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Interest in buying state offices in California is building

3/8/2010 2:00 AM

The 24 buildings being offered, including two in L.A., are drawing global investors. The sale is also being criticized for the loss of long-term capital assets in favor of short-term gains. .... Efforts to sell 24 state office buildings have drawn lo...Read More

KB Home backdating case has high stakes for prosecutors

3/8/2010 2:00 AM

They seek to punish ex-CEO Bruce Karatz, but also to improve the record of a massive stock-options crackdown that so far has yielded few convictions. .... Two months after the federal government's criminal cases against Broadcom Corp.'s top executive...Read More

Braving a dismal apartment market

3/7/2010 2:00 AM

Depressed apartment market attracts adventurous investors .... It's a cold winter for apartment investors in Los Angeles County: Rents are down, prices have fallen and vacancies are way up.

A haunting beauty in Montecito

3/7/2010 2:00 AM

A gracious old Montecito home, familiar to viewers who regularly watched the opening credits of the late '60s television comedy series "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir," has come on the market.

Home of the Week update

3/7/2010 2:00 AM

Newly built in Cheviot Hills

Saving money on your home

3/7/2010 2:00 AM

Simple strategies for paying off your mortgage sooner and reducing expenses. .... There are dozens of ways to make your housing investment pay off faster and at a greater return. In some cases, a small extra outlay may be required, sometimes every mo...Read More

Time for another smash

3/6/2010 2:00 AM

Sampras lists Lake Sherwood home for $25 million. .... Tennis great Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.

The high cost of quake insurance will rock your bank account

3/5/2010 2:00 AM

Yves Didier has been a strong believer in earthquake insurance since the 1994 Northridge quake, when his apartment building was severely damaged and some of his neighbors lost their lives.

3/5/2010 2:00 AM

The rate, which has hovered around that mark since September, fell to 4.97% this week from 5.05% last week. .... The typical rate offered by lenders on 30-year mortgages slipped back below 5% this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Pending home sales index drops 7.6% in January

3/5/2010 2:00 AM

The National Assn. of Realtors index of deals under contract fell to 90.4 from 97.8 in December. It's 12.3% higher than January 2009. .... In another sign that the U.S. housing recovery might be on a shaky foundation, the number of homes placed under...Read More