Marilyn Monroe’s former home achieves cultural monument status

The home’s current owners, heiress Brinah Milstein and reality TV producer Roy Bank, had hoped to demolish the home and said that instead of selling, they will continue their legal fight against the city of LA. Continue reading

Gwyneth Paltrow asks nearly $30M for Brentwood mansion

Now that Paltrow’s kids and those of her husband, Brad Falchuk, are all college-bound, the couple is downsizing. She originally bought the property in 2012 with then-husband Chris Martin for $9.95 million. Continue reading

Amidst feud with Drake, Kendrick Lamar drops $40M on LA pad

The rap superstar reportedly purchased the Brentwood estate, which had not been on the market, from former Fox News Corp. Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh and his wife, Jennifer Ashworth Dinh. Continue reading

Owners of Marilyn Monroe house sue LA over demolition

The lawsuit filed last week alleges that the city of LA took part in “backroom machinations” in order to landmark a house that does not meet criteria for status as a historic cultural monument to “arrange the desired outcome.” Continue reading

Marilyn Monroe home slated for demolition is saved — for now

The L.A. City Council filed an emergency motion Friday to establish the home as an Historic-Cultural Monument to avoid demolition after thousands of concerned citizens registered their complaints. Continue reading

Marilyn Monroe’s former LA home poised for demolition

The Brentwood property where Monroe died from an overdose in 1962 dates back to 1929 and still has original architectural features like beamed ceilings, terracotta tile floors and casement windows. Continue reading

Former LA home of ‘First Lady of Television’ Betty White demolished

Located in the Brentwood enclave of Los Angeles, the former home of the television-acting “Golden Girl” was razed in the past week, with only a fireplace and chimney remaining of the original structure. Continue reading

Hot off Balthazar outburst, James Corden lists $9.7M Brentwood home

After a hot-headed encounter at a restaurant in New York City, “The Late Late Show” host James Corden appears to be preparing to sell his 8,600-square-foot home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood enclave. Continue reading

Pocket listings are still around, but the off-market landscape is evolving

Two years after the National Association of Realtors approved the Clear Cooperation Policy, pocket listings haven’t disappeared. But they remain hotly debated, and demand for off-market housing is as strong as ever. Continue reading

The luxury leader mobilizing his troops from the comfort of a pool

Aaron Kirman of Aaron Kirman Group at Compass leads in the face of a widening pandemic as his city begins to shut down and his clients start to worry. Continue reading