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

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

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

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

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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Filmmaker David Frankham lists his groovy Palm Springs home for $1.7 million

Commercial producer and documentary filmmaker David Frankham has put his eye-catching home in Palm Springs on the market for $1.695 million. Set on about a third of an acre, the residence was designed by architect Hal Lacy and built in 1978. Frankham renovated and restored the original vibe to the residence, which he has owned

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Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner slides into Studio City with home purchase

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, who inked a new four-year, $64-million contract with the team in December, has bought a home in Studio City for $2.428 million. Newly built last year in the Colfax Meadows neighborhood, the East Coast-inspired two-story features an oversized island in the kitchen, a wine closet beneath the stairs

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Fate of Bob Hope estate pits the family against an L.A. councilman

Fading memories might be all that remain of a 1939 Toluca Lake estate that Bob and Dolores Hope owned for six decades. That would suit the late couple just fine, according to daughter Linda Hope. In a familiar fight between property owners and preservationists, Linda Hope is pitched against Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu,

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My Favorite Room: Adrienne Maloof's guests run to the Bat room

The main living spaces in Adrienne Maloof’s Mediterranean-style house were inspired by the opulence of Versailles: pale blue and ivory silk furnishings, crystal chandeliers, gilt-framed throne-like chairs. The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member bought the 14,025-square-foot house, located off Mulholland Drive, three years ago, drawn to what she describes as the “magnificent

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'School of Rock's' Tony Cavalero lists his hip house in Laurel Canyon for sale

Actor-comedian Tony Cavalero and his wife, actress Annie Cavalero, are ready to make a change in Hollywood Hills West. They’ve put their updated home in the Laurel Canyon area up for sale at $1.295 million. The Midcentury house, built in 1969, was recently renovated and blends old and new in an open floor plan with

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