With its near-perfect Mediterranean climate, rolling mountains and tranquil ocean vistas, you can always count on Montecito to serve up some lovely real estate listings. So today we journey up north to check out the properly beautiful Palmyra estate, a 4.5-acre compound located in the foothills near the western end of Montecito, just a few […]

Over the past couple weeks, Yolanda has been flooded with curious enquiries about a big ol’ house located in prime Beverly Hills, smugly set on one of the best streets in the western Flats neighborhood. It seems folks are curious about who owns the Nile Niami-designed place and why it was recently listed with a […]

Certain celebrities gobble up so many homes that Yolanda has (nearly) given up trying to track them all down. We’re talking people like the Kardashians, Taylor Swift and Ellen DeGeneres — each of whom have amassed property portfolios worth $100 million or thereabouts. And then there’s Alex Rodriguez and his long-term lady love Jennifer Lopez, […]

Today we shall journey deep behind the Orange Curtain. Let’s discuss Laguna Beach’s perennially pricey Emerald Bay community. We’ve chatted about Emerald Bay on at least one prior occasion. But to reiterate: this neighborhood is more than just another rich-people-only space — it’s a whole lifestyle. Not only does the enclave have one of the slickest […]

Poor Steven A. Cohen. The near-mythic Wall Street tycoon — on whom the Showtime series Billions was loosely based — has lost many a tear over his palatial penthouse in Midtown Manhattan. What’s the problem, you ask? He just can’t get the damn thing sold, that’s what. The saga begins nearly six years ago, back […]

The gloomy winter weather currently plaguing LA has got Yolanda staring out our window, dreamily pining for a getaway to some sizzling locale. We don’t only want sun — we want hellfire-level heat, dammit! And what better place to burn up than in arid Palm Springs, just east of town? So we scanned the local […]

Yesterday The Real Deal broke the news that major LA socialite Alexandra Dwek quietly sold her sumptuous East Gate Bel Air compound for $40 million — $39,865,000, to be precise — in a top-secret off-market deal. Well, sacré bleu! Spank Yolanda’s fanny! That’s way more than double what she paid for the property less than […]

The high-end real estate market is fairly quiet at the moment, so Yolanda rummaged around to find an older (but still interesting) transaction to discuss. As it happens, we have one that’s been sitting in our vault for nigh on six months now. We’re not sure why we kept skipping it over — it’s a […]

For decades, Pacific Palisades has been considered one of LA’s most desirable neighborhoods. The nature-filled Westside community features countless scenic hikes, ocean breezes, lavish estates and beautiful Will Rogers State Park. And let’s not forget its close proximity to Malibu and Santa Monica. Many people hear “Palisades” and imagine the real estate is well beyond […]

Over the past week, Yolanda has received no fewer than four curious reader inquiries about one or both of two giant LA compounds that have just popped up for sale with heavy-duty pricetags: one asking $30 million and the other listed at a coma-inducing $72 million. Ouch! Both mega-estates are located in the Coldwater Canyon […]