• What $2M Buys in Encino Right Now,Herb Rim

    What $2M Buys in Encino Right Now

    Two million dollars is the pivotal number in Encino real estate — the line where buyers graduate from starter-Valley to genuinely luxurious. But what that budget actually buys varies enormously by street. Here is the current landscape. North of Ventura Boulevard: Space and Value In the flats — think

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  • Living in Studio City: The Ventura Blvd Lifestyle Guide,Herb Rim

    Living in Studio City: The Ventura Blvd Lifestyle Guide

    Studio City is the Valley neighborhood people move to when they promised themselves they would never move to the Valley. Here is what living there is actually like — and what it costs to get in. The Lifestyle Life in Studio City orbits Ventura Boulevard: farmers market Sundays at the CBS lot's doors

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  • Hidden Hills vs. Calabasas: An Estate Buyer's Guide,Herb Rim

    Hidden Hills vs. Calabasas: An Estate Buyer's Guide

    Two gated worlds sit side by side at the west end of the Valley — and estate buyers regularly cross-shop them. Hidden Hills and Calabasas share a border and a school district, but they offer very different versions of luxury. Here is the estate buyer's breakdown. Hidden Hills: A Gated City, Not a Ga

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