A Beverly Hills house at 917 Oxford Way led 28 L.A. County luxury contracts last week while combined asking volume fell about 26% from a year earlier.

A 95-unit, 100% affordable supportive housing project at 711 S. New Hampshire pairs a restored 1911 mansion with a new six-story building near Wilshire/Vermont.

An $85 million construction loan has been arranged to fund 140 apartments and ground‑floor retail at 55 N. La Cienega, moving a long‑stalled Beverly Hills project forward. The plan includes 22 affordable units and an extensive amenity package.

Ocean View School District is exploring developer-built workforce housing at two closed Huntington Beach elementary sites, offering staff-first units and preserved playing fields.

The city signed off on a program environmental review for Sunridge — the New Urban West plan to remake the former Whittaker‑Bermite site into homes, parks and shops. The move funds a PEIR that will study traffic, cleanup questions and the project’s scale.

The City Planning Commission approved the 814‑unit Riverwalk at 12555 Ventura Blvd, granting density bonuses and denying two appeals that challenged the plan.

The state launched its first Mass Timber Coalition to turn restoration wood into building panels and spur in‑state manufacturing and jobs.

Rockpoint acquired the 97‑unit Wilshire Margot in Westwood and plans a value‑add reposition amid tight West LA supply and growing conversion activity.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford sold three Los Angeles‑area homes this week for roughly $21 million, trimming his Hidden Hills holdings after earlier buys from Drake.

Developers have filed plans to replace single‑family homes with multi‑unit buildings near Pasadena’s Lake Station, using state density bonuses to exceed local zoning. Early design hearings are underway.

New UC Berkeley and national reports show California’s huge GDP sits beside rising cost‑adjusted poverty and out‑migration. Policy choices about building and permitting are central to the fix.

Culver Commons is turning the former Culver Public Market site into a compact, food-forward center with Smog City Brewing, El Moro and other local names, plus a restored neon sign and public parking.

Warner Mega’s revised filing for 7220 N. Owensmouth ups the unit count to 120, trims height and slashes parking — and could be fast‑tracked under the city’s ED1 rules.