NEWS ARCHIVE


  • Echoing Trump, Newsom vows crackdown on corporate homebuying in California
    Gov. Gavin Newsom pledges action against institutional investors like hedge funds and private equity firms buying homes to rent out, mirroring President Trump's recent call for similar restrictions. Read More
  • Kanye West sues ex-employee over Malibu mansion lien
    Controversial rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West is suing his former employee and his attorneys for placing a lien on his onetime Malibu mansion purchased for $57 million and then gutted and sold. Read More
  • Abandoned shops and missing customers: Fire-scarred businesses are still stuck in the aftermath
    One year after the fires, some businesses are rebuilding while others have given up. Read More
  • California's exodus isn't just billionaires — it's regular people renting U-Hauls, too
    U-Haul truck trends mark exodus from California Read More
  • Torrance shopping center sells for record price on strong demand for humble neighborhood locations
    The leap in value was attributed in part to investors' desire to acquire unglamorous yet financially well-performing shopping centers. Read More
  • From timber wars to cannabis crash: Scotia's battle to survive as California's last company town
    The redwood wars are long over. Pacific Lumber is no more, but the company town it built endures in Humboldt County. Can it find a new life as a hidden real estate gem? Read More
  • Neiman Marcus parent sells its Beverly Hills site
    Neiman Marcus, which has occupied the 9700 Wilshire Boulevard store since it opened in 1979, will continue to serve customers there as a tenant. Read More
  • Trader Joe's takes over the space of a shuttered Rite Aid
    Trader Joe's buys former drug store in Santa Monica Read More
  • Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025
    From a video rental kitchen in Silver Lake to an art-filled office in Beachwood Canyon, we look back at the rooms that inspired us. Read More
  • Demand surges for Airbnbs during the World Cup in L.A., with prices jumping 56%
    The World Cup is still six months away, but demand is surging for Airbnbs in Inglewood and beyond. Read More
  • Erewhon and others shut by fire set to reopen in Pacific Palisades mall
    Fancy grocer Erewhon will return to Pacific Palisades in an entirely rebuilt store, as the neighborhood's luxury mall, owned by developer Rick Caruso, undergoes renovations for a reopening next August. Read More
  • Amazon distribution center at LAX sells for record price
    Amazon distribution center at LAX sells for record price Read More
  • Pro-housing group sues Newsom over duplex law suspension in wildfire zones
    Pro-housing group YIMBY Law sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, challenging Newsom's executive order blocking SB 9 in fire-stricken communities. Read More
  • L.A. City Council passes ordinance to streamline affordable housing
    L.A. City Council voted Tuesday to permanently adopt an affordable housing streamlining directive introduced by Mayor Karen Bass. Read More
  • I called it a piece of junk. It turned out to be a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece
    The strange, windowless building at Melrose and Sycamore avenues in Los Angeles, just up from the house where I grew up, was a treasure I failed to recognize. Read More
  • The country's largest all-electric hospital is about to open in Orange County
    More buildings are going all-electric, especially in states trying to address climate change. UCI Health–Irvine, the largest all-electric hospital in the country, is opening Wednesday. Read More
  • $10-billion One Beverly Hills project gets off the ground
    $10-billion One Beverly Hills project gets off the ground Read More
  • Iconic Stahl House, a Midcentury Modern stunner, up for sale
    The Stahl House is selling for $25 million. The current owners say its tour program will continue for now. Read More
  • The first home has been rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades Fire
    The first home to be rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades fire — a two-story home on Kagawa Street — received a certificate of occupancy on Friday. Read More
  • L.A.'s famous 'Hobbit Houses' have a new owner. He calls himself the 'King of Storybook'
    The owner of the Witch's House, L.A.'s finest example of Storybook architecture, has purchased an equally fantastical property: the Hobbit Houses. Read More
  • Former Trinity Broadcasting headquarters is sold and set to be torn down for new housing
    Developer Meritage plans to build 122 townhouses and 20 single-family homes on the former Trinity Broadcasting site just south of the 405 Freeway. Read More
  • Housing Tracker: Southern California home values rise slightly in October
    Southern California home prices climbed to an $860,773 average in October, stopping a five-month skid that saw the average home value fall more than $14,000 since April. Read More
  • UCLA is building a 19-story tower for students near the Westwood campus
    UCLA plans high-rise student housing Read More
  • Fire survivors can use this new portal to rebuild faster and save money
    Homebuilders launch portal to streamline fire rebuilds. Read More
  • Developer plans to add a hotel and hundreds of residences to L.A. Live
    AEG plans expansion of L.A. Live complex downtown Read More
  • 'Herd immunity': Pushing a coastal community to become fireproof after the Palisades fire
    Karen Martinez lost her home in the Palisades fire. Now, she's trying to convince her entire neighborhood of Sunset Mesa to rebuild their homes as fire-proof in hopes of achieving herd immunity as a community. Read More
  • This stylish L.A. rental is designed so they never have to worry about pet hair again
    Inspired by his cats, a doctor created a warm and elegant refuge out of a modern "white box" in L.A. Read More