Today we’re issuing an upfront mea culpa. We know some folks follow our blog primarily for the house pictures and merely skim the text. And that’s perfectly fine, but today we haven’t a single photo to share. Not even a Google Maps screengrab, since today’s house is so new it ain’t even finished yet. This deal […]
Month: November 2018
Sophie Schmidt snags secluded Sunset Strip starter shanty
Many old homes in the foothills above the world-famous Sunset Strip have a celebrity history. Of course that’s partly due to their Hollywood proximity, but also because droves of them are blessed with both privacy and stunning LA skyline views, assets famous folks usually can’t find down in the flats. Take today’s property. Originally built […]
Billionaire Jaime Gilinski drops $36 million cash in Bel Air and the Birds
Public court documents related to the ongoing Woodbridge bankruptcy proceedings make for some fascinating late-night reading, at least if you’re a property nerd like Yolanda. We glanced at the clock and realized we just burned three hours poring over thousands of pages of legal filings. Does that make us a weirdo? No, don’t say it […]
Frank Binder throws down another $30 million for the infamous 1 Electra Court palace
As we stare down the final weeks of 2018, the great Woodbridge sell-off continues. Those of you who have been following this site (or real estate news in general) for some time should already be familiar with this saga: Woodbridge, the investment front for a now-defunct billion dollar Ponzi scheme, hoovered up dozens of prime […]
Khalid nabs a starter location in the Encino hills
Recently our old pal Vlad the Revealer at Celebrity Address Aerial asked us who bought a fully renovated residence in the wilds of Encino. As many of y’all know, Encino is a suburban neighborhood way out in the big bad San Fernando Valley. Once upon a time — it wasn’t that many years ago, actually — […]
Market Report Q3 2018: Prices at an all-time record high
There’s a lull in LA’s high-end market action at the moment, so Yolanda thought we’d take advantage of this (temporary) quiet to experiment with something a wee bit different today. Just to keep things fresh. Y’all understand. And since the folks over at Douglas Elliman were kind enough to send us their Q3 market reports […]
Modern Family’s Julie Bowen selects a mid-century gem
Today is Thanksgiving for the Yanks among us! In addition to life and health, Yolanda is thankful for the numerous cool houses all over LA. And no, sillies, we don’t just have McMansions out here. Take this sublime mid-century modern quietly purchased late last year by accomplished actress Julie Bowen. (Yeah, we were a bit […]
Dr. Jenn Mann & Eric Schiffer dole out $5.7 million in Beverly Hills (Post Office)
Today we decided to give y’all a quick peek at a big new house located high in the mountains above Beverly Hills, in a celeb-soaked area known as Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO). Built on spec in the trendy Traditional/faux-Cape Cod style, the 6,000-square-foot pad was recently sold for a hefty $5,700,000 to a blind trust […]
Lakers co-owner Jesse Buss balls out with a $10 million Brentwood new build
In case y’all somehow forgot, professional sports is an extremely lucrative business — not just for the players by virtue of their enormous contracts, but also for the team owners, managers and coaches, too. Take Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton, who was signed to a five-year deal with a healthy base salary of […]
Zelda Williams spends millions on the historic Aldous Huxley estate
It’s been some time since we’ve discussed a house on LA’s Eastside, the part of our fine city that includes trendy (and historically hipster) communities like Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los Feliz. Though oft-overlooked by snooty Westside homebuyers, flocks of wealthy creative types — and celebrities in general — have migrated out yonder toward […]