Real Estate

Jul 8, 2009

First-time California homebuyers doubled in 2009 and nearly half of all buyers bought their homes in a traditional sale according to a new survey

Jul 8, 2009

The Sunset Strip is no stranger to ginormous billboards, but a new proposal could make all those giant Calvin Klein ads look like postcards, reports the WeHo News. West Hollywood's planning commission...

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More than 60 campers from Northeast Philadelphia were turned away from a private swim club and left to wonder if their race was the reason.

Jul 7, 2009 | 1 comment

LA County authorized the use of $4.8 million in state funds to help first-time homebuyers acquire and redevelop homes that might otherwise be abandoned

Jul 6, 2009

Interior Designer Libby Langdon, author of Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions, highlights the biggest mistakes we make when decorating small spaces (i.e. our tiny New York apartments)...and shows us how to fix them.

Jul 6, 2009

Given how many false starts there have been at the former Embassy Hotel, that old hotel at 831 Grand Avenue owned by New York-based developer Chetrit, news of progress should be treated with plenty of...

Jul 4, 2009 | 11 comments

Look inside Michael Jackson's 2,500-acre estate that was named Neverland because Jackson felt like the modern-day Peter Pan. Plus, see how every single room has a passageway to somewhere else, adding to...

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Victorville grew 3 percent in size and the housing market remained strong despite the bad economy.

Jul 2, 2009

Property tax bills for more than half of Riverside County homeowners will be lower this year because home values across the county have plummeted...

Jun 30, 2009 | 2 comments

Legislators want to expand California's $10,000 tax-credit program which gives homeowners a credit if they buy a new construction home, be it a house, condo or other type of residence (a move intended...

Jun 30, 2009

Image on right via I Am Not A Stalker; left via LAist.com You could mourn Michael Jackson at his (and another Michael Jackson's) star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame or you could celebrate his career by...

Jun 29, 2009

LA Mag editor and mid-century modernism junkie Chris Nichols paid a recent visit to the former site of the Ambassador Hotel, now the massive construction site for the future Central Los Angeles New Learning...

Jun 26, 2009

This home -- built by Abramson Teiger -- offers unparalleled Canyon views and a serene privacy that lends itself to what broker Jade Mills calls "Shangri-LA above the city." The home remains connected...

Jun 29, 2009

While more prestigious Downtown projects stumble and fall, there seems to be no stopping developer Geoffrey Palmer's takeover of Cesar Chavez. His latest faux-Tuscan apartment complex, the Orsini III,...

Jun 25, 2009 | 1 comment

Using the right linens, accessories and lighting fixtures can really set the, er, mood in your bedroom. All jokes aside, your master bedroom should be a place you go to retreat -- and that requires the...

Jun 24, 2009 | 3 comments

The first See's Candy Shop and kitchen was designated a historic-cultural monument today by the City Council, which found that it "reflects the founding of an iconic company."

Jun 24, 2009

Those sad-looking, headless parking meters now have a new use: Last night, the city installed 52 "meter hitches" in Hollywood, all part of a plan that has been in the works for some time now. The hitches...

Jun 29, 2009 | 10 comments

You know those huge shipping containers that transport products on freightliners? Well, those boxes may not only house items to purchase, those boxes can be actual homes. And one company in New Jersey...

Jun 22, 2009

Blogdowntown covered Central City Association's 11th Annual Housing Forum, and judging from remarks made by Alan Mark of The Mark Company, a sales and marketing company, downtown's future is looking more...

Jun 22, 2009

The Downtown News gets the latest info on an opening date for the Gold Line Extension, the six-mile train line which'll go from Union Station to East LA, from Art Leahy, Metro CEO. "The agency is not contractually...

Jun 23, 2009 | 12 comments

It's anything but casual inside Paris Hilton's home. The heiress herself is our personal tour guide to her over-the-top oasis.

Jun 19, 2009

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. This seems worth pointing out given the recent High Line opening in New York City, a project which turns an elevated railway bed into a park: Local...

Jun 19, 2009 | 1 comment

The Department of Transportation presented its Bicycle Plan yesterday, a proposal which was universally booed by members of the bicycling community, reports LAist.com. Criticisms included worry the plan...

Jun 19, 2009

When it comes to going green, hotels are faced with some unique challenges - keeping their guests happy while making eco-friendly changes.