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Downtown L.A. building set to go from drug den to luxury inn

A century-old brick apartment house and former drug den near Staples Center is slated to be reborn as a luxurious inn as demand for hotel...

Home resales jump more than 4% in January

Sales of previously owned homes rose 4.3% in January and inventories fell to nearly seven-year lows as lower prices, unusually warm...

U.S. unveils new strategic plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants to shrink the seized housing-finance giants gradually and create a new market for...

Ryan Reynolds selling home he bought with Scarlett Johansson

Actor Ryan Reynolds has listed for sale the Los Feliz hills house he bought with his then-wife, actress Scarlett Johansson, in 2010.

Builders highlight often-hidden costs of buying a foreclosed home

Home builders are switching tactics and confronting head-on one of their biggest nemeses: foreclosed houses that not only lure buyers away...

Recent cases shine spotlight on financial abuse of elderly

The recent conviction of a Delray Beach, Fla., loan officer for his participation in a scheme to persuade seniors to refinance their reverse...

Can board block use of drought-tolerant plants?

Question: Our homeowners association has what seems to be miles of greenbelts and landscaping that is not water-efficient. Our...

Home sales inch up in California as prices fall

Home sales were up slightly in January across California, and the statewide median price fell, as investors flooded Southern California...

Median home price falls in Southland

The Southland's housing market is flooded with cash-rich, bargain-hunting investors snapping up distressed homes and dragging down overall...

U.S. extends deadline for borrowers to seek foreclosure reviews

Borrowers seeking a review of their foreclosures for errors committed by banks have been given an extra three months to apply for the free...

Prototype of standardized monthly mortgage statement is released

Your monthly mortgage bill soon could get easier to understand, and it wouldn't change each time your loan is sold to a new servicer.

Jennifer Aniston satisfies her real estate 'Wanderlust'

Leading lady Jennifer Aniston has bought a midcentury house in Bel-Air that was listed at $24.9 million.

Michael Hiltzik: Mortgage settlement is great — for politicians and banks

I hate a parade. And the parade of rosy self-congratulation staged last week by the creators of the $25-billion mortgage fraud settlement...

Denny's in Santa Monica is sold to housing developer

A Denny's restaurant in Santa Monica has been sold for $11.25 million to a prominent developer known for building apartments in dense...

Parts of Obama's mortgage refinancing package will be reality

Though it was pronounced dead before arrival by opponents on Capitol Hill, President Obama's new mortgage refinancing package contained...

Homeowner association can't adopt new bylaws without owners' OK

Question: My homeowner association board hired attorneys to rewrite the bylaws, which as a result are now longer and more complex and...

Mortgage settlement is too little, too late for many

The massive mortgage settlement may be setting new national standards for loan servicing, but it may be too little and too late to help...