On Thursday, the Administration announced its proposed tax bill and to say it caused a stir is an understatement. Tax bills always create a buzz, but this one in particular has rocked the real estate industry at its core. What’s so different about this bill that is causing such concern? It appears that without analyzing […]
Harout Keuroghlian
The best time to sell your home
Happy Spring! It’s that time of year again, spring has sprung, flowers are blooming like crazy and people are in full spring cleaning mode. As the renewal period of nature kicks in, more and more people are ready to make changes in their lives as well. For many, spring cleaning means making some moves as […]
The best way to use your tax refund to invest in your home
Now that you’ve utilized the great tax breaks your home has provided, what are you doing with your tax refund? Are you going to splurge on the expensive sunglasses, shoes or bag you’ve been eyeing or will you reinvest it into your home and increase future resale value? I know I know, you REALLY want […]
The Mid-Year Mark In Real Estate
We’re almost at the mid-year mark and we’ve already seen the impact of the Fed’s second, of a predicted four, rate hikes of 2017. The new rate brings on a wave of changes including the baseline used to calculate interest rates for credit cards and home loans. For the past 10 years, we’ve seen our […]
The Top 25 Realtors for Q1 2017
Team!! Welcome to the close of the first quarter, the beginning of the second quarter (which is the MOST important quarter of any year, as you know), and welcome to the TOP 25 ANNOUNCEMENT!!! I don’t think it’s coincidental that last Thursday, the day before our first quarter closed, we played our first company softball […]
What if Bill Belichick was a Real Estate Agent?
How do you win the Super Bowl one day and the next day say you’re already FIVE weeks behind other teams for the 2017 season? Seems a bit crazy that instead of celebrating the most record breaking Super Bowl of ALL TIME, Bill Belichick is worried about next season. He not only has FIVE Super […]
The Top 25 Realtors For Q3 2016!
2016 has shaped up to be quite an interesting, unique and competitive year for us. And nothing gauges how competitive it is like the list of the 3rd quarter, top 25! I can’t believe we’ve already closed the 3rd quarter, but we have. The question is, how did YOU do? Are you on this list? […]
My Daughter Chloe
This past weekend I was able to steal some time away for myself, as it was a long holiday weekend, and I decided to spend it with my daughter teaching her how to ride a bicycle. In the past few decades I’ve tackled some pretty ambitious undertakings, including building more than a handful of businesses, […]
Middle Management Meltdown – Wantrepreneurs
If you watch “The Office” then you’ll love “The Heart of JohnHart”. Inspired by “The Office” these videos tackle the day to day hijinks that come with owning an emerging real estate business in Southern California. “Entrepreneur” seems to be the hit word of the year, but it’s not all fun and games people! Here’s […]
Top 25 Agents & Brokers for Q2 of 2016!
There are movers, there are shakers, and then there are JohnHart Realtors! Three months ago we decided to publish our Top 25 Real Estate Agents and Brokers list based on their production in Q1 of 2016, and Today we are proud to publish our list for Q2. Now, to gain some perspective on the list […]