Real estate News
$2-billion mega-development in Skid Row clears major hurdle with L.A. officials
A proposed mega-development in downtown Los Angeles, which would replace a cold storage facility with a $2-billion residential and commercial complex, cleared a major hurdle last week when the city Planning Commission backed it.Commissioners u...
Boomers retire and California reinvents their housing, again
Older Californians are growing in number, at 16.5% of the state’s population in 2024. Further, the number of Californians 65 years of age and older increased 3.2% in 2024 alone. Roughly three out of four Baby Boomers in the west, aged 65 an...
Will Home Prices Drop in 2026?
Key Takeaways Home prices are expected to stay largely stable in 2026, with only modest regional changes. Housing inventory will likely improve modestly, giving buyers more options but not fully solving affordability challenges. A crash ...
How Do Realtors Determine How to Price a Home?
Key Takeaways Realtors use a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to price homes, comparing them to recently sold, active, and expired listings. Market conditions, such as whether it’s a buyer’s or seller’s market and interest rates, ...
‘The Hunting Wives’ Star Malin Akerman Reveals Childhood Best Friend Moved In With Her To Help Care for Her Baby After Divorce
"The Hunting Wives" star Malin Akerman has revealed that her childhood best friend moved into her home to help her raise her then-4-month-old baby during her divorce. The Hollywood heavyweight, 47, opened up about the support she had during h...
Cathay Bank Sues Downtown L.A. Landlord for Loan Default
Cathay Bank sued the owner of a Downtown Los Angeles commercial property, claiming the landlord defaulted on a $31 million loan. The lender alleges that a Laeroc Partners affiliate, the borrower and owner of 530 West 6th Street in the Financia...
An affordable slice of L.A. paradise might never recover from the Palisades fire
As local and state leaders celebrate the fastest wildfire debris removal in modern American history, the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Estates — a rent-controlled, 170-unit enclave off Pacific Coast Highway — remains largely untouched...
S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)
Stock prices continued to climb in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 — after dropping from a record peak at the end of 2024. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio also increased slightly to 27.88 in Q3 2025, well above the historically applicable...
