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Artist Jasper Johns’ Former Home and Studio Available for a Mere $600,000

Back in 2017, the news was announced that Jasper Johns, widely regarded as America’s foremost living artist, had made arrangements for his 170-acre estate in Litchfield County, Connecticut, to be turned into a non-profit artists’ retrea...

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Finally Buy $60 Million Beverly Hills Mansion

It took nearly two years of house-hunting and at least five aborted escrows, but Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have finally found true real estate love. And according to TMZ, which first reported this whopper of a deal, that love don’t ...

In the Hamptons, a Fixer-Upper in a Posh Private Enclave Still Runs $17 Million

“But the Hamptons are not what they once were. A slew of factors […] combined to make the summer resort less desirable among everyday 20- and 30-somethings.” The New York Times, May 26, 2023 From Southampton to Bridgehampton, from Sag H...

In San Marino, This Palatial Compound Is Definitely Not Your Grandparents’ 1920s Estate

Crafted almost a century ago by SoCal architect Carleton Winslow — best remembered for completing the Los Angeles Public Library after Bertram Goodhue’s death in 1924, as well as designing numerous Episcopal churches — this particularly e...

A 16th Century Scottish Castle Includes Lairds Lugs and Shot Holes

If stories about brave knights and fair ladies have always been your literary cup of tea, Towie Barclay Castle, in the northern Scottish county of Aberdeenshire, is the place for you. The castle is listed by Fiona Gormley at Savills, asking for...

Henri Matisse’s Famous Home on the French Riviera Listed at $2.7 Million

Henri Matisse’s seaside home in Nice, France, the site of a prolific period of painting during the latter part of his career, can now be yours—for the price of $2.69 million. Matisse lived and worked out of the palatial apartment, situated ...

Actor Grant Gustin Buys Flashy Los Angeles Farmhouse

Grant Gustin is officially speeding into a new Los Angeles home! The 33-year-old actor — best known for his nine-season run as superhero Barry Allen in The CW’s “The Flash” — has doled out a smidge over $4.8 million for modern farmhou...

Powerhouse Property Developer Flips Palm Beach Estate at Hefty Profit

It was only February of last year that prolific south Florida real estate developer and ultra-high-end house flipper Todd Michael Glaser, who typically works with a consortium of investors, paid American heiress (and Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-own...

Rihanna Flips Tudor-Style Beverly Hills House Back Up for Sale

It’s been barely two years since Rihanna doled out exactly $10 million for a Tudor-style estate in the mountains above Beverly Hills, which happens to be right next door to another mansion she owns. Now the Barbadian superstar is already loo...

1920s Hollywood Dell Villa Will Bring Out Your Inner Old Timey Movie Star

Causing a stir and setting hearts aflutter is a new listing in the Hollywood Dell, the picturesque enclave sandwiched between the Cahuenga Pass and Beachwood Canyon. Perched high above its cul-de-sac street and cloistered behind a battalion of ...

Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 — tax law should be fair

California's property tax law means radically different taxes are paid on similar homes. There are better ways to achieve Prop. 13's protections for low-income and older homeowners.

They face L.A.'s largest eviction in years. But these Westside renters won't go quietly

Three months after the end of pandemic-era eviction protections, the owner of Barrington Plaza has initiated one of the largest mass evictions in L.A. in recent years.

Southern California home prices have been falling. Are the drops over?

Southern California home prices declined by more than 10% from the peak last year, but now the declines could be over.

Column: Wells Fargo denied well-off borrowers low-interest loans. Is it because they're Black?

A group of Black customers is suing Wells Fargo, claiming the bank slow-rolled or denied them loans based on race.

So you have an unpermitted ADU? Here's how to bring it up to code

Tens of thousands of ADUs in California are believed to be unpermitted. Here's how to go about bringing one up to code and into compliance.

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities

The state's major cities lost people between 2020 and 2022, especially in Northern California. But exurban boomtowns, including some Southern California areas, saw gains.

Beverly Hills voters to decide the fate of ultra-luxury LVMH hotel project

Beverly Hills voters will decide Tuesday whether to rescind the City Council's approval of an ultra-luxury hotel project helmed by French multibillionaire Bernard Arnault.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé drop $200 million on Malibu mansion, setting a record in California

Beyoncé and Jay-Z just set the all-time price record in California, paying $200 million for a striking concrete compound overlooking the ocean in Malibu.

When the abstract ideals of hard buildings meet the actual needs of soft bodies

The architecture of big studios — Netflix, Paramount, Sony — represents a fundamental paradox of the television and motion picture industry: the smooth, reflective surface of the American superego, set at an increasingly uncomfortable angle...

A gondola to Dodger Stadium? 'Repulsive,' 'something doesn't add up,' readers say

Several hundred people weighed in on a potential new way to reach Dodgers games. Readers' opinions were mixed.

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