Phil and Joey Levy

In Granite Bay, Calif., an affluent suburb northeast of Sacramento, the onetime home of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has sold at auction for $5.5 million. That’s a far cry from when the 2.5-acre estate returned to market in May for $10 million. Murphy, along with his ex-wife Nicole Mitchell... […]

Denver Broncos cornerback Tramaine Brock has sold a town house in the Silicon Valley community of Santa Clara for $1.415 million. The multilevel unit is reached by steps and fronted by a patio. The light-filled living room has a fireplace and high ceilings. The dining area overlooks the main living... […]

“Chopped” executive producer Linda Lea sold her home in the Hollywood Hills for $3.8 million and, no, she didn’t have to go through a series of price chops to do so. The 1927 Spanish-style house had been listed at $3.995 million. Set on a knoll, the re-imagined space blends period charm and contemporary... […]

A home and workplace of early filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille has sold in Los Feliz’s Laughlin Park neighborhood for $8.5 million. The seller was film producer and onetime studio exec Mary Parent. The 1915 house was purchased by DeMille in the 1920s and combined with an adjoining home to create his... […]

PGA Tour golfer J.B. Holmes has teed up his Florida home for sale at $2.15 million. That’s $100,000 more than he paid for it four years ago, real estate records show. Set lakeside on three-quarters of an acre, the two-story house expands to a glass atrium with a fountain-fed swimming pool with... […]

All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford is determined to sell his home in Arizona — even if it means taking a loss in the process. After a series of relists, the San Francisco Giants star’s custom residence is back on the market for $1.499 million. That’s $101,000 less than what Crawford paid for the... […]

Consider the historic double-hung window: two sashes glide effortlessly up and down, counterbalanced by iron weights attached to ropes strung through pulleys –– all hidden within walls. “As the weights touch, they get a bit musical and there’s a kind of harmonic ring in your wall,” said Steve Byroads,... […]

Busy actress Alyssa Diaz retreats to her tranquil den after stressful days for a glass of wine, yoga or meditation — or to pound on her African djembe drum. But there's no dissonance in what she calls her "healing room." Instead, she says her collection of percussion instruments calms her, accompanies... […]

A winged spec home composed of three propeller-like blades has flown onto the market in Bel-Air for $56 million. Developed by Duangpatra "Dang" Bodiratnangkura over the course of four years, the 18,850-square-foot mansion sits on a promontory lot behind two sets of gates. The stylish structure... […]

For most of its history, Arleta was an undeveloped portion of Pacoima, which had its own roots in the frenzied real estate speculation of the 1880s, after major railroads expanded into Southern California. After a brief flurry of development — the vast majority of which occurred in the San Fernando... […]