Topic: Los Angeles

Like reality-show stars and pop singers, pro athletes have a shelf-life on their celebrity. For every Michael Jordan, there are dozens who have just a brief moment in the sun. For reasons ranging from injuries to lost mojo, they quickly faded from the public eye. Read ahead to see athletes who faded away after their 15 minutes of fame.

Writers are known much more for their way with words than for their ability to put impressive roofs over their heads. Of course, there are many exceptions, and their names can be found on the bestseller lists.

For those who love to shop, the search for that must-have item can be as fun as owning the actual product.  And some cities offer shoppers a bounty of options. Here are the top 10 international shopping destinations.

US exports are almost certain to hit a record high in 2012, remaining one of the anchors of the nation’s economic recovery.  Click ahead to see the list of busiest land, water and air trade hubs.

Wonder no more about the homes seen in popular network television dramas and sitcoms, as well as reality homes you see on MTV and Oxygen.

The stereotype about professional athletes’ wives is that they’re gold-digging arm candy, with few accomplishments. What follows is a list of the wives of athletes who’ve made names for themselves as columnists, models, designers and more.

What is the deal with airport food? To find some of the most praised restaurants, TripAdvisor looked at the busiest U.S. airports and user-generated reviews to see which ones were rated the best by the general flying public.

Some U.S. airports see more late or missed connections than others, depending on which airlines use them and where they’re located. Using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC.com ranked the 10 airports with the worst records for on-time arrivals.

An improving jobs outlook in Northern California, continued low mortgage rates and the ongoing influx of new residents into the Golden State provide support to a healing housing market.

This collection features the habitations of performers from rock to pop and beyond. We’ve got two glamorous homes associated with 'American Idol,' and two not-to-be-believed properties in New York.

Some celebrities fell out of good standing with the IRS, and paid dearly for it. Read ahead to see some of the celebrities who just couldn’t get that return finished on time, or just didn't think they had to pay what they owed.

Now we present a collection of teen idols and their homes. A lone elder statesman of this group is 33, but the rest were born after 1984, with four of them born in the 1990s. And yet they can afford to buy luxury homes and mansions with prices ranging up to $6.5 million.

The real estate website Trulia recently released its Winter 2012 Metro Movers report, which examines all property searches made by homebuyers and renters to see where they hope to buy and rent next.  What follows are 10 desirable neighborhoods that tend to fly under the radar in their major American cities.

Many factors can make a housing rental market difficult to negotiate. But chief among potentially problematic rental factors is the cost. To get an indication of how stretched renters are in each market, the data team at John Burns Real Estate Consulting looked at the rent-to-income ratios in 40 major U.S. cities.

Many of the most-famous fashion moguls’ handsomely appointed home spaces and estates are showcased in glossy magazines, but when they go up for sale or rent and are listed online, it becomes a virtual catwalk. Anyone can peruse the homes of fashion designers from the legendary to the more recent players in the field.