Big Deal: A-Rod’s Landlord Swings for the Bleachers
Alex Rodriguez’s landlord wants to combine his place with another to create a $55 million apartment, a record. feeds.nytimes.com |
Age of septic system raises red flags
Question: The home we're buying was built in 1947, and it still has the original septic tank. We've never had a home with a septic system. The seller promised to pay for an inspection and then backed out of his offer, so we'll be paying for it. Even if the inspection goes well, how difficult is it to live with a septic tank? feeds.latimes.com |
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Germany
A one-bedroom duplex loft with a roof deck in a 1900 building in Munich is on the market for about $975,000. feeds.nytimes.com |
Toluca Lake cottage grows up but retains its charms
The owner expands the two-bedroom, one-bath home to four bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths, but from the street it still pretty much looks like it was plucked from the Cotswolds.After making it his residence for nearly two decades, designer-builder Michael Walker has written an expansive new chapter for a vintage storybook house in Toluca Lake. feeds.latimes.com |
Pyne Castle in Laguna Beach goes on market for first time in 40 years
The 62-room mansion was converted into rental units long ago. Some renters have lived there for decades.Pyne Castle, Walter Estel Pyne's Normandy Revival creation one mile north of downtown Laguna Beach, is on the market for the first time in 40 years. feeds.latimes.com |