3/17/2019 10:00:00 PM

Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business section.

I'm Business columnist David Lazarus, and here's a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week, which was marred by a plane crash and mass shooting.

The admissions scandal is getting...

3/15/2019 5:05:00 PM

Our clocks have been adjusted, spring is almost here and the bulk of the winter rains are behind us. What’s also moving ahead besides time? Try the Southern California housing market. Luxury transactions abound, including sales by a veteran actor in Pacific Palisades and by the widow of a cigar-smoking...

3/15/2019 11:10:00 AM

The new owner of Horton Plaza is embroiled in a legal tussle with a small-business owner who exited the downtown shopping center late last year — and millions are at stake.

The parties are real estate investment firm Stockdale Capital Partners and Burgerim franchise owner Irwantio, Inc. They are...

3/13/2019 10:00:00 PM

Professor Chris Mayer has a lesson for ­homeowners: Reverse mortgages, which let older Americans tap their home equity without selling or moving, aren’t as risky as some say. In an online video, he brushes aside “common misconceptions,” including fears about losing your home.

Mayer, a real estate...

3/12/2019 6:45:00 AM

San Diego County had the second-most home price reductions in the nation so far in 2019, said research from real estate website Trulia.

Price reductions are more common in the winter months, but San Diego County hasn’t seen as many cutbacks since 2014 when the market was still crawling out of the...