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The Bay Area tech titans' plan to create a utopia in Solano County contains a kernel of wisdom about the kind of suburban growth the state wants and needs.
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On the heels of his 95th birthday, the architect of L.A. landmarks looks back on his career and the ever-enduring myth that his Capitol Records building is intended to resemble a stack of records. (It's not.)
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Explore the latest home and rent prices in and around L.A., updated for August.
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The Solar Futures House was quickly raised using 3-D printing technology and is highly efficient. It recycles water and is powered entirely by the sun's rays.
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Thousands of short-term rentals are breaking the law. The city is leaving millions of dollars on the table by not enforcing the rules.
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'Brady Bunch' house in Studio City sells for $3.2 million, more than $2 million below May list price
'The Brady Bunch' house in Studio City sells to historic home enthusiast Tina Trahan for $3.2 million, more than $2 million less than what it was listed at in May.
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As L.A. deals with a housing crisis, new data show how the threat of eviction affects not only poor communities but middle- and high-income ones too.
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The head of Los Angeles city planning said new studies found that the environmental impacts of the Bulgari Resort project "are far greater than initially anticipated."
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Priced out of the Bay Area and South Pasadena, a couple bought a Spanish fixer-upper in Eagle Rock, assisted by the earning potential of an ADU.
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As the city tries to crack down on short-term rentals, profits for Airbnb hosts are rising — whether their listings are legal or not.
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The state Legislature is poised to take back half of the $50 million it provided in July for ADU financing. But a grant program that helps Californians build ADUs will still get funds.
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Insurers pulled out amid wildfire losses. Now they're reportedly seeking a giveaway from the Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
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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.'
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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.
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Yes, Southern California needs more housing density, but we can put our sprawl to use without ditching our spacious vibe.
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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.
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Ditching concrete for wood, reinventing the court apartment, and rehabilitating old landfill as parkland show how designers are tackling climate change
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Mortgage interest rates surpassed 7% this week, dealing another blow to potential homeowners who now face the highest borrowing costs since 2002.
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The state is again expanding its federally funded mortgage relief program to help more Californians. People who missed mortgage payments up to Aug. 1 are now eligible for help.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Natural disasters devastate certain pockets of Southern California on a regular basis. So why don't people leave?
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Studies, and my Venice neighborhood, offer proof: Below-market rents in the corner apartment building don't preclude a pricey mansion across the street.
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Reality television personalities Tarek and Heather El Moussa are evicting rent-controlled tenants to build new apartments. Tenants say they're owed more because their landlord committed arson.
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Zillow data show the median list price for homes in Los Angeles fast approaching $1 million. The top 10 major metropolitan areas in America for median listing price in June were all in California, according to a Times analysis.
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Aug. 1 is the deadline to pay unpaid rent from March 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021. Here's what tenants should know about the deadline and some resources.
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We were first-generation Latina home buyers seeking to get our family out of a crowded 450-foot apartment. Here's how our housing search went.
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L.A. is poised to pass tougher regulations for building in the hillsides between the 101 and 405 freeways. Gwyneth Paltrow is among the measure's opponents.
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L.A. implemented eviction moratoriums and rent control throughout the pandemic. We want to hear how the extended rent freeze has affected landlords.
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L.A. implemented eviction moratoriums and rent control throughout the pandemic. We want to hear from tenants about how the rent freeze has affected them.
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The value of all L.A. County property is at a record $1.997 trillion, with $20 billion in taxes funding public services, including schools and medical care.
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It's the third time in recent years that a statewide initiative to repeal rent control restrictions will be on the California ballot.
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The judge said Lee's crimes — bribing an elected official and then falsifying his record of that payment — merited a sentence that would serve as 'a warning to others.'
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The suites will be closer to the action than existing luxury boxes and cost tens of millions. Holders and their guests will enter through the players' tunnel.
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Gardening novice Brian Bautista confronted his 'climate change anxiety' by tearing out his lawns and planting California native plants.
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In the hills of Malibu, a celebrity rehab center visited by stars such as Britney Spears and Charlie Sheen is hitting the market for $19.95 million.
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The California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA, blocks housing and climate-friendly infrastructure. But the governor's recent reform falls woefully short.
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Douglas Emmett plans to kick out residents in all 577 occupied units of our rent-stabilized Westside building. That's unnecessary and will worsen L.A.'s housing crisis.
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Questions mount in the wake of the land movement in Rolling Hills Estates, a city that many residents assumed was safe from such disasters.
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As a Rolling Hills Estates hillside further collapses, homeowners without special coverage are unlikely to get any financial assistance from their home insurers.
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San Diego had the third most expensive rental market in June, with an average monthly price of $3,175, exceeding San Francisco's rent at $3,168.
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As State Farm and Allstate hit pause on writing new policies in California, Farmers says it won't pick up the pace.
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David Cooley, owner of West Hollywood institution the Abbey, a gay bar and nightclub, has listed the business for sale after 32 years.
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Homes in Rolling Hills Estates continued to move Monday morning, more than a day after 12 houses were evacuated because of a major ground shift.
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All Californians should be able to live in an efficient and non-polluting home even if it wasn't built for an all-electric world like the new houses in Menifee.
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These hotel housekeepers are commuting long hours to their jobs in L.A. to afford houses they can one day pass down to their children.
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The 180-year-old Adobe Flores in South Pasadena is one of the last remaining structures from the time that Southern California was part of Mexico.
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The unusual location of the house and its comparatively modest $250,000 asking price drew national attention and hundreds of visitors when it hit the market a few weeks ago.
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Northern California was deemed especially unaffordable for renters, with some Southern California counties also topping the list of least affordable places in America.
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UCLA announced plans to expand in downtown Los Angeles with the purchase of the historic Trust Building for satellite classes, a move to widen access at the nation's most popular university and help revitalize the city's historic core.
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A prefab ADU by Cover allows a family to preserve their historic William Kesling home while adding space for their extended family.
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Barbie's real-life Malibu Dreamhouse will once again be available to book on Airbnb to promote the 'Barbie' movie. But this time Ken is hosting.
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America needs lots of clean power, fast. Should it go on public lands or on rooftops?
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If we're serious about converting empty offices to address the housing crisis, we should consider incentives that worked in New York and D.C.
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Over the last 15 years, a set of pillars dubbed 'Pillarhenge' has become a symbol of confusion and inefficiency in L.A.'s quest to build housing. Now, it's finally being developed.
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Adele purchased Sylvester Stallone's Beverly Park mansion for $58 million last year only after the 'Rocky' star agreed to one condition.
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L.A.'s financial district, once the thriving heart of downtown, struggles to bounce back from pandemic shutdown and homeless crisis. Experts say it needs more housing, fewer offices.
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The Los Feliz home Walt Disney dreamed up for his wife and two daughters can be yours to rent — for $40,000 a month, that is.
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After years of dawdling by L.A. on the use of public land for homeless housing, an urban planner hired by the Committee for Greater L.A. has vetted thousands of government-owned parcels and come up with a list of 121 that it says are ready for development.
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Barrington Plaza residents sue the complex's owners over alleged misuse of eviction law. Advocates worry that mass evictions across L.A. could result.
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Especially in California, the sport relies on extensive public subsidies and tax breaks. The Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the U.S. Open, is an example.
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The pandemic-driven shift to remote and hybrid work has left office skyscrapers half-empty in downtown Los Angeles and other cities in California and the U.S.
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New census data reveals over a quarter of U.S. households had solo occupants in 2020, more than three times the 1940 estimate and more than twice the 1960 level.
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Housing in Los Angeles does not come cheap. But one Alhambra apartment lets you live more like a troll under a bridge for only $250,000.
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Los Angeles city leaders also directed staff to explore programs to potentially assist low- and middle-income families in paying to install and operate an AC unit.
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Brad Pitt is accusing Angelina Jolie of 'secretly' selling her share of their Chateau Miraval winery 'to seize profits.' But she cites alleged abuse.
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California lawmakers introduced bills this year to strengthen rules against high rents and evictions. Landlords and realtors are fighting back.
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The 'Wave House,' an iconic Malibu residence built by Harry Gesner, just surfaced for sale for the first time in 36 years at $49.5 million.
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California's property tax law means radically different taxes are paid on similar homes. There are better ways to achieve Prop. 13's protections for low-income and older homeowners.
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Three months after the end of pandemic-era eviction protections, the owner of Barrington Plaza has initiated one of the largest mass evictions in L.A. in recent years.
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Southern California home prices declined by more than 10% from the peak last year, but now the declines could be over.
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A group of Black customers is suing Wells Fargo, claiming the bank slow-rolled or denied them loans based on race.
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Tens of thousands of ADUs in California are believed to be unpermitted. Here's how to go about bringing one up to code and into compliance.
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The state's major cities lost people between 2020 and 2022, especially in Northern California. But exurban boomtowns, including some Southern California areas, saw gains.
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Beverly Hills voters will decide Tuesday whether to rescind the City Council's approval of an ultra-luxury hotel project helmed by French multibillionaire Bernard Arnault.
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z just set the all-time price record in California, paying $200 million for a striking concrete compound overlooking the ocean in Malibu.
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The architecture of big studios — Netflix, Paramount, Sony — represents a fundamental paradox of the television and motion picture industry: the smooth, reflective surface of the American superego, set at an increasingly uncomfortable angle against the people who create it.
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Several hundred people weighed in on a potential new way to reach Dodgers games. Readers' opinions were mixed.
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The proposed development in the Santa Monica Mountains is supported by a powerful labor union. Katy Yaroslavsky, the wealthy neighborhood's City Council representative, opposes it.
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A 1,426-square-foot traditional home in Larchmont Village is now a 1,950-square-foot contemporary family compound with a pool, drought-tolerant garden and ADU.
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The Mayfair Hotel, which housed homeless Angelenos for much of the pandemic, is now listed for $70 million. Mayor Karen Bass wants the city to buy it.
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Fully permitted accessory dwelling units are so new, appraisers say, there's too little information to say with much certainty how much value they add to a home.
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Just a year after buying a Beverly Crest compound for $75 million, rapper Drake is putting the home back on the market for $88 million.
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Tenants of Barrington Plaza, a high-rise L.A. apartment complex, will be evicted to make way for the addition of fire safety sprinklers
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As the L.A. rental market soars out of reach for many working families, one community wants to hold on to its low-cost housing.
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After a white-hot March, L.A.'s luxury real estate market ground to a halt in April when Measure ULA kicked in, leaving the city with less money than originally projected.
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The state still suffers from high rents and a disproportionate homeless population. But there are signs of progress in Los Angeles, San Diego and other cities.
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California's population continued to shrink last year, but it built housing at a pace not seen since 2008, according to a state Department of Finance report.
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The two plans were designed to spur the construction of affordable housing, while establishing new safeguards to prevent displacement of low-income families.
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The DTLA 2040 plan would increase downtown's housing supply by up to 100,000 housing units. Some workers fear that growth could come at the expense of their jobs.
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If you are searching for an apartment in Southern California, there are more rentals available than last year. Just don't expect a deal.
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What I learned from my nightmarish Los Angeles apartment hunt: bring a tape measure, have the attorney general on speed-dial and "room with a view" is subjective.
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Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is hoping his Dodger Stadium gondola project will become a reality, but his proposal is meeting stiff resistance.
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County officials are investigating a boulder wall built on Oprah Winfrey's Montecito estate, which residents fear may reroute flooding onto other properties.
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Opponents say there have been considerable environmental changes in the area since the project was first approved 20 years ago.
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The skyscraper would bring 712 apartment units to San Francisco and become the tallest building in an area that is home to mostly two- and three-story homes.
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My neighbor's siblings cashed in the family house in Frogtown's up-and-coming real estate market. How much longer can he call our street home?
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The Federal Housing Administration is proposing to let lenders include future rent from an ADU when calculating how much a borrower can receive in an FHA-guaranteed loan. That would be a major shift.
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California has put its down payment assistance program for first-time home buyers on hold, having committed all $300 million in just a few weeks. It's not clear when new loans will be available.