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Where Would the Simpsons Live if They Moved to L.A.?
If you’re not sick of the Simpsons after the 552-episode FXX marathon, the yellow, four-fingered family will visit the Hollywood Bowl this weekend. As part of Fireworks Finale: The Simpsons Take the...
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Stan Lee is Not Actually Selling His Home, Per Se
Contrary to recent reports, Stan Lee is not selling his home—at least not the one he lives in. The former Marvel Comics chief (he started there as an office boy in 1939!) did put a piece of land in the...
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The City Council Would Rather You Not Build That McMansion You’ve Been Designing
Homeowners in some of the city’s most popular real estate markets have been railing recently against “mansionization”—new construction that complies with local zoning requirements but is out-of-scale...
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Airbnb Renters May Soon be Slapped With New Rules, Regulations, and Taxes
Angelenos who rent out their digs through sites like Airbnb or VRBO may soon find themselves with a little less cash: Yesterday, City Councilmen Mike Bonin and Herb Wesson put forth a motion to...
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Leaving Los Angeles
Remember that bittersweet feeling, halfway between queasy and liberating, when you’ve decided you’re going to break up with someone but don’t know when, where, or how you’ll pull the trigger? Someone,...
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“Leaving Los Angeles” Writer Scott Timberg Is Moving after All
In “Leaving Los Angeles,” Scott Timberg wrote about how he could no longer afford to live in Los Angeles. A former Los Angeles Times writer, he lost his job at the paper, then his house, and then his...
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Stop Blaming Airbnb for Your Apartment Search Woes
One of the greatest success stories to emerge from the “sharing economy” is Airbnb, which enables everyday folks to earn a bit of extra income by renting rooms—and entire houses—to visitors for...
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Airbnb Study: We’re Not Causing L.A.’s High Housing Costs
There are no two sides about it: Los Angeles is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. On average, Angelenos now spend roughly half of the money they make on rent (finance experts suggest...
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Los Angeles Is Eating Itself
I tried to persuade myself, to be OK with it all. Nearly two years earlier I had left Los Angeles. For a while I didn’t think I was coming back, but L.A. had something on me and back I came. I washed...
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Ask Chris: I’ve Heard That Retail Space on Broadway Was Once as Pricey as...
Tenants like the Gap Factory Store and Urban Outfitters pay far less to be on Broadway than did the swap meet vendors that once filled the street. Landlords took in as much as $20 per square foot a...
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Giant Street Art by Retna Signals New Industrial Mall Downtown
The ancient, hulking Southern Pacific complex at 7th and Alameda has a new paint job courtesy of the artist Retna. The massive street art overlay of cryptic hieroglyphics (check out his work on the...
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This Famous House in L.A. Is Up For Sale For the First Time Ever
A landmark house with a tragic and unusual history has come up for sale near downtown Los Angeles and it can be yours for $12.5 million. Starchitect Michael Rotondi spent the early 1990s crafting an...
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These 5 Neighborhoods are the Most Expensive Places to Live in L.A. County
Editor’s Note: This list is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue. It’s no secret that the cost of buying a house in Los...
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Two Eastside Residents Share Their Perspectives on Gentrification
Editor’s Note: This is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue. Concerns about gentrification inevitably crop up when people move...
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The Most Coveted Home in L.A. is Definitely Not Going Up for Sale
Julius Shulman photography archive, 1936-1997. There may be no home in L.A. more coveted than Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House No. 22, and it isn’t going on the market anytime soon. Not that aspiring...
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Nine Crazy, Real Life Horror Stories from L.A. Realtors
Editor’s Note: This list is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue. You see a lot of interesting behavior when you’re a realtor....
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Here are 5 L.A. Neighborhoods Where You Can Still Find Houses Below $760K
Editor’s Note: This list is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue here. These five communities that offer loads of virtues...
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Here are 5 L.A. Neighborhoods Where $960K Can Score You a Great Home
Editor’s Note: This list is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue. We’ve found a handful of neighborhoods where you can buy...
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These Are the Architects Whose Houses Set off Insane Bidding Wars in L.A.
THE RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS working in Los Angeles in the early 1900s found the holy trinity—clients who dreamed big, all manner of building materials, and a climate where anything was possible. By the...
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These are the Neighborhoods Where You’ll Find L.A.’s Best Collections of...
Editor’s Note: This list is from our October 2017 L.A. Real Estate issue. For the rest of the L.A. Real Estate package, check out the issue. Since L.A. declared Angelino Heights its first historic...
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