Real Estate Savings in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties

Sitcom star Joely Fisher has sold her Encino compound

2/6/2010 2:00 AM

The 4,511-square-foot home, built in 1955 and remodeled in 2005, has city and mountain views. .... Sitcom star Joely Fisher has sold her Encino compound for $2.4 million. The four-bedroom, seven-bathroom contemporary had been on and off the market since mid-2007, perhaps pr...Read More

Earth, wind and wire: Going beyond solar panels

2/6/2010 8:57 PM

Here's a look at three technologies that California residents are using to cut their energy bills and turn their homes into clean mini-power plants. .... Not long ago, people who wanted to generate their own green energy at home had to content themse...Read More

Sleek, eco-conscious reinvention

2/7/2010 2:00 AM

Energy efficiency, natural light and recycled and experimental materials take center stage .... A rebuilt Westside home inspired by Rudolph Schindler and infused with an Icelandic sensibility has come on the market for the first time.

'Cash-in' refis growing in popularity

2/7/2010 2:00 AM

Instead of tapping into equity, Americans are preferring to put in cash to cut debt. .... Thinking of cashing out some equity when you refinance your mortgage? Sure, that used to be what millions of homeowners did when they needed extra money.

Million-dollar homes in California suffer further sales drop in 2009

2/5/2010 2:00 AM

The number sold in the state falls 23.8%, to 18,621 from 24,436 in 2008, for a fourth year of decline in a row. .... Sales of California homes priced at $1 million or more tumbled for a fourth consecutive year in 2009, according to a report released ...Read More

CB Richard Ellis swings to a profit

2/4/2010 2:00 AM

The commercial real estate brokerage giant projects annual revenue growth of 6% to 8%. .... Led by an economic rebound in Asia, the world's largest brokerage of office buildings, warehouses and other business properties surprised Wall Street with a s...Read More

Jeremy Renner, Kristoffer Winters' Hollywood Hills area home sells for more than $4 million

1/30/2010 2:00 AM

No bomb here. Actors Jeremy Renner, who played the leader of an explosives disposal unit in the critically acclaimed film "The Hurt Locker," and co-investor Kristoffer Winters found a buyer for their restored 1924 Greek Revival in the Hollywood Hills area after five months on the market. It sold for more than $4 million.

On high ground in Montecito

1/31/2010 2:00 AM

Michael Douglas' former home, exceptional for its stunning vistas and privacy, is on the market for $29 million. .... The Mediterranean-style Montecito villa once shared by Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas and former wife Diandra de Morrell Dougla...Read More

FHA revises 'anti-flipping' rule

1/31/2010 2:00 AM

The agency once again will provide mortgage insurance for some purchases where the seller closed on the property less than 90 days earlier. The objective is to speed up sales of renovated houses. .... Call it three birds with one stone: The federal g...Read More

Get ahead of the slow-moving loan-mod train

1/31/2010 2:00 AM

Homeowners seeking mortgage relief should be diligent, truthful, patient and persistent. .... If you're a homeowner who was laid off recently, if you even think there's a chance your job might be eliminated, or if you are still working but having a d...Read More

Today's Real Estate News:

Scarlett Johansson selling L.A. manse

2/8/2010 1:42 PM

2/8/2010 12:59 PM

Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000....Read More

The commercial real estate dilemma

2/4/2010 3:34 AM

Luckily for banks, the commercial real estate time bomb just keeps on ticking....Read More

6 ways to ensure remodeling pays off

2/5/2010 6:09 AM

Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can feel like throwing caution, and cash, to the wind. According to a study from Remodeling magazine, the average return on value for an upgrade declined from 87% in 2005 to 64% in 200...Read More

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?

3/5/2009 11:34 AM

Lost your house? You still have to pay

2/3/2010 2:21 PM

As terrible as it is to lose your house to foreclosure, at least it's a relief to put your biggest financial headache behind you, right?...Read More

Las Vegas: Most foreclosures of any city in 2009

1/28/2010 5:01 AM

Cities in the so-called Sand States dominated the foreclosure rankings in 2009, with the 20 worst-hit metro areas residing in Nevada, Florida, California and Arizona....Read More

Yet another try at foreclosure rescue

1/28/2010 5:59 PM

Under fire for the low number of people receiving long-term mortgage help, the Treasury Department on Thursday announced new guidelines that will require applicants to provide all paperwork before getting a trial modification....Read More

New home sales hit 9-month low

1/27/2010 10:05 AM

New home sales plunged to a 9-month low in December, according to a government report issued Wednesday....Read More

America's most overvalued cities

1/27/2010 6:56 AM

Don't say we didn't warn you....Read More