L.A. Times - Real Estate News

If you bought a home in the last two years with a high interest rate, did you purchase with the intention to refinance later? Tell us how the strategy has worked out so far.

Architect Craig Ellwood's daughter told The Times, 'I don't feel bitter' toward Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger for tearing down her father's famed Zimmerman House.

Hundreds of tenants at the Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza were served with eviction notices last year. Many of them vowed to fight back in court.

An annual survey from UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs found renters under strain from the steep cost of housing and inflation, and many fearing homelessness.

The Supreme Court says home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new infrastructure.

Southern California home prices have hit a record despite high interest rates, a reflection of a shortage of inventory and the region's wealth disparity.

Owners of Television City scale back plans for a $1.25-billion upgrade of the legendary studio lot in response to neighbors' concerns.

Proponents of the development in Studio City say it would bring much-needed affordable housing. Opponents say the developers have not sufficiently weighed the project's impacts and that it would erase an important piece of history.

Developers built fewer homes in California in 2023, potentially leading to higher prices and rents as a supply shortage worsens.

Major Orange County landlord Arnel Management has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations it illegally withheld security deposits from its tenants.

The "mansion tax" has raised roughly $215 million in its first year. Advocates say the tax helps address L.A.'s housing crisis, but critics claim it has frozen the real estate market.

California officials say they expect the mortgage relief program for homeowners suffering pandemic-related financial hardships will soon exhaust its federal funding.

Under a $12-million settlement, L.A. County agreed to resolve allegations its PACE lending program saddled borrowers with loans they couldn't afford.

Hollywood real estate developer doubles down on plans for "the Star," a proposed office tower on Sunset Boulevard, designed by Norman Foster, with a $1-billion price tag.

The ordinance, five years in the making, would prohibit hosts to list second homes, accessory dwelling units or investment properties in unincorporated L.A. County.