Lukewarm Properties

They're clearly hurting for material these days when it comes to the L.A. Times' much-discussed (or, in the case of Harry Shearer and others, mocked) "Hot Properties" column. We've seen several rather dinky homes included in the roundup as of late, alongside less than A-list names.

The latest:

Trading L.A. for L.R. (Little Rock)

Now that they've sold their Hollywood Heights cottage for slightly more than its asking price of $690,000, Lisa Blount and Ray McKinnon plan to buy a house in her hometown of Little Rock, Ark., and rent at the beach when visiting L.A.

The house they sold has one bedroom in 990 square feet. The cottage, built in 1935, has a wood-burning fireplace, vaulted ceilings and a patio. There is a guest quarters with a small kitchen and a separate entrance.

McKinnon, who has a recurring role as a preacher in the HBO series "Deadwood," wrote, directed and starred in the Oscar-winning best short film "The Accountant" (2001), which Blount produced.

McKinnon also wrote and directed the movie "Chrystal" (2004), in which Blount costarred with Billy Bob Thornton. Blount played Lynette Pomeroy, the husband hunter whose feigned pregnancy leads to a suicide, in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982).

Joseph Reichling of Sotheby's International Realty, Sunset, had the listing, and Mark Odell of Geary Family Real Estate represented the buyer.

Of course, for $690,000 they'd score a 10,000 square foot estate in Little Rock.