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Justin Bieber pays $6.5 million for Calabasas home

The price that first-time homeowner Justin Bieber paid for his new digs in Calabasas has wended its way into the public record: $6....

Retirees may find they don't qualify to refinance their mortgages

WASHINGTON — It's a mortgage problem that is likely to intensify as home-owning baby boomers by the millions shift into retirement:...

Is power of attorney being abused?

Question: An owner claims he's hired a property manager for his own condo within our association. He gave his manager a limited...

Homeownership likely to be delayed for 'Generation Now' members

CHICAGO — Maxine Lauer calls the group of consumers 15 to 34 "Generation Now" because they want what they want and they want it now.

Drug conviction mars recovering addict's rental application

Question: I started drinking alcohol and using drugs when I was in high school, and I kept it up until recently. I didn't think I had...

BofA tries turning distressed homeowners into renters

Unable to qualify for modifications on Bank of America mortgages, a few of California's most distressed homeowners are being offered one...

Josh Hutcherson of 'Hunger Games' buys in Hollywood Hills

Joining the ranks of teenage homeowners is "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson, who has bought a place in the Hollywood Hills West...

Actor Kelsey Grammer relists Beverly Crest home

Actor Kelsey Grammer is back at it — trying to sell his home in the Beverly Crest area — this time for $17.999 million.

Negative equity remains a drag on housing market

Even as a tentative housing recovery in the Southland appears underway, a big stumbling block remains: the vast number of underwater...

Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson sell their Los Feliz home for $3.5 million

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have sold the Los Feliz house they bought together in 2010.

Actor Michael Weatherly sells Hollywood Hills home for $1.845 million

"NCIS" star Michael Weatherly has sold his house in the Hollywood Hills for $1.845 million.

Home resales rise in April

Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend.

Celebrity sellers have little effect on home prices

Their internationally recognized names sell music and movie tickets. They promote perfumes and presidents. But when it comes to selling...

Ellen Degeneres downsizes into 8,500-square-foot Beverly Hills home

Cyberspace was a-twitter this week with the news that Ryan Seacrest is buying Ellen DeGeneres' Beverly Hills compound for...

Justin Bieber pays $6.5 million for Calabasas home

The price first-time homeowner Justin Bieber paid for his new digs in Calabasas has wended its way into the public record: $6.5...

FHA may loosen limits on condo mortgages

WASHINGTON — Thousands of condominium owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage...

Abstention deadlocks five-member homeowners association board

Question: There are five directors on our homeowners association board. If the vote on an item is two yes, two no and one abstention,...