In one of the more talked-about transactions in town, actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold their Malibu beach house to daytime host and comedian Ellen De Generes for $12 million.
A decorative cast stone entrance opens to this restored Spanish Colonial Revival-style house in Pasadena's South Orange Grove area. Built in 1920 for industrialist James Wigmore, the house retains such original details as coffered wood ceilings and arched doorways.
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Many homeowners decide remodeling is wiser than moving They don't believe they can sell their property for what it's worth, so they're spending money on making their homes more comfortable.
Do you fit any of these descriptions?
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Property disclosure ranks high among real estate legal disputes A biennial research report by the National Assn. of Realtors indicates that a handful of real estate agents and brokers and their clients either don't know the law or don't care to follow it.
When it comes to lawsuits, real estate agents and brokers tangle mostly among themselves.
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST Obama proposes refinancing plan for underwater homeowners The president aims to help about 3.5 million people with good credit who are unable to refinance at historically low rates because their homes are worth less than their mortgages.