WHITTIER A wide covered porch wraps the front of this renovated three-bedroom with a separate studio/guesthouse.

Address: 11720 Dorland St., Whittier, 90601

Listed for: $575,000 for three bedrooms, 2.75 bathrooms in 1,747 square feet (6,598-square-foot lot)

Features: New roof; living room with brick fireplace; updated kitchen

About the area: In the 90601 ZIP Code, based on 15 sales, the median for single-family homes in December was $505,000, up 3.1% year over year, according to CoreLogic.

—Neal J. Leitereg