California

This Malibu Home Comes With Serious Celebrity Cred: Steve McQueen Lived Here in the 70s

By Elaine Raffel / June 2, 2021 /

Steve McQueen’s 3,300-square-foot Malibu Beach house—the one he and Ali MacGraw lived in the mid- to late-1970s—is on the market.

Here Are The Reasons Why California is Moving to Texas

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2021 /

When moving companies devote multiple blog posts specifically courting Californians moving to Texas, that’s just another indication that the California migration to Tejas is a bona fide sign of the times. Take St. Louis-based United Van Lines for example. They’ve tracked inbound and outbound state moves since 1977 with its annual National Movers Study, but…

Tour the World’s Largest — And Priciest — Mega-Manse

By Elaine Raffel / April 26, 2021 /

Aptly named “The One,” this exclusive Bel Air mega-manse was eight years in the making. It has all the characteristics of a blockbuster: Opulence! Extravagance! Grandeur!

A Gorgeous Joseph Eichler Midcentury Modern is No Typical Glass House

By Diann Nichols / March 12, 2021 /

If you missed out on Billy Duffy’s Hollywood Hills digs, check out this splendid piece of architecture. Midcentury Modern has never looked better than on this classic Joseph Eichler home. One of more than 11,000 homes built by Eichler, this beauty at 884 S. Cedarwood Street in Orange, California, just hit the market and won’t…

Why this Texan is Sad About News of San Francisco’s Housing Struggles

By Tommy Cummings / October 16, 2020 /

The San Francisco Chronicle recently posted a sobering story that we all expected: The devastating realities of this pandemic have put the Bay Area housing industry in a world of hurt. Headlined, “Yes, people are leaving San Francisco. After decades of growth, is the city on the decline?”, the story spelled out the economic hardships…