Real Estate Real estate, luxury homes and commercial properties.
- Your guide to Proposition TE: Exempting fire victims from the ‘mansion tax’by Jack Flemming on October 1, 2026 at 10:00 am
Some Palisades fire victims are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in Measure ULA taxes when selling damaged or destroyed homes. In November, voters will decide whether they deserve a tax exemption with Proposition TE.
- Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PL: Streamlining Planning Department processesby Jack Flemming on October 1, 2026 at 10:00 am
Charter Amendment PL is a bit confusing, but at its core it contains five proposals that would streamline and speed up certain L.A. City Planning Department processes, such as reviews and appeals.
- Peter Thiel buys troubled Bel-Air mega-mansion for $130 millionby Jack Flemming on September 30, 2026 at 8:35 pm
Billionaire Peter Thiel has been revealed as the buyer of Casa Encantada, a storied Bel-Air mega-mansion that was auctioned off for $130 million over the summer.
- Studio bets $450 million on stacked soundstages, sky bungalows to woo production back to Hollywoodby Roger Vincent on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 am
Construction is far along on Echelon Studios Hollywood: an old-school movie studio with all the standard features, but stacked in a single building rather than spread out on a sprawling lot.
- L.A. approves $466 million in affordable housing spending, the largest pool everby Jack Flemming on September 23, 2026 at 6:54 pm
L.A. City Council approved $466.6 million in affordable housing funding on Tuesday. It’ll go toward developers, nonprofits and land trusts developing housing projects.