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Few bright spots in Southern California housing market

Southern California's housing market turned chilly in December, with prices falling in most counties and the region's median price barely...

A stately labor of love in Altadena

They ordered architecture books, pored over design magazines and snapped photos of kitchens they liked, slowly piecing together bits of...

FHA extends suspension of 'anti-flipping' rule for another year

For years the federal government prohibited the use of Federal Housing Administration mortgage financing by buyers purchasing homes from...

Homeowners associations must comply with statutes

Question: I'm an owner and board director for my homeowners association of less than 25 units. For four years our association has...

House is in foreclosure; what are tenant's rights?

Question: I have been renting a house for the last eight months. I rent on a month-to-month basis. Last week my landlord served me...

Hot Property: Orlando Bloom's compound for lease

Actor Orlando Bloom has listed his compound in the Hollywood Hills for annual lease at $18,000 a month.

Contemporary Beverly Hills house has Old-World flair

A verdant acre in the residential heart of Beverly Hills is the setting for a contemporary home with Old World flair designed by architect-...

Fannie Mae is jacking up mortgage fees

Here's mortgage giant Fannie Mae's sobering New Year's greeting for home buyers and refinancers in 2011: Give me more money! If you want a...

Changes are likely for FHA insurance refunds

Homeowners who trade in loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration could be in for a big payday, and not just in the form of a...

Jack Black buys Flea's home in the Los Feliz area

It was no small feat for Jack Black to find a house to buy in the Los Angeles area. It was a two-year search, local real estate...

Foreclosure ruling could be setback for banks

The highest court in Massachusetts agreed with a lower court ruling that two home foreclosures were invalid and found that lenders Wells...

Hot Property: 'Married … With' one less payment

Actress Katey Sagal and her husband, writer-producer Kurt Sutter, have sold their Hollywood Hills compound for $3.77 million,...

Home of the Week: In Carlsbad, keeping a modernist vision intact

On a cul-de-sac overlooking the second hole of La Costa's North Course, a late-1970s International-style home has been extensively remodeled...

White House has lost nearly a quarter of its value, Zillow says

The White House is not just an American icon. It also could be called a symbol of the American housing market, because, like many of the...

Now is the time to sell, real estate consultant says

Sell now, avoid (some) regret later.

If homeowner board isn't doing its job, remove it

Question: Dysfunctional does not begin to describe our homeowner association. Owners have not received financial reports including...

Can a tenant who calls the police too often be evicted?

Question: I am the resident manager of a large apartment community. The police have come to our property several times recently...