Condos and Houses

Honoring a lease cuts both ways

2013-05-24 19:57:00

Question: My wife and I were leasing a house. We were about six months into the one-year lease when the owner told us he was placing the house on the market and that we would need to find another place to live. Given today's rental market, my wife and I...

Airbnb rentals ruled illegal in New York City

2013-05-21 13:04:00

A judge has ruled that Airbnb, the popular online service that allows homeowners and apartment dwellers to offer their residences as temporary rentals, is illegal in New York City. The decision from the city’s Environmental Control Board found...

SoCal home prices up 21%; February sales volume hits 6-year high

2013-03-13 11:21:00

Southern California once again saw strong home price increases last month as the percentage of absentee buyers hit a record high and cash buyers remained a dominant force. The six-county Southland saw the median home price rise nearly 21% over the year,...

NBA's Chris Bosh puts L.A. pad up for rent

2013-02-05 08:30:00

You don't have to look too deeply into L.A.-area homes for rent to find familiar names among the owners: the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh, actress Kristen Stewart's mother Jules and actor Steven Guttenberg. Here's a look at what they are offering for lease:...

'Fiscal cliff' to bring President Obama back early from Hawaii

2012-12-26 06:45:00

HONOLULU – President Obama will leave for Washington on Wednesday evening to restart talks on averting the "fiscal cliff," the White House said Tuesday, interrupting and perhaps cutting short altogether his traditional holiday visit to his birth...

Right time to buy a home goes beyond money

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Dear Liz: I am 28 and single with no children. I graduated from law school a few years ago and have a relatively stable job at a small law firm. I had previously thought I would wait to buy a house until I'm married, but now I don't think I should...

Boycott of Newport holiday boat parade urged over rent hikes

2012-11-28 13:33:39

Letting strangers live rent-free in his house: cool or crazy?

2012-12-22 05:00:00

When Tony Tolbert turned 50 last year, he marked the occasion by moving in with his mother. The decision wasn't about money. He's a Harvard-educated attorney, on the staff of UCLA's law school. And it wasn't because his mother wanted or needed him home....

LAPD awaits drug tests on 'Sons of Anarchy' actor Johnny Lewis

2012-10-01 12:02:55

Actor Johnny Lewis struggled with drugs, legal woes before death

2012-09-29 12:14:10

Carmageddon II: LAX largely unaffected by freeway closure

2012-09-29 14:22:21

Gunman shoots family of 5; police find third body inside home

2012-10-21 09:13:09

Here's how it works: Someone sees a foreclosed house or one that is vacant, breaks in, changes the locks and finds a prospective tenant who hands over cash to rent the place. Where: All over South Florida.

2012-07-10 07:52:19

Set your top three to five criteria based on what you can afford, your daily housing needs, and your lifestyle. List your 'must have' amenities and your 'nice to have' amenities. Does your short list look like that of your partner? If not, how will you reconcile your varying priorities?

2012-02-15 15:50:07

Living in the house means you don't have to pay rent any more. But these additional considerations can also shape your financial strategy for home ownership. Will you rent out part of the property to capture cash to pay down the mortgage early?

2012-02-15 14:32:58