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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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Home of the Week: West Hollywood contemporary is a showcase of bright ideas

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This newly built residence in West Hollywood exhibits a clever flair for functionality and playfulness. The cedar eaves and vertical louvers that wrap the exterior provide an additional layer of privacy while diffusing interior light at night for an eye-catching design element. In the kitchen, a wide rectangular window takes in an outdoor living green

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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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