A Mid-Century Gem With a Prime Pool Patio Makes a Splash in L.A.
By Dwell Staff Price: $1,229,000 Year Built: 1959 Footprint: 1,714 square feet (three bedrooms, two baths) Lot Size: 0.25 acres This single-level, sensitively updated indoor/outdoor...
Modernist Houses For Sale in Sunny California
Few places capture the public imagination like California. The Golden State on the American West Coast is the stuff of myth, movie and modernism; and these...
Norma Merrick Sklarek, FAIA | “The Rosa Parks of Architecture”
Norma Merrick Sklarek (1926-2012), often referred to as the “Rosa Parks of architecture,” was a trailblazer for black women in architecture. She was not only...
Stay Positive and Keep Moving Forward
By John Voket Regions served: Palm Springs and Los Angeles Years the real estate: 21 Number of offices: 9 Number of agents: 300 Best tip...
The Real Estate Market Is Alive & Well
The real estate market is alive and well. Over the last few weeks, many friends and associates have asked us, “How is your market doing?”...
Southern California home prices are flat in May as sales fall
By Andrew Khouri The Southern California median home price barely budged in May, a sign that the housing market remains soft despite a sustained drop...
Open House Obsession: Mid-Century Gem In Encino, $1.8M
By Philip Ferrato Built in 1959, this elegantly low white stucco home is the work of Cliff Burlew, a Valley architect about whom little is...
Clad in Black, This Minimalist, Japanese-Inspired Home Asks $1.7M
By Jennifer Baum Lagdameo This monochromatic home in Southern California stands out for so many reasons. Clad in corrugated cement fiberboard with sleek black exteriors,...
The Price of Modernism
By Michael Aushenker After World War II, the Mid-Century architectural movement known as Modernism thrived in Southern California, where famous practitioners of the school designed...
Kristen Wiig’s $5.1 Million Silverlake Home Is a Midcentury Modern Dream
By Christie Calucchia Kristen Wiig’s Silverlake, California home is an architecture enthusiast’s dream. Designed by Albert P. Martin in the 1950s, the home—more accurately described...
Area Home Sales Fall, Lack of “Affordable Inventory” and Higher Interest Rates Blamed
By Brian Day with David Cross Analysts are reporting a downturn in Southern California home sales, but the owner of a major Pasadena real estate...
Deasy Penner to buy out Podley Properties
By Gregory Cornfield The wave of consolidation involving California residential brokerages is showing no sign of abating. In the latest combination, L.A.-based brokerage firm Deasy...
A 1958 Midcentury With Stunning L.A. Views Lists For $2.2M
By Jennifer Baum Lagdameo On the market for the first time in 10 years, this classic midcentury home was architect Ray Kappe’s first commission. Designed...
Stunning, Early Ray Kappe With Incredible Views, $2.2M
By Philip Ferrato Where: 4245 Don Alanis Place, Los Angeles Asking: $2,200,000 What: The Waymire Residence, Ray Kappe’s first commission, built in 1958. It’s hard to underestimate Ray...