Blog
Bulldoze first, apologize later: a true L.A. landmark
Jan 17, 2015 It was beginning to feel like a demolition derby. On Tuesday, word started to spread that the canary-yellow 1937 house in Cheviot Hills where the writer Ray Bradbury lived for more than 50 years was being knocked down. The person razing i...
Los Angeles Real Estate Market
Jan 15, 2015 The Southern California housing market has had a difficult time coming out of the Great Recession. As we move forward into 2015, homes sales are going up. Home price has also seen an increase, but overall it is still going in a positive directi...
Movie and TV Production Up in Santa Clarita
Jan 13, 2015 Santa Clarita saw an 8 percent increase in the number of permits issued in 2014 for television and feature film production, the city announced on Monday. The city’s film office issued 502 permits used for 1,339 days of location filming, a ...
California seeking to suspend Ocwen Financial’s mortgage license
Jan 13, 2015 The state is seeking to suspend the mortgage license of Ocwen Financial Corp., saying the payment collection firm has failed to turn over documentation showing that it complies with California laws protecting homeowners. The action is the la...
Faery Hunt Today at Tarzana Community And Cultural Center
Jan 11, 2015 Date/Time Date(s) – 01/11/2015 10:30 am – 11:30 am Location Tarzana Community And Cultural Center 19130 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana, CA, $12.50 www.afaeryhunt.com Children, boys and girls, and the young-at-heart come join the fae...
Two Macy’s Closing at Westfield Promenade Woodland Hills
Jan 9, 2015 Two Macy’s stores will close at the Westfield Promenade mall in the spring as part a larger series of closures announced this week by the Cincinnati-based department store chain. The Woodland Hills shopping center at 6100 Topanga Canyon Bl...
FHA to lower mortgage insurance fees
Jan 8, 2015 President Obama said Wednesday that the Federal Housing Administration will lower its high fees for mortgage insurance, a bid to encourage more purchases by first-time and middle-income home buyers. The agency will drop its annual premiums o...
Many buyers no longer see marriage as prerequisite to a mortgage
Jan 7, 2015 In more than two decades as a real estate agent, Marc Tahler has seen his client base of would-be buyers shift. He used to see a lot of younger couples, married, maybe with a kid in tow or one on the way. Lately, though, his buyers are tr...