L.A.’s surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos?

L.A.’s surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos?

Even as the relentless rise in Los Angeles housing costs seems to have paused, condominium sales slowed to a trickle this year. The number of condo units sold in the first two... Read more »
L.A.’s golden streetlights have turned harsh white. Homeowners aren’t happy

L.A.’s golden streetlights have turned harsh white. Homeowners aren’t happy

Light and Los Angeles are intrinsically linked. It’s a light that elicits emotion and demands reaction. Filmmaker David Lynch said L.A.’s “muted golden sunshine” was the reason filmmakers flocked here. In the... Read more »
L.A.’s trailblazing home builder is the latest to leave California

L.A.’s trailblazing home builder is the latest to leave California

One of Los Angeles’ most influential home builders, KB Home, is relocating its headquarters out of state, becoming the latest high-profile firm to do so. The company, which has been based in... Read more »
Four-story buildings allowed in some single-family zones under L.A.’s plan to delay SB 79

Four-story buildings allowed in some single-family zones under L.A.’s plan to delay SB 79

Since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 79 into law last year, L.A. officials have been developing a strategy to stop its upzoning effects: Delay. The historic bill, which overrides local zoning laws... Read more »
Goldman Sachs Puts L.A.’s Radford Studio Center on Market

Goldman Sachs Puts L.A.’s Radford Studio Center on Market

Goldman Sachs is shopping the Radford Studio Center after taking it over from Hackman Capital Partners, which defaulted on a billion-dollar mortgage, last month. The lender tapped Eastdil Secured to market the... Read more »
L.A.’s Mansion Tax Chokes New Construction as Permits Plunge 40%, New Study Shows

L.A.’s Mansion Tax Chokes New Construction as Permits Plunge 40%, New Study Shows

The Los Angeles “mansion tax,” officially known as Measure ULA, was adopted nearly three years ago to combat homelessness and fund affordable housing, but new research suggests the policy has backfired, stalling... Read more »
These are L.A.’s newest million-dollar neighborhoods

These are L.A.’s newest million-dollar neighborhoods

In 2021, during the peak of the pandemic housing market that saw L.A. home prices skyrocket, The Times compiled a list of the newest neighborhoods to join the proverbial “million-dollar club,” where... Read more »
L.A.’s famous ‘Hobbit Houses’ have a new owner. He calls himself the ‘King of Storybook’

L.A.’s famous ‘Hobbit Houses’ have a new owner. He calls himself the ‘King of Storybook’

In the architectural age of minimalism and millennial gray, a wild and whimsical antidote made of old clinker bricks and jumbled shingles sits on a quiet street at the edge of L.A.... Read more »
The year of the ‘mansion tax’: Hundreds of millions raised, but a chill to L.A.’s luxury market

The year of the ‘mansion tax’: Hundreds of millions raised, but a chill to L.A.’s luxury market

One year ago, Los Angeles’ “mansion tax” took effect. It has either been a godsend or an absolute disaster, depending on who you ask. The transfer tax, formally known as Measure ULA,... Read more »
Opinion: Don’t gut L.A.’s best shot at building affordable housing

Opinion: Don’t gut L.A.’s best shot at building affordable housing

Last October, the Los Angeles City Planning Department ditched some of the region’s most ambitious actions to tackle racial and economic segregation and confront the ongoing affordability crisis. Two housing initiatives —... Read more »