Southern California Apts for Rent

Celebrity homes: John Mayer sells Pacific Palisades home

Singer-songwriter John Mayer has sold his Pacific Palisades wonderland for slightly less than $1.3 million.

Home of the Week: A hillside hideaway with a Hollywood vibe

Two-time Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Portman slept here. So did pop sensation Joe Jonas. Just not at the same time.

New debts could affect your mortgage terms

New credit transparency standards imposed on lenders by mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could affect your mortgage deal. As of...

Tenants don't have foreclosure-act protections in short sales

Question: I have rented a house for several years. The current owner told me that he is going through foreclosure. He says that he is...

Architecture firm Gensler to move from Santa Monica to downtown L.A.

International architecture firm Gensler is expected to announce Friday that it will move its regional headquarters to downtown Los Angeles...

Housing crisis hasn't touched San Marino

With its wide tree-lined streets and stately mansions set on manicured lawns, San Marino has long boasted the best property values in the...

Carlos Pena Jr. buys home in the Valley

Actor, singer and tween idol Carlos Pena Jr., 21, has bought a Mediterranean-style home in the San Fernando Valley...

A secluded oasis in the Hollywood Hills

This updated 1935 Spanish home in Hollywood Hills' Outpost Estates features a sprawling backyard with a pool, patios for entertaining and...

Adjustable-rate mortgages are making a comeback

After years of virtual exile from the home loan arena, is the adjustable-rate mortgage staging a quiet comeback? Could an ARM be on your...

Ways to make your home more senior-accessible

Turned off by housing design that focuses on disabilities and the problems that come from aging?

Rent Watch: Landlord must pay for a usable phone jack

Question: I moved into a new apartment recently. I was just about to call the phone company to order land-line service when I thought...

New foreclosure cases in California fall sharply in fourth quarter

A new report shows the number of California homes entering foreclosure fell sharply in the fourth quarter as fewer borrowers fell into...

Home prices decline in November

The latest read on home prices, released Tuesday morning, shows fresh declines in the vast majority of the nation's largest metropolitan...

Office market will stabilize soon, brokers predict

Is this what the bottom looks like?

Craftsman bungalow ages gracefully in Venice

Abbot Kinney was putting the finishing touches on his new community called Venice of America in 1905. Gondoliers navigated the specially...

Estimate of mortgage interest tax deduction's effect on federal deficit is lowered

Are you worried about the mortgage interest deduction going away? After all, it's a high-profile, high-cost target for federal budget...

Home-building industry falls short in environmental efforts, report finds

My notebook runneth over. Sightings from the real estate landscape: