Southern California Apts for Rent

Rose McGowan puts her Los Feliz home up for sale

Actress Rose McGowan is hoping to charm a buyer with her Los Feliz home listed at $1,849,000.

Ocean views define Rancho Palos Verdes home

At this Rancho Palos Verdes home, the outdoors appears at almost every turn. In one direction, there's a glowing sunset or fog rising off...

Changes at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac could transform mortgage landscape

Fixed 30-year mortgage rates in the 5% range? Minimum down payments below 5%? Jumbo-sized home loans for high-cost markets at regular...

Home prices post gains at end of 2010

Home prices ended the year on a high note in 2010, according to the latest government figures.

Homeownership loses its luster

Meredith Carr and Vince Melamed of Brentwood are just the sort of couple real estate agents have always counted on to buy a home.

Southern California home sales at lowest level for a January in three years

Southern California's housing market extended its slump as sales hit the lowest level for a January in three years and the median home price...

Condos at L.A. Live set to open starting this month

The long-awaited condos at L.A. Live are finally going live: The first escrow is set to close Tuesday in the high-rise luxury condominium...

Winona Ryder sells her home in Sunset Strip area

Actress Winona Ryder has sold her Sunset Strip-area home for $3,725,000, the Multiple Listing Service shows.

Luxury home sales jump 21% in California

Even the rich love a deal.

Home of the week: Room after room with a view

If a view could say, "You've arrived," it would be the one from this house.

Federal Housing Finance Agency backs off proposal to ban transfer fees

Thousands of homeowner associations and condominiums around the country just sidestepped a potentially costly problem: A federal agency this...

Rising construction costs could boost new-home prices soon

With interest rates near rock-bottom levels, most people realize it's only a matter of time before loan costs start to rise. After all, what...

Builders put welcome mat out for retiring baby boomers

Once courted ardently by the housing industry, aging baby boomers sort of dropped off the housing map the last few years as their retirement...

Misrepresenting status of homeowners association can bring penalties

Question: My homeowners association's letterhead states we are "a non-common interest 55-plus senior community." I obtained all the...

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...