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While the Southern Colonial foreclosure in Hancock Park I blogged about last week has already gone into escrow, another Hancock Park property gets the red pen today, bringing it's current asking price to less than 2/3 what it came on the market at 1 year ago. This "Italian Renaissance," featurin...
02/17/2010
In what has to be the most head turning new listing I've come across this week, a stunning - if a bit worse for the wear - Southern Colonial home in Hancock Park has hit the market as a foreclosure. According to the listing, the home was built in 1923 by Harry Warner, co-founder of Warner Bro...
02/11/2010
As much as I enjoy the rain, it ends up being another "natural disaster" for many in the general Los Angeles county area. 43 homes have reportedly been damaged, with 9 being redmarked (uninhabitable) by authorities in the La Canada/Flintridge area. The mudslides along Ocean View Boulevard i...
02/08/2010
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....is right. Car as art. Living room as art gallery. Put it together, and you have a very unique method of showcasing your, um, art. Find out WHY, and why the neighbors are less than impressed HERE....
02/07/2010
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The delightful and multi-talented Katey Sagal and her equally multi-hyphenated husband (actor/writer/director/producer) Kurt Sutter have listed their Sunset Strip home of approximately 4 1/2 years for $4,975,000. Walled and gated with an infinity pool overlooking the San Fernando Valley, the trad...
02/03/2010
I had the privilege of seeing one of the most important modern homes in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Currently owned by hair impressario Vidal Sassoon, the Beverly Hills mid-century modern rests up a gated private drive that makes it ideal for a privacy seeking celeb. Perhaps the most impressi...
01/28/2010
Yesterday I attended an auction for a project in Marina Del Rey called Element. It's a really cool, loft-esque building along Glencoe Ave, home to several similar buildings. The project had gone into receivership, as only 9 of 50 units had been sold, resulting in a court-ordered auction. First ...
12/14/2009
"Looking for an office building with bulletproof windows, mirrored interrogation rooms and a big vault? It could be yours for just $4.5 million. The seller is motivated." Read more....
12/04/2009
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The Los Angeles Times ran an article yesterday reporting that the Federal Housing Authority backed loans, which have become increasingly important in getting the real estate market moving again, may soon begin requiring more cash from buyers up front the the current 3.5% buyers pay as a down paym...
12/04/2009
Those who consider themselves either Elton John fans, or devotees of the high falutin' Sierra Towers condo building off of Sunset Blvd will enjoy the photo spread in this month's Architectural Digest of Elton and partner David Furnish's 20th floor unit, which they purchased in February 2007. The...
11/28/2009