We know some folks accuse us of being too LA-centric, but Yolanda really does enjoy monitoring real estate moves in many other locales. This evening we took a quick peek behind the Orange Curtain to check on the action in our favorite OC seaside communities: Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point. Turns out […]

It’s no secret that Los Angeles rental rates are astronomical — in fact, renters here spend an average of 47% of their income just to satisfy a landlord. And in Beverly Hills, mansion lessees fork over the cost of a luxury vehicle, each and every month, for their temporary 90210 address. We’re not talking C-Class […]

(Before we get started with this tale, a quick and terribly shameless bit of braggadociousness. Yesterday was — quite easily — a record-breaking day for Yolanda’s blog. At least in terms of hits and traffic. We sincerely thank our subscribers and lurkers alike for your generous support. But on a more somber note, at least […]

Yolanda has just returned from the honeymoon for our latest marriage. We thought it’d be fun to journey somewhere different this time around, so we forewent our usual Italy or Greece for a more exotic jungle destination in some unpronouncable faraway land. Great fun. Unfortunately, we forgot to bring the new Mr. Yolanda back home […]

Seems like most Bel Air properties available for purchase these days are of the ultra-contemporary architectural variety, but there are still a handful of old-school classics, too. Though it’s not publicly listed for sale, mega-loaded Idol franchise creator Simon Fuller has quietly engaged one of LA’s most successful realtors to discreetly shop around his historic Bel Air spread […]

…Virtual glory, that is. Big Bertha isn’t quite ready to go the full monty yet — she’s playing coy for another few months. But one of our longtime readers kindly forwarded Yolanda an expensively-made official 3D promo video for the property. Turns out this was actually released back in August, but we’d never before clapped […]

Much of Lower Bel Air — one of America’s priciest neighborhoods — looks more like a warzone these days than the genteel old money mansionville of yore. Blame it on the skyrocketing sale prices of contemporary LA mansions in recent years. Cash-flush developers are frothin’ at the mouth to build ever-bigger compounds on speculation — […]

Way back in early 2013, when the real estate market was still in recovery mode from our most recent economic recession, Mexican investor Mauricio Oberfeld coughed up $6,250,000 for a classic mid-century modern residence in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately for the ol’ gurl, she happened to be situated on one of the best lots in the […]

Someone in South Carolina won a $1.5 billion lottery jackpot last night. We imagine that (as yet unnamed) individual is probably — between fainting spells and euphoric jig-dancin’ — wondering how to spend all that cash. Stock investments? A first-class world tour? Cocaine? Well, if the lucky dude (or dudette) takes a cue from other […]

Malibu’s ironically-named Broad Beach is swarmed with celeb residents and tourists alike, but there’s still a couple spots where one can avoid pesky paparazzos and other hoi polloi. Just off the main drag are two lowkey gated communities (more like two gated roads, really) that feature multimillion-dollar homes set at sea level, down below the […]