LOS ANGELES--Zsa Zsa Gabor's longtime Bel-Air estate has come on the market at $23.45 million -- more than twice what it sold for a year ago, $10.45 million, public records show.

The French Regency-style mansion, built in 1955, sits on a 1-acre gated hilltop with views of downtown Los Angeles, Catalina Island and the ocean. It's being offered ...Read more

The HECM reverse mortgage program has been bleeding red ink. Losses on transactions in which the loan balance at termination exceeds the net recoverable property value have been larger than the insurance premiums FHA collects from all HECM borrowers.

According to news reports, FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery is considering measures that would...Read more

The HECM reverse mortgage program has been bleeding red ink. Losses on transactions in which the loan balance at termination exceeds the net recoverable property value have been larger than the insurance premiums FHA collects from all HECM borrowers.

According to news reports, FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery is considering measures that would...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Here's the story of a lovely family home, which just hit the market for $1.885 million.

The Brady Bunch house, a Traditional-style residence near the Colfax Meadows neighborhood, was used for outdoor representations of the beloved television family's abode. That included the show's opening and closing scenes as well as numerous ...Read more

I get many rental-related questions where the answers are too short to write a whole column about -- but they are important questions. Here I answer several of them.

Q: I have rented part of a house for several years, paying monthly without a written lease, and recently the landlord significantly raised the rent. Can he do this? -- Nancy

A: ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Seattle is the crane capital of America for the third year in a row, as construction across the city has rebounded strongly from a relative lull in early 2018.

Seattle has 65 of the towering construction cranes reshaping its skyline, 25 more than the next U.S. city.

Seattle had held steady at 60 or so cranes over the last few years,...Read more

DETROIT -- When historians write about Detroit's recovery from decades of decline, they will no doubt credit the city's successful 2013-14 trip through municipal bankruptcy as a key reason for the comeback.

Started with the filing five years ago Wednesday, the bankruptcy wiped several billion dollars of debt from the city's books. The ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- In a move that will dramatically alter San Diego's home sharing landscape, the City Council Monday voted to outlaw vacation rentals in secondary homes, limiting short-term stays to one's primary residence only.

The effect of the action will be to curtail investor activity in the short-term rental market while also barring residents...Read more

Widows and widowers who were shortchanged on Social Security benefits by an estimated $131.8 million won't get any of that money back, despite an Inspector General report calling for action.

Earlier this year, the administration's Office of the Inspector General issued an audit report that determined the Social Security Administration underpaid...Read more

Philanthropy is "coherent" when it is logical, well-organized, well-planned and sensible -- as well as easy to understand and articulate.

Over the years, I have helped dozens of families, foundations, businesses and family offices achieve coherence in their philanthropy. In the realm of family philanthropy, here are six key lessons. (In a ...Read more

College debt is building and, increasingly, parents are on the hook.

Where do you turn when you've maxed out on federal student loans? Ask Mom and Dad to take out some parent loans, too.

The average cumulative federal student loan debt that parents borrow even exceeds what's being taken on by students, according to new research.

On average, ...Read more

If you hate unsolicited sales pitches, your next flight on United Airlines might be a bit irksome.

The Chicago-based airline is requiring its flight attendants beginning Sept. 1 to pitch passengers on every domestic and international flight to sign up for a co-branded credit card to boost revenue.

In the past, flight attendants had the option ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A Malibu beach house where actress-singer Judy Garland of "The Wizard of Oz" once lived has sold in a deal completed off-market for $3.545 million.

The buyers are television and documentary writer-director-producer Cynthia Harrison-Wallach and her husband, real estate investment firm head Lewis Wallach.

Set on the sands in the ...Read more

You can Pinterest, you can Instagram, you can even Houzz. But if you're looking for rock-solid renovation inspo online, you're going to want to check out the site that has the most tightly edited look on the internet -- Remodelista. The pared down, sometimes minimal aesthetic manages to stay true to its look, yet always timeless and even on ...Read more