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Million-dollar home sales jump 15% as first-time buyers retreat
Aug 11, 2026 Luxury home sales rose in July, while entry-level buyers pulled back, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales cooled in July, but the market split by price tier — million-dollar-plus properties kept climbing ...
Housing advocates sued over local duplex bans after the LA fires. Now, two cities are backing down
Aug 3, 2026 Duplex projects will be allowed to move forward once again in two Southern California cities affected by last year’s fires. The change of course is the result of a court showdown between advocates for denser housing and local elected official...
Date Set for Palisades Village Reopen
Jul 14, 2026 About 19 months after the Palisades Fire devastated the bulk of Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, a signature gathering point for the community is poised to reopen. Commercial real estate firm Caruso – the namesake empire of b...
L.A. Approves $2 Billion Project
Jul 7, 2026 The Los Angeles City Council last week cleared the way for a $2 billion redevelopment of a downtown parcel into a massive mixed-use center. The Fourth & Central project is planned on a 7.6-acre parcel divides Skid Row from the Arts District ...
LA City Council to vote on putting ULA break for multifamily on ballot
Jun 30, 2026 Less than a week after a statewide ballot measure which would have eliminated Measure ULA was slashed, the Los Angeles City Council might be taking its own electoral path to making changes to the so-called mansion tax. On Wednesday, the coun...
REALTORS® Deliver Major Victory: AB 736 Goes Down In Flames
Jun 26, 2026 We did it! Because thousands of California REALTORS® took action and made their voices heard, AB 736, a bill that would have incentivized cities to raise transfer taxes on property, particularly higher-value homes, will not move forward. ...
Dramatic Increase to Transfer Taxes – PLEASE OPPOSE TODAY!!
Jun 24, 2026 Red Alert – AB 736 (Gonzalez) Dramatic Increase to Transfer Taxes – OPPOSE USE THE LINK BELOW AND CALL TODAY. Follow the easy instructions. California Association of Realtors OPPOSES AB 736 (Gonzalez), a bill that writes a transfer ...
Relief from LA’s mansion tax……No Such Luck.
May 29, 2026 If the chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s committee on Measure ULA has her way about the future of the so-called mansion tax, the real estate industry should brace itself. Los Angeles City Council Member Ysabel Jurado, who represents ...