Ahh, real estate. The game where it's all about "location, location, location!" And, of course money. So: Recognize any of these locations? This is the H.L. Stevenson survey map of Los Angeles from 1884, showing all the land parcels and tracts. more ›

Two big deals were announced today by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the CIM real estate group, sealing the geographic fate of the Oscars for the next 20 years. more ›

It's that time again... Time for the bank who holds the loan on the La Habra residence that Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and her brood of 14 children call home to schedule an auction to sell the property, and plan for the family's eviction. more ›

As the Westside Subway Extension project lumbers ahead at its own draggy pace (hi, Beverly Hills!), it seems that Metro may have already gone against their own recommendations when it comes to where the portal to the Wilshire/Fairfax stop will be, and some say it's because the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) did some "arm-twisting." more ›

Angelenos and the Annie Hall-obsessed, if you're on the hunt for an abode in Downtown Los Angeles, Diane Keaton has a stylish home for you. The 66-year-old actress and historic home renovator recently purchased a live-work townhouse in a 1906 Arts District building at 940 East 2nd Street for $570,000 and is asking $2,800 a month from tenants. more ›

Los Angeles, we apologize in advance, but may we present to you possibly the most disgusting local abode. After a few fits of dry heaves and some mild therapy, we have mustered up the strength to post photos of this putrid pad, located in The Valley, for sure. more ›

What are the rich doing with their money nowadays? They're pissing it away. The Los Angeles Times looks at the latest real estate trend for rich people: having a shit-ton of bathrooms. more ›

A Los Angeles couple is suing a man who leased them a home without bothering to mention that it had once been a meth lab. Last May William Mohler and his wife Rebecca Popkin—three months pregnant at the time—moved into the home on Chase Avenue. more ›

When a big chain like Circuit City goes belly up, leaving behind several locations bearing design quirks belonging to the defunct business, what becomes of those buildings is often the subject of much speculation in communities. Such has surely been the case with the empty Circuit City (and its big red entry exterior wall) in East Hollywood. more ›

When's Phil's Diner, a neighborhood ol' reliable greasy spoon from the 1920s, was hoisted into its new position on Lankershim Boulevard adjacent to what would become a Laemmle's multiplex, the future looked bright for the restored rail-car restaurant. But last weekend, Phil's Diner redux closed its doors, and the owners are left with a lot of hindsight and debt. more ›

Fans of the new serial horror-drama TV series "American Horror Story" who also have $4.5 million to spare can score the Alfred F. Rosenheim Mansion - the residence where the show's pilot was shot. more ›

Want to check out what Dov Charney's hilltop mansion in a gated community in Silver Lake looked like before he tried to convert it into an updated (and perhaps more heavily-litigated) version of the Playboy Mansion? more ›

Crack open those piggy banks, L.A. If able to scrounge up a tidy $6 million, the Bel Air abode "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart formerly called home could be yours. The double level 4,4044 square foot estate sits comfortably on 28,365 square feet of property and offers five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a guesthouse, a pool and three parking spaces. more ›

No, it is not beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And it will not feel like Christmas in Los Angeles this year, because the House of Davids is now just another nice enough home in Hancock Park. more ›

Reach deep into your pockets, Angelenos. If you have an extra $15 million, you can purchase a supposedly haunted pad boasting a rad view of the Hollywood sign. Beloved by gangs, junkies and Satanists, legend claims that the mansion is plagued by alien spacecraft and rests uncomfortably on an Indian burial ground. more ›

News came yesterday that the original location of the once-strong Hamburger Hamlet chain will be closing for good in December. The Sunset Strip Hamlet opened in 1950, and drew a celeb crowd and a loyal fan base, says Eater LA. more ›

Her estranged mom may be penning a set-the-record-straight memoir, and her late dad's legacy is in a renewed spotlight, but now 19-year-old artist and celebrikid Frances Bean Cobain is making herself right at home in Los Angeles. more ›

Are you looking to buy a family home in La Habra? If so, you might be interested in one with an infamous departing tenant: "Octomom" Nadya Suleman has put her home on the market, and she's hoping her fame will bring her a buyer. more ›

This has got to be one of the strangest pairings and projects in L.A.'s always-surprising culinary scene. Acclaimed Providence Chef Michael Cimarusti is teaming up with Claim Jumper chain founder Craig Nickoloff to buy West Hollywood's venerable old diner dame, the Silver Spoon. Don't worry--we did a double take, too. more ›

Rihanna is bitter that she plunked down $6.9 million for a Beverly Crest mansion that floods and leaks every time it rains. So the R&B singer is suing the former owner of the home, her broker, the inspection firm and a laundry list of other parties connected to the sale, saying that she did not love the way they lied, TMZ reports. more ›

R&B singer Norwood Young's Hancock Park house, dubbed Youngwood Park and The House of Davids, is on the market for $2.1 million, reports LA Times. Whether or not Young resides in the house is irrelevant to us. We want to know what the new owner plans to do with the 19 Michelangelo's Davids lined up along the front lawn. more ›

If you have just shy of a million bucks to spend and are ready to "enjoy the 'Surf City' lifestyle," you might be interested in the City of Bell's former City Manager Robert Rizzo's swanky "executive home" now on the market in Huntington Beach. more ›

A 123-year-old Victorian in Angeleno Heights at the corner Kellam Avenue and West Edgeware Road has joined the neighborhood's "million dollar house club," with a $1.1 million sale last month, according to The Eastsider LA. more ›

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live a la Tony Micelli, now's your chance to find out: Tony Danza's Malibu house is for sale for a measly $9,100,000, reports the Real Estalker. The 3,000 square foot estate overlooks the water, and is built beneath street level for privacy, as stars are wont to...want. more ›

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday rejected the guitarist's proposal to build a five-mansion development on 156 hillside acres along the Malibu coast. The 8-4 vote by the commission put to rest years of contentious debate between city officials, residents and the beanie-wearing rock legend legally known as David Evans. more ›

You can't always say what you want online; or, you can, until someone tries to stop you. One Irvine-based blogger, Larry Roberts, has had a grievance filed against him by the Orange County Association of Realtors (OCAR) for his "over the top" posts that violate the professional realtor's code of ethics, according to the OC Register. more ›

The four bedroom, 4.5 bath house that singer Katy Perry and actor Russell Brand share in Los Feliz is on the market, reports the Huffington Post. Located on Cromwell Ave. just north of Los Feliz Blvd., the 4,706-square-foot home sits on .32 acres, and also boasts a swimming pool, 3-car garage and private outdoor spa. It's listed for $3,395,000. A steal! more ›