Fires, tariffs and high interest rates: L.A. housing construction plunged at start of year
In the first three months of 2025, the city of Los Angeles approved building permits for 57% fewer new homes than a year earlier, according to a report from research firm Hilgard Analytics.
She transformed a historic Hollywood penthouse into a 'sanctuary' with secondhand gems
A magical Mediterranean-style penthouse, rumored to have been rented by Stevie Nicks in 1971, offers a safe place to land for entrepreneur Caitlin Villarreal.
Residential skyscraper for downtown L.A. mall clears hurdle to city approval
A planned new residential skyscraper for downtown Los Angeles has cleared a key regulatory hurdle to be built in an usual location — on top of an existing parking garage.
'It's scaring the crap out of me': How Trump's tariffs are colliding with rebuilding fire ravaged L.A.
Uncertainty about which imports will be socked with new tariffs and when they'll go into effect has thrown a cloud over home builders and other real estate developers trying to pay for new construction throughout Southern California.
Southern California home price growth is slowing. Whose market is it now?
Explore the price trends for home sales and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says
A report from researchers at UCLA and the think tank Rand found that Measure ULA, a Los Angeles tax on property sales, is reducing apartment construction by nearly 2,000 units annually and in the process likely worsening the city's affordability crisis.
Tariffs chill Southern California's vast industrial property market
Demand for warehouses used to move goods through Los Angeles County ports is expected to fall if widespread tariffs take effect, potentially damaging the economic vitality of one of the world's largest industrial real estate markets.
Contributor: L.A.'s 'mansion tax' needs a remodel. Here's how to fix it
New research shows just how serious the unintended consequences of Measure ULA have been for Los Angeles.
Tired of apartments with no fridges? California bill would require landlords to supply them
Assembly Bill 628 would require landlords in California to provide refrigerators in apartments. Assemblymember Tina McKinnor says she wants everyone to have one.