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Sales of $20-million-plus L.A. homes are rising

A diamond-encrusted lining is emerging in Southern California's cloudy real estate market.

Heidi Klum, Seal sell their home in Beverly Hills Post Office area

"Project Runway" host and executive producer Heidi Klum and her husband, singer-songwriter Seal, have sold their Beverly Hills...

Home of the Week: Pretty, grand Mediterranean in San Marino

Mary Gribble gazes up at the cathedral ceiling in the living room of the San Marino home she has lived in since 1965. "It looked like a...

Banks gearing up to fill looming gap in jumbo loans

How big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration? Will buyers...

Investors to the rescue of housing market

Who is going to lead the housing market out of the doldrums?

Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners

Still scrambling to stabilize the struggling housing market, the Obama administration will allow some unemployed homeowners to miss a year...

Leading lady's big sale

Actress Jennifer Aniston has sold her Beverly Hills estate, which had been listed for $42 million.

Home warranty firm settles suit alleging kickbacks to realty agents

The settlement of a major class-action suit is shedding new light on a controversial real estate practice that home buyers and sellers...

An unobtrusive showcase in Malibu

Creature comforts and creature sightings are the hallmarks of a sophisticated modern home that sits atop a bluff a stone's throw from the...

Is a tenant allowed to repaint an apartment?

Question: A tenant who just moved into our apartment community has asked if he can repaint his apartment in a different color. He...

Homeowners association board can hike assessments without vote by owners

Question: Our board keeps imposing assessment increases and owners can't afford it. Regular monthly assessments are raised...

Rates on 30-year mortgages edging up

After hovering for four weeks at 4.5%, the 30-year fixed-rate home loan appears to be heading higher.

Inside a high-end real estate deal gone bad

Scattered across 540 acres of San Diego County hills and ravines, the 235 opulent homes of the Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe flank a private...

Bel-Air mansion built for Iris Cantor sells for $40 million

La Belle Vie, the mammoth Bel-Air residence built in 1993 for philanthropist Iris Cantor by her husband, Bernard Gerald Cantor, has...

Home of the Week: A foothill estate built for grand entertaining

A 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival in La Cañada Flintridge, built for entertaining on a grand scale, served as the summer home for...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hold summer clearance sales

Looking for a deal where the home seller pledges in advance to contribute potentially thousands of dollars to your closing costs? If so,...

Model homes can be an optical illusion

With the advent of the Internet, new-home marketing has changed drastically over the last few years. Yet one thing remains constant: the...

Can a tenant be evicted because of her aggressive stalker?

Question: I separated from my husband six months ago. I rented an apartment a couple of months back so I could live in peace, but...

Home sales fell to 2011 low, few 1st-time buyers

WASHINGTON— Fewer people purchased previously occupied homes in May, lowering sales to their weakest point of the year.