- calendar_month July 15, 2024
- folder RE News
Here is a look at the many luxury enclaves in Southern California. Some Angelenos are bailing out of the city in favor of places that are hotter, dryer, and more remote, into Riverside, San Bernardino, and Kern counties in search of dirt-cheap mansions.
In most of L.A., $1 million might not buy a second bedroom. A few hours outside of L.A., $1 million can buy a dream home. The owners (Eric and Nannette Brill) of this hilltop mansion purchased their home last November for $1.35 million. It is one of the most bizarre designs ever built in Southern California, a hilltop towering over Palmdale with a spectacular view. Their journey started slow, with a gradual move away from the city, moving from Palos Verdes to West Covina and then to Palmdale.
According to the selling agent who sold them the home, an uptick of luxury buyers flocked to the desert and mountains during the pandemic and found the added acreage and privacy were worth the lack of lavish amenities.
Another set of Angelenos, Steven and Angelina moved to the Mojave Desert. Their main residence is in Calabasas, but their second home is in Del Sur, an unincorporated community near Lancaster. For the price of a starter home in Calabasas, they bought a stone castle on more than 500 acres.
Even some of the royal families are looking outside of L.A. The sense of freedom and privacy you get to live on 15+ acres in a home with more bedrooms and bathrooms than you need. Most, state a sense of "Been there, done that." They don't miss the shopping or restaurants, they cook at home or have things delivered.
California's are building mansions in the middle of nowhere - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
