26 April 2025

• L.A.'s office market takes a hit amid trade wars, fires and economic uncertainty

  Tenants hunting for office space in the Los Angeles area are in the driver's seat as vacancies plague many landlords trying to fill their buildings with people.

• Fires, tariffs and high interest rates: L.A. housing construction plunged at start of year

  In the first three months of 2025, the city of Los Angeles approved building permits for 57% fewer new homes than a year earlier, according to a report from research firm Hilgard Analytics.

• She transformed a historic Hollywood penthouse into a 'sanctuary' with secondhand gems

  A magical Mediterranean-style penthouse, rumored to have been rented by Stevie Nicks in 1971, offers a safe place to land for entrepreneur Caitlin Villarreal.

• Residential skyscraper for downtown L.A. mall clears hurdle to city approval

  A planned new residential skyscraper for downtown Los Angeles has cleared a key regulatory hurdle to be built in an usual location — on top of an existing parking garage.