Into the heart of cherry blossom season
Blooms are fantastic this year but the trees don’t know the annual festival has been cancelled because of the Winter Olympics 51 min ago | The Vancouver Sun |  
Jumbo mortgage market is beginning to thaw
The meltdown sent interest rates soaring and availability shrinking, but rates are declining and lenders are more willing to make loans that top the limits for Freddie Mac, Fannie... February 23, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
A house that keeps watch over Hermosa Beach
A designer's childhood memories of lifeguard towers on the Jersey shore are evident in a new custom home. A custom home in the shape of an East Coast... February 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
IRS issues new guidelines on obtaining home buyer tax credits
The agency clarifies documentation that taxpayers will need in an effort to curtail widespread fraud in the program. Despite blizzards that shut federal... February 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
HOME OF THE WEEK UPDATE
Point Dume contemporary February 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
Board should set boundaries for its meddlesome attorney
One way to deal with legal counsel who shows up on the property unannounced and attends board meetings uninvited is to revise the terms of his agreement. Another is to replace him... February 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
Hanks thinks big. Make that 'biggest'
His $26-million purchase in Pacific Palisades is the priciest home transaction in L.A. area so far this year. There's "Big," and then there's big. Box office... February 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
High-end home sellers lower their sights
The housing slump is finally bringing down prices in the luxury property market. Billionaire tax cheat Leona Helmsley loved a good bargain. So, were she... February 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
KB Home backdating case has high stakes for prosecutors
They seek to punish ex-CEO Bruce Karatz, but also to improve the record of a massive stock-options crackdown that so far has yielded few convictions. Two... March 8, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
A haunting beauty in Montecito
A gracious old Montecito home, familiar to viewers who regularly watched the opening credits of the late '60s television comedy series "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir," has come on the... March 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
Home of the Week update
Newly built in Cheviot Hills March 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |  
{Saving money on your home } {Simple strategies for paying off your mortgage sooner and reducing expenses. }
There are dozens of ways to make your housing investment pay off faster and at a greater return. In some cases, a small extra outlay may be required, sometimes every month, but... March 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |