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Donald Abbey’s Bradbury estate, once listed for $78.8 million, sells for $24.4 million

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A Bradbury estate formerly owned by commercial real estate magnate Donald Abbey has sold for $24.38 million. The sprawling estate, once listed by Abbey for $78.8 million, was deeded over to an asset management company last year and returned to market in February at $39.986 million. More recently, the 35,000-square-foot, Palladian-style mansion was listed for […]

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Jay-Z and Beyoncé land a $52.8-million mortgage for Bel-Air mansion

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Jay-Z and Beyoncé may be worth more than a billion dollars combined, but the couple ultimately used conventional financing in order to purchase their first Los Angeles-area home. The rapper/hip-hop magnate and his superstar wife, through blind trusts, paid $88 million for the sprawling contemporary estate, public records now show. Also revealed in the records

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First of 14 minimalist-modern homes hits the market in Palm Springs

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Linea, a composition of 14 Midcentury Modern-inspired estates, is the latest wave in a series of luxury developments in Palm Springs. The first home from the collection hit the market Wednesday at $2.75 million. Designer Andrew Adler and architect Anthony Poon drew inspiration from Bauhaus — a 20th century German art movement that aimed to

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Kim Gordon-designed oasis in Venice sells for $5 million

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Designer Kim Gordon is well-known in Los Angeles for her one-of-a-kind luxury houses. Her latest home in Venice, which just sold for $5 million, is no exception. Her stylistic touch, which emphasizes natural light and airy interiors, is on full display here. Open-space living areas are awash in parquet-patterned oak floors. Handmade ironwork and artistic

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Cody Leibel goes big in Beverly Park with purchase of Reba McEntire’s former home

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Cody Leibel, high-end developer and heir to a Canadian construction fortune, has bought the former Beverly Park home of of actress and country musician Reba McEntire for $25.15 million. The Mediterranean-inspired villa, built in 1993, was renovated after McEntire sold the property two years ago in an off-market deal for $22.25 million. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom

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Disc jockey Jed the Fish lists his pristine Queen Anne Victorian in Pasadena

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Jed Gould, the disc jockey better known as Jed the Fish, has put his Queen Anne Victorian on the market in Pasadena for $2.299 million. The grand dame, dating to more than a century ago, retains its classic good looks. Mixed gables, scallop and clapboard siding and a domed turret are among details of note.

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Neighborhood Spotlight: West Hills a paragon of family-friendly suburbia

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Once part of the vast holdings of Miguel Leonis, a former ranch hand who gained control of part of the San Fernando Valley thanks to a questionable common-law marriage, the neighborhood of West Hills is now the epitome of San Fernando Valley suburban living. A hundred years before the first suburban ranch homes began to

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Andrea Parker and Michael Birnbaum put their Palm Desert oasis up for sale

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Actress Andrea Parker, who appears on the show “Pretty Little Liars,” and her husband, film producer Michael Birnbaum, have listed their retreat in Palm Desert for sale at $1.139 million. Built in 1955, the contemporary residence brings to mind a Shangri-La with its layers of tropical landscaping, bamboo hedges and a waterfall-fed saltwater swimming pool.

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