RSS Feeds
HOT PROPERTY
The 'Back to the Future' actor's 2,514-square-foot home is near the city's lower village and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
|
Hot Property
Hot Property >>
Hot Property
Hot Property >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: GATEWAY
Gateway is the area's unofficial name, but residents officially love it. They've formed a neighborhood association. >>
Southern California has its share of environmental hazards.
Trying to track them is like reading the eye chart in an
optometrist's office. Below is a partial list to help guide
consumers to the websites, databases and private companies that
keep tabs on communities' hot spots: >>
REAL ESTATE
Maps, data, detailed listings come with some sites. But 'most visited' doesn't necessarily mean 'most helpful.' >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
LOS SERRANOS is all about golf. And it's been that way for decades, ever since a tennis champion from 60 years ago put the rustic area on the map in Chino Hills, considered the gem of San Bernardino County with its luxury homes and blue-ribbon schools. >>
Home of the Week
A Topanga estate features a sweeping roofline that reflects the surrounding hills. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
For 50 years, the Orange County community has fought to remain independent. >>
TV's Mike Holmes targets shoddy workmanship -- and offers some advice. >>
Useful websitesPlanning a remodeling project? Here are some helpful websites to check out: >>PARDON OUR DUST
The impetus to remodel is not always about trendy bathroom tile or increased property values. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
In keeping with the neighborhood's rural roots, there are plenty of residents with horses and even chickens and goats. Wild rabbits are also a common sight. >>
Neighborly Advice
Luxury homes long ago replaced oil wells in this upscale, golf course-centered part of Huntington Beach. >>
At a glanceProject: Remodel and second-story addition to transform a three-bedroom, 1 1/2 -bathroom house in 1,500 square feet to four bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in 3,000 square feet. >>Where the money wentArchitect... $5,000 >>REAL ESTATE
Hot Property >>
Boomers fuel demand for downstairs bedroom suites, and builders respond. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: VINEGAR HILL
APART of San Pedro deeply rooted in the past is enjoying new life thanks to its historic-district designation in 2001 by the city of Los Angeles. Vinegar Hill, once the enclave of San Pedro's elite and the site of some of its oldest homes, is the smallest of the 22 areas throughout Los Angeles known as Historic Preservation Overlay Zones. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
A four-level house has coast vistas from Santa Monica Bay to Point Dume. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE | SAN BUENAVENTURA
The city's on a mission to change its image, including calling its revitalized downtown by its original name. Good fortune indeed. >>
Hot Property
"Roswell" fans know Dido as the singer of the show's "Here With Me" theme. The rest of us know her as the singer of those New Agey songs that stay stuck in our heads long after we want them to. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: HOLLYWOOD DELL
Hollywood Dell residents savor their area of winding roads and shady paths. >>
Home of the Week
Unique touches highlight a 1932 home designed by Paul Baer. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: San Diego's Kensington area
The street names may sound like Olde England -- Marlborough, Canterbury -- but this San Diego neighborhood is more old California with an abundance of classic Spanish-style architecture. Its quiet, winding streets, beautiful homes and canyon views set Kensington apart from the surrounding city. >>
Faced with the local real estate slump, some agents are helping sellers tap the overseas thirst to own property in the Golden State. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: FRANKLIN HILLS
THE rumor persists that a scene from "The Wizard of Oz" was filmed on Shakespeare Bridge in Franklin Hills. Although by all accounts it was filmed at MGM's Culver City studios, this whisper of mystique seems a perfect fit for a place that most certainly would never be mistaken for Kansas. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: TEMESCAL VALLEY
Elbow room, splendid views and affordability are lures here. Not to mention the outdoors. >>
Home of the Week
Myron Hunt designed this Arts and Crafts-style beauty for a glassware magnate in Ojai. After a loving restoration, the Libbey Estate is on the market for $6.25 million. >>
HOT PROPERTY
Moving farther from Melrose? >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: CULVER CREST
Community of view homes in hills of Culver City retains that 1950s feel. >>
Home of the Week
In its loggias, arches and pools, Irvine's Castillo del Cañón took its inspiration from Spain's Alhambra. >>
HOT PROPERTY
Entertainment figures Michael Manheim and Janus Cercone developed the Brentwood home that went to the late-night host. >>
By the numbers* Associations can range in size from two to more than 20,000 units. Some of the largest in the nation are in Valencia. >>That HGTV show made it look so easy. But growing numbers of budget-conscious homeowners are tackling jobs beyond their skills -- often to the dismay of their mates. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: WESTWOOD HILLS
The cozy community of Westwood Hills offers an antidote to the busy UCLA campus that adjoins it. Longtime residents, an active property owners association and a charming mix of well-priced traditional, ranch and Spanish-style homes along lushly landscaped streets characterize the area. >>
Home of the Week
IS "20th century industrial chic" an actual design style? No matter. This two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath- room Silver Lake dandy is definitely one of a kind. >>
If all you want for Christmas is a home once owned by a celebrity, you're in luck. There are several on the market. >>
Repossessed houses are plentiful in Southern California, but it takes time, patience and savvy to find -- and buy -- them. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: ORANGE PARK ACRES
Roy Rogers and Trigger would be proud. Orange Park Acres is a horse lover's dream, where equestrians set the pace for this little bit of serenity amid Orange's busy boulevards and strip shopping malls. It just doesn't get much more incongruous -- or unique in Orange County -- than this. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
Silver Lake has retained the bohemian flair that marked its rise as a residential neighborhood near downtown a century ago. Also unchanged are the views of the Silver Lake Reservoir and the hills that surround it. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
THE Los Feliz hills may be known for Spanish- and Mediterranean-style architecture, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for something a bit more exotic. Just how unusual? Garrison Leigh, the owner and designer of this nearly half-acre, landscaped property, describes his home as "Tropical Modern." >>
Scott Garrett got the evacuation order at 6 a.m. on Oct. 22. His Lake Arrowhead home lay in the path of the Grass Valley fire, and flames would arrive within hours. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: LA HABRA HEIGHTS
La Habra Heights is about opulence: sprawling properties with orchards and canyon views, rolling hills with room for horses to roam, a golf course and trails for hiking and deep breathing. >>
Home of the Week
At 17,000 square feet, fairy-tale estate is where the Old World meets alpine waters. >>
KITCHENS | COUNTERTOPS
Modern countertop materials can help to prevent bacteria from finding nooks and growing. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
Owners of Mrs. Cubbison's onetime abode in Mt. Washington have restored some features and added their own. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: MALIBU COUNTRY ESTATES
It's an aberration in today's real estate market: a development of more than 100 homes and nary a "for sale" sign in sight. What makes this Malibu neighborhood so desirable that houses rarely come on the market and, when they do, they fly off in days? (Yes, days.) >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
Converted 1930 warehouse is configured with three bedrooms, 13/4 baths in 7,000 square feet. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: LOS RIOS HISTORIC DISTRICT
When it comes to stepping back in time, the Los Rios Historic District in San Juan Capistrano can claim major bragging rights. It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in California, with adobe homes built in the 1790s and 200-year-old pepper and olive trees. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
A sprawling home on 4.5 acres in gated Country Club Estates has a wealth of features. >>
San Bernardino may not be the Eden the early inhabitants stumbled upon, but the creeks and river are still inviting, and snowcapped mountains grace its backdoor in the wintertime. Sports and cultural events abound in this storied city where the McDonald brothers opened the restaurant whose name became synonymous with fast food. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
Surprisingly fanciful touches distinguish a rock-solid 1920s canyon-side home in Altadena. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
This is one of those places where you suck in your breath, let out a low whistle and think, >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
A Georgian-style mansion replaces a Holmby Hills estate once owned by Irene Dunne. >>
REAL ESTATE
Discounted new homes and foreclosures sink sales of existing houses. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: MAR VISTA HILL
There's Mar Vista -- the Westside community of pleasant postwar housing -- and then there's Mar Vista Hill, actually a gathering of hills that oversee their more modest mother community. Few locations in Los Angeles -- at any price -- can match the views. >>
HOME OF THE WEEK
A 4-year-old oceanfront estate in Santa Barbara channels an old-world era. >>
Home of the Week
Walls of glass reveal broad views at this camera-ready Malibu home. >>
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE | CORONA DEL MAR
For a community built on land that once virtually couldn't be given away, Corona del Mar has done pretty well for itself. The stretch of isolated oceanfront has blossomed into a quiet enclave of about 13,000 people. >>
|
 |
Place an Ad
Online Listing
Apartments.com
Print/Online
Los Angeles Times & Apartments.com
Print/Online
Los Angeles Times & Apartments.com
Call Us
800-234-4444
213-629-4411
800-234-4444
213-629-4411