The goal was to make it easier to build more housing and address a shortage experts say caused housing costs to rise.

Santa Monica City Council approves changes to building codes, raising high-rise threshold and allowing single-stairway ...

If your stair railing is old, dysfunctional, not to code, or simply not to your taste, you may have considered changing it for something new, safe, and stylish. This might seem a daunting task, but ...

Buying a fixer-upper can be a smart investment-but only if you update and upgrade the home in the right order to enjoy it.

In a bid to develop larger and more affordable family-sized housing units, the City Council Tuesday is expected to consider ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...