Author name: Kayla Maynard

It’s shaping up to be a quick sale for Drew Brees’ former home turf in San Diego’s Carmel Valley. Less than a month after listing for $2.599 million, the property is currently pending sale. The Saints quarterback paid $2.2 million for it in 2003 following his second NFL season, records show, and sold it seven […]

Retired basketball player and coach Rudy Tomjanovich and his wife, Sophie, have sold their home in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of L.A. for around $2.983 million. The shake-sided Traditional home originally came up for sale last year at $3.475 million. More recently, the property had been listed for $2.995 million, records show. Built in 2011,

From the outside, this ultra-modern home in Brentwood unfolds in layers, with sleek geometric lines and countered shapes rising and falling across its landscape. The Z-shaped layout, which spans multiple levels, was designed to maximize the privacy of the rooms while bringing in light and expansive views. Forward-thinking features such as geothermal heating and cooling

A black home presents a singular dichotomy. Set against a sapphire sky and viridescent landscape, it can nearly buzz with bracing contrast. A black exterior also augments a home’s shape, as it smartly traces a structure’s mass and lines. And yet, a black home can recede and even appear to vanish. For all its drama

On La Jolla’s Windansea Beach, a modern home once owned by three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson is up for grabs at $6.489 million. That’s around $3.75 million more than Mickelson sold it for seven years ago, public records show. A down-to-the-studs remodel explains the steep price hike, as the sleek waterfront estate now boasts Porcelanosa

L.A.’s love affair with swimming pools has lasted for generations, and for good reason. Summers are sunny, winters are mild, and many luxury listings flaunt an indoor-outdoor lifestyle where backyards are as crucial as any living room or kitchen. A recent report from Redfin says they might not be a bad investment, either. The study,

Please hit the “like” and “subscribe” buttons for this Studio City listing. The Spanish-style home of YouTube personality and author Shane Dawson has come on the market in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood for $1.699 million. Set at the end of a long, gated drive, the secluded estate opens to a central outdoor space with

In the Hollywood Hills, a glass box with a storied past has sold for $3.26 million. The Laurel Canyon home was constructed in conjunction with the Case Study House program, a post-World War II initiative that commissioned aesthetic and affordable housing prototypes from 1945 to 1964. Noted architects such as Richard Neutra and Craig Ellwood

Whittier came to life in 1887 when a group of Quakers, operating as the Pickering Land and Water Co., bought nearly 1,300 acres to build a new community. They were not the area’s first nonnative settlers. The Society of Friends established their colony around a nucleus of homes built by earlier arrivals. Those pioneers included

All-Star pitcher Stephen Strasburg is ready to deal his hometown digs. The San Diego native has listed a Spanish-style home in Santaluz for $1.349 million, records show. Through a trust, he paid $1.24 million for the property in 2010 soon after signing a four-year rookie contract with the Washington Nationals worth $15.1 million. At the