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Hadley Meares
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Hadley Meares is a Los Angeles-based reporter focusing on culture, history and real estate. She is a frequent contributor to The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, LAist and Atlas Obscura. She graduated from Hollins University with a degree in Art and Film History.
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Who’s Buying What in the Big Apple? Ask NYC’s Top Realtors
Economic turmoil has thrown uncertainty into a red-hot market. But the 32 A-list agents in THR’s annual power list are weathering the storm.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Oliver Stone, Katie Couric Among Stars Spotted as Frieze Los Angeles 2025 Begins
Art loving Angelenos will find themselves crisscrossing the city all through the weekend with various exhibitions, shows and fairs taking place just weeks after wildfires devastated southern California.
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Where L.A.’s Wealthiest Evacuees Are Fleeing After the Fires
Displaced residents of the city’s most affluent enclaves are paying obscene prices to relocate to “safer” neighborhoods across the Westside: "People are looking as high as $100,000 a month."
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L.A. Realtors to the Rescue: “I’m a Public Servant Now”
The city’s A-list brokers are ignoring old rivalries and working round the clock to house the city’s displaced elite.
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Why Is L.A.’s Most Expensive House Still on the Market?
The legendary Casa Encantada at 10644 Bellagio Rd — which once belonged to Conrad Hilton — has come on and off the market several times, and is currently listed at $195 million.
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Inside The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Broker Awards, Hosted by Jason Oppenheim and Mary Bonnet
The fourth annual event, presented by The Society Group, was emceed by the 'Selling Sunset' stars and recognized Los Angeles' biggest names in real estate.
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Hollywood’s Top 35 Real Estate Agents Keep Setting Records Despite the Downturn
Even as high interest rates hamstring the luxury sector, the very top of the market keeps soaring higher, thanks to the gumption of the best brokers in the business, listed in THR’s annual tally.
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Santa Monica’s New Beachfront Hotel Sandbourne Blends Classic Luxuries and Unexpected Offerings
High-end amenities meet complimentary art classes, a nightly incense ritual and, most intriguingly, a honeybee hive.
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Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron Dive Deep on Hollywood Philanthropy at THR’s Social Impact Summit
Uzo Aduba, Wilson Cruz, Thomas Sadoski and Julie Bowen were also among the stars who took part in the inaugural summit, co-hosted by the Social Impact Fund, where Feeding America was honored as THR's Philanthropic Organization of the Year.
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Why Ryan Serhant Returned to Real Estate Reality TV With Netflix’s ‘Owning Manhattan’
After a break following a decade on Bravo with 'Million Dollar Listing: New York,' the agent to the stars wanted to do something different. "The question was, 'What will make people look up from their phones?'" he says.
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Indie Rockers AJR Spotlight Sustainability on Their Summer Tour
The pop band's co-founder Adam Met — who went back to school to study human rights and sustainable development — says the group plans to engage concertgoers "in every single place on a local issue."
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Would You Turn Over Your Home to a Hollywood Film Crew for $5,000 a Day?
While there are definite downsides to leasing your L.A. abode for a movie or TV production (broken sprinklers, upset neighbors), the one-day fees you may rake in could cover your monthly mortgage.
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