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Unmasking one of celebrity real estate's biggest mysteries: Who is behind Yolanda's Little Black Book?

For years, Yolanda’s Little Black Book has been one of the biggest mysteries in Los Angeles luxury real estate circles. By gleefully revealing tightly guarded details of the latest multimillion-dollar celebrity housing transactions, the gossipy anonymous blog has wreaked havoc among the city’s elite real estate agents and their wealthy clients. But who is behind […]

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Lee Rocker’s majestic Moroccan estate sells for $8.1 million in Laguna Beach

Stray Cats bassist Lee Rocker and his wife, fashion designer Deborah Drucker, have finally found a buyer for their Laguna Beach home. They’ve sold the Moroccan-vibe spread for $8.1 million. That’s $2.4 million less than what they asked last year, but it appears the rockabilly musician is still coming out on top. Records show the

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Neighborhood Spotlight: Rancho Park takes its spot in a post-modest world

Rancho Park, like much of the Westside of Los Angeles from the arrival of Europeans in the region until the real estate boom of the 1920s, was once given over entirely to agricultural uses. Originally a cattle range dubbed Rancho Rincón de los Bueyes (“the corner of the oxen”), it later became one of the

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Longtime Westlake Village home of entertainer Mickey Rooney seeks $2.9 million

There’s some vaudevillian charm in the floorboards of this newly listed estate in Westlake Village. The two-story home, on the market for $2.895 million, was the longtime haunt of film icon Mickey Rooney. Built for the late actor in 1976, the property looks a bit different thanks to a complete remodel four years ago. The

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Former Italian soccer star Alessandro Del Piero scores Bel-Air abode with a view

Longtime soccer star Alessandro Del Piero and his wife, Sonia Amoruso, have paid $6.2 million for a modern mansion in the canyons of Bel-Air, records show. Built in 2016, the 5,300-square-foot spread sits on a hill with views of the ocean, rolling hills and the Getty Museum. Past a grand entry with 20-foot-high ceilings is

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Taraji P. Henson gives up a piece of her empire in the Hollywood Hills

Actress Taraji P. Henson of television’s “Empire” has sold an income property in the Hollywood Hills for $2.35 million. The roughly 4,200-square-foot home was previously offered for lease for as much as $12,000 a month before coming up for sale two years ago. Records show Henson bought the place through a trust in 2010 for

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‘Glee’ alum Jayma Mays sells Los Feliz home for $800,000 over asking

Here’s a sale worth singing about. Actress-singer Jayma Mays of “Glee” fame and her husband, actor Adam Campbell, have sold their home in historic Los Feliz for $3.595 million — $800,000 more than their asking price. The hip two-story, built in 1925, was remodeled and expanded by New York-based Jacobschang Architecture during the couple’s decade

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Weezer bassist Scott Shriner sells Silver Lake home for $250,000 over asking

After such a quick home sale, Scott Shriner might have to come back for an encore. The Weezer bassist has sold his modern treehouse in Silver Lake for $2.4 million, or approximately $250,000 more than the asking price set in late January. Dense landscaping shields the home from the street. A garden leads residents to

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No waiting for it: 'Hamilton' star Leslie Odom Jr. lands a bungalow in Cheviot Hills

Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony Award for his role as Aaron Burr in the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” and his wife, actress Nicolette Robinson, have bought a home in Cheviot Hills for about $1.75 million. The Spanish-style bungalow, which dates to 1931, features such original details as hardwood floors, exposed beams and a

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