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Print Welcome to the Real Estate newsletter, which marks an exciting new period for The Times’ coverage of Southern California’s larger-than-life real estate market. The newsroom is beefing up its commitment to all things real estate by bringing the work of housing market reporter Andrew Khouri, commercial real estate reporter Roger Vincent and luxury real estate reporter Jack Flemming under one umbrella. Their work will live on the brand-new Real Estate page and be condensed into this weekly newsletter. While we bid a fond farewell to Hot Property legend Lauren Beale, you, dear reader, a...

It’s a new day in the Business report. Starting next month, this newsletter will offer expanded real estate content including periodic market reports from staff writer Andrew Khouri and commercial coverage by Roger Vincent. But have no fear. The Times’ Jack Flemming will continue to bring you the latest celebrity and luxury housing stories. Read all about the transition in the Editor’s Note below. Meanwhile, this week’s collection sees a casino mogul gambling on a big sale in Beverly Hills and an Oscar winner getting ready to hit the road in Pacific Palisades. Newsletter Glimpse their...

Kurt Rappaport (Photo by Jeff Newton for The Real Deal) “It’s 10:30 at night, and I’m in a restaurant. My phone is ringing, no caller ID. I answer the call. It’s Larry Ellison.” Eighteen years on, Kurt Rappaport said he still recalls exactly how the phone call that changed his life went down. He continued: “[Ellison] says, ‘I’m flying in tomorrow. I’ll land in Santa Monica around 10:00 a.m. I’d like to be on Carbon Beach. My friend, David Geffen, lives on Carbon Beach. If there’s anything we can see, that would be great.”

Kurt Rappaport (Photo by Jeff Newton) “It’s 10:30 at night, and I’m in a restaurant. My phone is ringing, no caller ID. I answer the call. It’s Larry Ellison.” Eighteen years on, Kurt Rappaport said he still recalls exactly how the phone call that changed his life went down. He continued: “[Ellison] says, ‘I’m flying in tomorrow. I’ll land in Santa Monica around 10:00 a.m. I’d like to be on Carbon Beach. My friend, David Geffen, lives on Carbon Beach. If there’s anything we can see, that would be great.” Rappaport had recently co-founded Westside Estate Agency and wa...