Eastdil’s new CEO joins L.A. real estate execs backing Matt Mahan’s run for governor

Eastdil Secured’s freshly chosen CEO donated $50,000 to Matt Mahan’s California governor campaign.  D. Michael Van Konynenburg, who was the company’s longtime president until a March announcement  that it agreed to sell itself for more than $1 billion to Savills, made the donation to an independent

Billionaire tax push clears signature hurdle as November ballot approaches

California’s proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth is closing in on the November ballot. Backers of the initiative say they have gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, well above the roughly 875,000 required, to put a one-time 5 percent levy on residents worth $1 billion or more before voters, th

Rock Legend Steve Vai’s $11.8 Million L.A. Retreat Comes With a Professional Recording Studio

The Grammy-winning guitar virtuoso paid $1.2 million for the Encino property three decades ago and created his Mother Hut studio from a gardener’s cottage.

This $2.7M Los Angeles Midcentury Is a Post-and-Beam Dream

Designed by A. Quincy Jones, the lightly updated 1950 residence has been owned for the same family for decades.Location: 12450 Rochedale Lane, Los Angeles, California Price: $2,700,000 Year Built: 1950 Architects: A. Quincy Jones & Whitney R. Smith Renovation Date: 2014 Renovation Architect: Bruce N