HOLLYWOOD 2019 & BEYOND: The Year of Excess

2019's Titanic Real Estate Deals Sank Records Nationwide

( Story first published in the January 2, 2020 print issue of Variety.) Political uncertainty and fears of recession have not broken the real estate market's stride. Against all odds, 2019 was a banner year for nine-figure deals, particularly in Los Angeles, where the historic-price record was set twice within a four-month period.

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