Another 319 million SpaceX shares unlock today, the second of six releases running through December. The first one didn't move the market the way anyone expected. Here's the full unlock calendar, why the money is landing in the South Bay before the Westside, and what it means if you're selling this fall.

SpaceX just created thousands of new millionaires, but the biggest wealth event in Southern California isn't hitting Los Angeles real estate the way you might expect. The money is real, but it's not all spendable yet. Here's where SpaceX employees are likely to buy, when their stock unlocks, and why the South Bay could feel the impact before the Westside.

Most families assume the low property taxes come with the house. Under Prop 19, they don't. Here's what an inherited Westside home actually costs now, and what to do before it's an issue.

Somebody just lost $4,000,000 on a brand new house in Santa Monica. Meanwhile, another seller closed in 0 days, off-market, at full price, with a $3,400,000 gain. Same quarter, same neighborhood, opposite outcomes. Our Q2 2026 market report breaks down the numbers behind both: 69 homes sold, a $3,950,000 median, the price tier where more than half the homes went over asking, and the 5 biggest sales of the quarter. If you own in Santa Monica, the difference between these 2 outcomes is worth knowing before you pick a number.

SB 79 took effect July 1 and allows nine stories within 200 feet of a Metro B or D Line stop. But Los Angeles and Santa Monica both delayed it to 2030, and the Palisades isn't affected at all. Here's what applies to your parcel.

Well-priced homes: gone in 2 weeks, sometimes over asking. Overpriced homes: months on market and millions in reductions. Q2 2026 was the quarter that punished 2025 pricing, here's the proof.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts his last concerts as the LA Phil's Music & Artistic Director this month, ending a 17-year run. Free Shakespeare opens in Griffith Park. And LA's first-ever jazz festival closes out on the sand at Dockweiler. Here's what's happening in August, what it costs, and what to know before you go.

Two homes closed on the same street, Chickory Lane, worlds apart relative to ask. One sold 9% over in 9 days. Another needed 155 days and a $9M haircut. The Brentwood market isn't strong or weak right now, it's precise. Here's the full price history behind the ten biggest sales.

Ten sales, $7M to $29M. The homes priced at the market's read were bid up as much as 54% and closed in under two weeks. The ones that opened high gave back 20–30% and spent up to 18 months getting there in public. Same neighborhood, same stretch of 2026, here's what separated them.

Your pool holds 40 fire engines' worth of water. LAFD Captain Jim Prabhu explains how to use it, plus home hardening and insurance tips for LA's fire zones.

Mortgage rates averaged 6.5% during Q2 2026 after the Iran war disrupted global markets, but the Westside Los Angeles housing market proved more resilient than many expected. This market update examines how higher rates affected buyer demand, home values, and negotiating power across Brentwood, Mar Vista, Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, and Pacific Palisades, and what it means for buyers and sellers moving forward.

Nialaya founder Jannik Olander turned his last $5,000 into a global jewelry brand, then bought a Hollywood Hills trust sale most buyers walked away from. Inside: his renovation playbook, why trust sales are LA's hidden value play, and why he says buyers waiting for rates to drop are making a costly mistake.

Joe Roth just sold his Beverly Hills home for $21.45 million, $1.55 million less than he paid in 2021. The headline says a Hollywood titan took a bath. The data says the opposite: 19 days on market, 97.5% of ask, and nearly double the price per square foot of the $5M+ tier. I break down 46 Beverly Hills sales from the last six months, including a full-ask close in 29 days and a 24% haircut after 157, to show why the first number a seller picks matters more than it has in years.

Venice sales volume fell 27% this spring, but price per square foot actually rose, proof that activity cooled while values held. This week's report breaks down the four Venice price tiers behaving completely differently, and the 30-day cliff that quietly costs sellers six figures.

The fight over LA's mansion tax is over, and the tax won. With ULA locked in until at least 2028 and new thresholds at $5.4M and $10.9M, here's how Westside sellers near the line should price, structure, and time their sale.