Los Angeles Times - Real Estate News

Former Laker puts Playa del Rey house on market

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Kwame Brown, now with the Detroit Pistons, is listing the contemporary with ocean, city and marina views for $2,975,000.

NBA player and former Laker Kwame Brown has put his Playa del Rey house on the market at $2,975,000.

Jason Kendall sells Manhattan Beach home for $5.45 million

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Mediterranean house has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in 7,398 square feet.

Update: Milwaukee Brewer Jason Kendall has sold a Manhattan Beach home for $5.45 million.

Los Feliz home of L.A. Police Chief William Bratton for sale for $1,875,000

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The private walled and gated home has a courtyard entry, city light views, outdoor entertainment areas and a swimming pool.

The Los Feliz home of L.A. Police Chief William J. Bratton and his wife, Rikki Klieman, has come on the market at $1,875,000.

Dancer Cheryl Burke buys Hollywood Hills home for $1,295,000

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has sweeping city and mountain views.

Professional ballroom dancer Cheryl Burke of "Dancing With the Stars" has purchased a midcentury modern post-and-beam house in the Hollywood Hills for $1,295,000.

Actor Michael Toland sells Los Feliz home for $2.5 million

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The 1921 Mediterranean house had been restored 'back to its original beauty,' with all the modern touches, including marble bathrooms and a gourmet kitchen.

Actor-composer-artist Michael Toland and his wife , Stephanie , have sold a 1921 Mediterranean in the Los Feliz area for $2.5 million.

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L.A. County property value drops for first time in 13 years

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

About $1 billion in value was lost last fiscal year. But neighboring counties fared worse.

For the first time in 13 years, the assessed value of all property in Los Angeles County has declined , according to a report released Thursday by the county assessor's office.

Clean, open modernism in Altadena

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A 1950 Caspar Ehmcke design has the indoor-outdoor feel and natural materials that are typical of the style. Its perch offers views of the mountains and of downtown Pasadena.

This classic midcentury modern home in quiet northeast Altadena has the indoor-outdoor feel, simple lines and open living space that typify the style.

Many underwater homeowners are deliberately walking away from mortgages

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A study finds that 26% of the defaults across the country are calculated economic decisions to bail out of loans by borrowers who could afford to make the monthly payments.

Would you, under any circumstances, default on your home mortgage, even if you could afford to make the monthly payments?

Bankruptcy is an option for homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

If nothing else, the legal maneuver will buy them some breathing room. But it also will destroy their credit rating, and it may not even be necessary.

To most people, bankruptcy is a four-letter word. But when all else fails, declaring bankruptcy can be an honest and time-tested legal maneuver to save your house from foreclosure.