We Buy Houses in Century City, CA

Selling in Century City? Here is the quick answer

We can buy your Century City property as-is, with no requirement to repair, renovate, stage, or prepare it for repeated showings before requesting an offer. After reviewing the property information, we can typically provide a written cash offer within 24 to 48 hours. Requesting an offer does not obligate you to sell.

Best fit: inherited homes, tenant-occupied rentals, vacant properties, houses with deferred maintenance, major repairs, code or title complications, or sellers who value timing and certainty. A market-ready home may still benefit from a traditional listing, so compare the likely net proceeds rather than only the headline price.

Compare the real cost of selling in Century City

For a traditional sale, consider repairs, cleaning, landscaping, staging, concessions, agent compensation, inspection negotiations, appraisal risk, financing delays, and carrying costs. A direct cash offer may be lower than a fully prepared retail sale, but it can remove many of those expenses and moving parts.

Property condition can change that calculation quickly. Roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drainage, foundation work, or deferred maintenance can add substantial cost. An as-is offer lets you compare selling in the current condition with the time and money required to prepare for the open market.

Timing, occupancy, and certainty

Some sellers need a faster closing because of relocation, inheritance, carrying costs, foreclosure pressure, or a vacant property. Others need more time to move, coordinate family members, work with tenants, or complete title or probate paperwork. The closing schedule can be discussed as part of the offer.

Occupied properties can also be reviewed. Disclose tenants, family occupants, access limitations, and any belongings that may remain so the responsibilities and closing expectations are clear before signing.

Review the agreement, not just the price

Confirm the purchase price, deposit, due-diligence terms, closing date, title and escrow responsibilities, seller-paid costs, financing requirements, and what happens if a party cannot close. Financed buyers can be affected by appraisal, underwriting, insurance, lender conditions, and inspection negotiations. A cash transaction can remove several of those dependencies, but every contract should still be reviewed on its own terms.

Start by requesting a written offer, then compare it with the realistic amount you would expect to keep from a traditional sale after preparation, concessions, carrying costs, and transaction expenses. If the direct sale does not make sense for you, there is no obligation to proceed.

A deeper seller checklist for Century City

Begin by separating price from net proceeds. A retail list price can look attractive, but the amount you ultimately keep depends on the condition of the property, the cost of preparing it, the time it remains unsold, inspection negotiations, and the buyer’s ability to close. Write down your expected repair budget, your preferred closing date, and the monthly cost of continuing to own the property so you can compare different routes using the same assumptions.

Review the condition of the major systems as realistically as possible. Roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, drainage, foundation concerns, windows, flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, exterior work, and deferred maintenance can all influence what a retail buyer is willing to pay or request after inspection. You do not need to repair everything before requesting a cash offer; the purpose of the review is to understand what may affect value.

Also consider preparation and holding costs that are easy to overlook. Cleaning, hauling, landscaping, paint, utilities, insurance, property taxes, mortgage payments, HOA charges when applicable, staging, photography preparation, and seller credits can accumulate over several weeks or months. If a home is vacant or requires regular maintenance, those costs may continue even while you wait for a buyer to complete financing.

Finally, compare the written terms rather than relying on verbal promises. Confirm the deposit, contingencies, inspection period, financing and appraisal requirements, closing date, escrow and title responsibilities, seller-paid costs, occupancy expectations, and cancellation rights. If there are tenants, family occupants, title complications, probate matters, liens, or access limitations, disclose them early. A realistic contract that accounts for those details can be more valuable than a higher offer that later changes or fails to close.

Want a number first? Call or text (424) 493-4424 or use the cash-offer form above.

Century City was never a neighborhood of houses. It was the 20th Century Fox studio backlot until 1961, when financial strain from the production of Cleopatra pushed the studio to sell about 180 acres to developer William Zeckendorf and Alcoa for $54 million, and Welton Becket’s 1957 master plan turned it into the high-rise district it is today, starting with the Gateway West office building in 1963 and the Century Plaza Hotel, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, in 1964. That history is why owning residential real estate in Century City almost always means owning a condominium in a high-rise, not a house on a lot, and selling one involves a building’s HOA and financials as much as the unit itself.

Cash Home Buyers CA is based in Woodland Hills, about twenty-five minutes away on the 405. We deliver a written cash offer within 24 to 48 hours, buy the unit in its current condition with no repairs, commissions or showings, and close on the date you choose.

Century City’s market: a $2.3 million median and a slower pace than a year ago

Redfin’s March 2026 data put Century City’s median sale price at about $2,325,000, up 53.2 percent year over year, but on just 30 homes sold, down 18.9 percent, and a median 123 days on market, up 73 days from the prior year. That combination, a higher median price on fewer sales that take much longer to close, points to a market where buyers are choosier and financing a high-rise condo is a bigger factor than in a single-family neighborhood. Century City itself is small, about 176 acres with an estimated 2,235 residents and 1,929 housing units as of 2017 American Community Survey data.

For a seller, that means a well-run building with healthy reserves and no litigation still moves reasonably well to a cash or well-qualified buyer, but a unit in a building with deferred maintenance, a pending special assessment, or restrictive rental rules can sit for months while lenders and buyers work through the building’s paperwork. That is exactly the situation where a direct cash sale skips the friction.

What a Century City condo sale has to account for

• City transfer tax: Century City is part of the City of Los Angeles, so a sale carries the city’s $4.50 per $1,000 plus the county’s $1.10 per $1,000, for $5.60 per $1,000 combined. On a $2.3 million sale that is about $12,900.
• The 9A report and retrofits: The Department of Building and Safety’s Report of Residential Property Records and standard seismic and safety certifications still apply to a condominium sale, alongside any building-specific disclosure the HOA requires.
• HOA financials and building approval: Because Century City is almost entirely high-rise condominiums, a buyer’s lender will typically require the building’s HOA budget, reserve study and litigation history before approving a loan, and a building with a pending special assessment or a high rental-to-owner ratio can be difficult to finance conventionally.
• No Mello-Roos or coastal zone: Century City sits inland with no coastal commission jurisdiction and no Mello-Roos district affecting these buildings.

From Gateway West to the newer towers: what we buy in Century City

Century City is bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard to the north, Beverly Hills to the east, Pico Boulevard to the south, and Century Park West to the west, anchored by Westfield Century City, which underwent an $800 million renovation and expansion, and the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel, the former Century Plaza Hotel. The residential stock ranges from 1960s and 1970s towers built soon after the original Fox backlot sale to newer luxury high-rises, nearly all condominiums rather than single-family homes.

We buy condominium units across that range, and the conditions that suit a cash sale here are a unit in a building with a pending special assessment or ongoing litigation that scares off financed buyers, a rental unit with a tenant in place, an outdated unit that has not been renovated since the building opened, or an estate that inherited a unit and would rather avoid managing an HOA approval process during a sale.

Why Century City owners call us

• Tenant-occupied units. Many Century City condos are rented; we buy units and houses with tenants in place across Los Angeles without requiring a vacancy first.
• Inherited condos. A unit passed down through a trust or an inherited property in the Los Angeles area can be sold directly, without navigating the building’s HOA approval process as a family member.
• Units a lender will not finance. Buildings with high rental ratios, pending assessments or litigation often fail conventional loan approval; selling as-is in Los Angeles to a cash buyer sidesteps that.
• Pre-foreclosure situations. When a notice of default has been recorded, we can close before a trustee’s sale on a Los Angeles property in foreclosure.

We also handle divorce sales where a condo needs to be liquidated cleanly, relocations on a fixed timeline, and owners who need to sell fast in this part of Los Angeles.

Escrow, HOA questions and recording for a Century City sale

After acceptance we open escrow, order a preliminary title report, and request the 9A report from Building and Safety, while also pulling the building’s HOA documents and financials directly rather than waiting on a lender’s timeline. Estates in probate go through the Los Angeles Superior Court’s probate department at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse; trust sales need no court step.

Recording happens at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk, and proceeds are wired the same day the recorder confirms. A clear-title unit in a building with straightforward HOA paperwork can record in two to three weeks; a unit with a tenant to coordinate or an estate in probate usually runs longer, on the date you choose.

Listing in Century City versus selling to us

At a $2.3 million median, a 5 to 6 percent commission is $115,000 to $138,000, plus about $12,900 in combined transfer tax, HOA transfer and move-out fees, and months of carrying costs while the unit sits the median 123 days Redfin’s March 2026 data reported. A move-in-ready unit in a well-regarded, financeable building will usually still net more listed to a qualified buyer.

Our offer competes on units in buildings with financing obstacles, high rental ratios, pending assessments or litigation, and any estate or landlord who would rather take a certain number now than wait out a market where sales have slowed and days on market have climbed.

Century City seller questions

Will my building’s HOA slow down a cash sale the same way it slows a financed one?

Less so. We do not need a lender’s building approval, so HOA litigation, high rental ratios or a pending special assessment that would stall a financed buyer do not stop our purchase.

Can you buy my Century City condo if it is currently rented?

Yes. We buy with the tenant in place and do not require the unit to be vacated before closing.

Do I still owe Los Angeles city transfer tax on a condo sale?

Yes. Century City is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood, so the city’s $4.50 per $1,000 transfer tax applies along with the county’s $1.10 per $1,000, the same as a single-family house sale.

What if my building has a pending special assessment?

We factor a known or pending assessment into our offer rather than requiring it to be resolved first, which is often the item that stalls a financed sale the longest.

How fast can you close on a Century City unit?

A clear-title unit with straightforward HOA paperwork typically closes in two to three weeks. A tenant-occupied unit or an estate in probate usually takes a bit longer, and you choose the date.

If you own a condominium in Century City and want a firm cash number, call or text 424-493-4424. We will review the unit and the building’s HOA standing, and deliver a written offer within 24 to 48 hours with no obligation. See the full process on our how it works page.

Written and reviewed by the Cash Home Buyers CA team, a Woodland Hills-based cash home buyer serving Los Angeles County. Market figures are from Redfin as of March 2026 and neighborhood history from Wikipedia, and are updated periodically.