Southern California Apts for Rent

Home prices fall in September, the first drop in months

After six straight months of gains, nationwide home prices fell 0.3% last month from August, tamped down by low prices on distressed...

Actor Tim Allen buys home in Hollywood Hills West for $1.4 million

Actor Tim Allen has purchased a home in Hollywood Hills West for $1.4 million.

Sellers' return to housing market could be slow, surveys indicate

When will sellers return? That’s a burning question in residential real estate circles these days as inventory has fallen and the...

Developers to seek OK for luxury hotel near Staples Center

The developers of a proposed $31-million hotel near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles are ready to seek city approval to construct an...

Kristen Stewart buys house with view of twilight

Actress Kristen Stewart's new view home is not far from "Twilight" costar and on-again boyfriend Robert Pattinson's place in Los...

Potential borrowers eager to find lenders with superior service

More than a third of potential borrowers would be willing to pay a higher rate if the mortgage came with superior service, according to a...

Is there a time limit on collecting rent payments?

Question: I missed a rent payment, and my community supervisor served me with a three-day notice to pay rent or quit. The notice...

Colony Capital buys 970 foreclosed homes for $176 million

Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital is taking a big step into foreclosures.

Mortgage rates remain near record lows

Mortgage interest rates moved slightly lower this week, according to housing finance giant Freddie Mac, with lenders offering 30-year fixed-...

Comedian's former Beverly Hills estate for sale

An estate in Beverly Hills that was once home to comedian Joe E. Brown is on the market at $6.89 million.

Home prices continue upward trend in August

Home prices in August rose across a broad swath of large American cities, adding further evidence that a housing recovery is taking shape.

Lena Headey sells a Hollywood Hills West home fit for a queen

Actress Lena Headey has sold her house in Hollywood Hills West for $1.349 million.

Matthew Modine buys in Venice

Actor Matthew Modine and his wife, Cari, have bought a home on a walkstreet in Venice for $2.45 million.

TV personality Michael Strahan sells Hermosa Beach town house for $1.725 million

Michael Strahan, who has been doing swimmingly on daytime TV since he replaced Regis Philbin as "Live!" co-host, has one less place...

Apartment and shopping complex is slated for Hollywood Boulevard

A $100-million apartment and shopping complex is being planned for a formerly neglected stretch of Hollywood Boulevard that once held a...

Power couple Jane Fonda and Richard Perry vote with their feet

Just in time for the elections, actress and political activist Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry...

In downtown L.A., sealed-off hotel rooms offer peek into the past

Real estate developer Nick Hadim made a risky climb through an upstairs window of an abandoned building to see what he and his investors had...

A look at proposals to limit the mortgage interest deduction

WASHINGTON — Limiting the homeowner mortgage interest deduction came up in two of the presidential debates, but specifics about who...