One of Los Angeles’ most influential home builders, KB Home, is relocating its headquarters out of state, becoming the latest high-profile firm to do so. The company, which has been…
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Four-story buildings allowed in some single-family zones under L.A.’s plan to delay SB 79
Since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 79 into law last year, L.A. officials have been developing a strategy to stop its upzoning effects: Delay. The historic bill, which overrides local…
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The “mansion tax“—formally known as Los Angeles’ Measure ULA transfer tax—is approaching its third year in place and has generated more than $1 billion in revenue for the city. The…
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Real Estate
L.A.’s famous ‘Hobbit Houses’ have a new owner. He calls himself the ‘King of Storybook’
In the architectural age of minimalism and millennial gray, a wild and whimsical antidote made of old clinker bricks and jumbled shingles sits on a quiet street at the edge…
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Tenants hunting for office space in the Los Angeles area are in the driver’s seat as vacancies plague many landlords trying to fill their buildings with people. The greater Los…
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In 2022, Los Angeles voters approved Measure ULA, a transfer tax on the sale of high-value properties inside the city limits. Nicknamed the mansion tax by its supporters, Measure ULA…
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When the flames destroyed Ria Cousineau’s Altadena house and damaged the home of her partner, Emily Allen, a horrific situation gave way to what felt like an impossible task. In…
