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Celebrity Homes

Joni Mitchell’s Former Malibu Beach House Can Be Yours for $27 Million By Mark David

Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell settled into a rustic cottage in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon in the late 1960s. Riding the success of landmark albums like Blue (1971) and Court and Spark (1974), she bought a grand Spanish Colonial residence in Bel Air that was later featured in Architectural Digest. The 11-time Grammy winner still owns the home, where she hosts her famous “Joni […]
Food

Burst Tomato Pappardelle with Zucchini, Sweet Corn, and Pan-Fried Chicken By Pinch of Yum

Meet your next fave summertime pasta! Egg pappardelle tossed in a luscious cream sauce with fresh, bursty summer veg and the best crispy pan-fried chicken. Here we goooo! Ingredients For the Chicken: 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut thin or pounded a bit so they cook quicker and more evenly 1/2 cup flour in a bowl with plenty of […]
Housing Market

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer By Keeping Current Matters

If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from. In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices and more homes for sale. Let’s look at the trends, and what they […]
Celebrity Homes

Diane Keaton’s Former Beverly Hills Home Just Got a Nearly $5 Million Price Cut By Wendy Bowman

Shortly after her death in October at age 79, Diane Keaton’s former Beverly Hills home came up for sale asking $25 million. Six months later, with no deal in place, the striking Spanish Colonial Revival in the coveted Flats neighborhood has returned with a significant price adjustment. Keaton acquired the home in 2007 for $8.1 million and went […]