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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.

Measure A oversight panels set five-year goals with metrics to evaluate their success

Oversight panels for the Measure A half-cent homelessness sales tax have set specific targets to track progress on five goals for increasing housing production and reducing the number of people on the street.

New taxes will soon dwarf the billions spent on homelessness in last decade. Who's watching over it?

As more than a billion dollars pours in annually from two new homelessness taxes, a raft of new oversight agencies has been set up to set goals and keep an eye on the money. For the public, it's a lot to keep up with.

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.

‘It’s scaring the crap out of me’: How Trump’s tariffs are colliding with rebuilding fire ravaged L.A.

Uncertainty about which imports will be socked with new tariffs and when they'll go into effect has thrown a cloud over home builders and other real estate developers trying to pay for new construction throughout Southern California.

Southern California home price growth is slowing. Whose market is it now?

Explore the price trends for home sales and rentals in and around Los Angeles.

Amid questions about his resume, leader of new Los Angeles housing agency plans to depart

Ryan Johnson, who was hired as interim CEO of the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency in September, will not seek the role permanently. Times interviews with board members and a past employer raised concerns about Johnson's background.

Measure ULA is reducing apartment development in the city of L.A, report says

A report from researchers at UCLA and the think tank Rand found that Measure ULA, a Los Angeles tax on property sales, is reducing apartment construction by nearly 2,000 units annually and in the process likely worsening the city's affordability crisis.