:56Z
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HOME OFFICES: THE NEW MATH

2010-10-13T14:06:37Z

HOME OFFICES: THE NEW MATH
Eve Gelb's life was once a blur of hour-and-a-half commutes on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. What memories: The NPR fatigue. The stale minivan air. The deep identification with the characters in Waiting for Godot. But that's all in the past. Gelb, a projec...

Distress Test

2010-11-02T16:51:34Z
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West sees preowned home sales surge in January

2010-06-16T11:00:02Z

Foreclosures help boost sales of existing homes in West by 32.1 percent in January
Home sales in the Western U.S. surged in January as first-time homebuyers, real estate investors and others seized on bargain-priced foreclosed homes in California, Nevada and Arizona, according to two reports released Wednesday.
A to...

Can We Expect a Springtime Bounce in Housing Prices?

2010-10-21T09:20:46Z
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Compounding Humor!

2010-10-06T02:06:41Z

That's my prescription for whatever ails you...the markets, a speeding ticket, a less-than-great mood...you name it.

I'm delighted to have spent some quality time with Andy Andrews on Saturday at the Mark Victor Hansen MEGA Speaking event in Los Angeles.

We shared lunch together and talked of "noticing" even the little things, and the importance of having fun, something we both do a lot of.

My personal favorite is to remind myself that over a billion Chinese ...

Stan Lee Walk of Fame

2011-01-04T14:32:35Z
Comic book creator Stan Lee strikes the Spiderman pose as he poses after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Michael Jackson Doctor

2011-01-04T13:01:27Z
Sean Kang, a Michael Jackson fan from New York, holds up a sign in protest to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, at a Los Angeles Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Dr. Conrad Murray appeared in a Lo...

APTOPIX Michael Jackson Doctor

2011-01-04T10:31:37Z
Latoya Jackson arrives at a Los Angeles Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011. A prosecutor has opened a hearing that will determine whether Michael Jackson's doctor will stand trial in the superstar's death by saying the pop superstar was already dead by the time help was summoned. Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. A new storm came just days after a week of wet weather saturated parts of the state, but there were no immediate problems in communities susceptible to debris flows and mudslides.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Copyright 2010 AP Features

LSU UCLA Basketball

2010-12-28T22:00:15Z
LSU's Katherine Graham, right, shoots over UCLA's Markel Walker during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in