A foreclosure auction for the super-rich

The bargain hunters jockey gingerly for a spot to park their luxury sedans and SUVs along Brewster Drive, a winding road in the hills of...

Modernist Echo Park town house built for the views

A small town house with sweeping views in the center of a gently curving complex designed by architect Allyn E. Morris has come on the...

How to keep your tenants happy

Here are some tips for small-time landlords who are worried about losing tenants at a time when options for renters are greater than ever....

How to determine whether a homeowner fee hike is valid

Question: There are 58 units in our common-interest development. Last January our homeowner association annual assessment fees...

U.S. home prices are flat, with Bay Area showing most improvement

San Francisco and Tampa, Fla., sit at opposite corners of the country and at opposite ends of the housing recovery.

Pasadena's taste of France

The south of France meets Pasadena's South Arroyo in a 1923 Mediterranean Revival house designed by renowned Southern California...

Proposed guidelines for reverse mortgages spell out potential pitfalls for homeowners

If you, your relatives or friends are contemplating applying for a reverse mortgage in 2010, check out the new guidelines proposed this...

U.S. sales of existing homes soar 7.4%

Sales of previously owned homes soared 7.4% in the traditionally slow month of November as buyers looked to take advantage of a tax credit...

More prime mortgages default in 3rd quarter

Troubled home loans continued to mount in the nation's banks in the third quarter as even once-solid borrowers increasingly fell behind on...

From guesthouse to grandeur

Bruce and Patty Drown bought a quaint one-room guesthouse in the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach in 1982 for $50,000. The house...

Consumer agency could protect future home buyers and mortgage borrowers

Had there been a federal watchdog consumer protection agency on duty during the early years of this decade, could it have prevented the...

California home sales, prices improve in November

California home prices and sales showed steady improvement during the typically slow month of November, fresh data released Thursday showed,...

More homes are poised to hit the market

A supply of 1.7 million homes headed for sale because of foreclosure or delinquency looms over the nation's housing market, which could...

Era of sub-5% mortgages could be over soon

For nearly two months, home buyers with good credit who can make a 20% down payment have enjoyed 30-year mortgage rates below 5%. But as...

Architecture: Star architects emerge, but even they find limits

Architecture, arguably for the first time in its history, found itself at the very center of American cultural and political life in the...

Housing starts accelerate in November

Home builders broke ground on new residences at a faster clip in November than in October, a positive sign for the housing market and the...

Maguire Properties sells Lantana Entertainment campus in Santa Monica

Beleaguered Los Angeles commercial landlord Maguire Properties Inc. on Wednesday sold one of its prized properties: the Lantana Media...

Southern California home prices and sales improve in November

Southern California's real estate industry, decimated by the mortgage meltdown and housing bust, is stirring to life again -- even making...

Obama pushes home improvement to create jobs, save energy

Looking for new ways to help plug the leaky job market, President Obama pressed Congress to provide money to homeowners to improve energy...

Rob Schneider's on the move

It may be hard to envision gigolo Deuce Bigalow in San Marino, but the comic actor who played him has owned a home there since 2003. Now,...

A Tudor estate in Hancock Park

An Elmer Grey-designed English Tudor estate in Hancock Park is on the market for the first time in 35 years.