Few housing markets around the U.S. can match Los Angeles for luxury. But in recent years, a new value has entered the market with an equitable defining essence: sustainability. Naturally, area real estate brokerages are noticing. Luxury mansions in the Hollywood Hills are adorned with energy-harnessing solar panels, new construction in Culver City is prioritizing […]
Category: Home Design & Decor
5 Last-Minute Holiday Decorating Ideas You Can Use to Make Your Home More Festive
We know it’s a cliche, but where did this year go? It seems that Halloween was yesterday, and now we’re in a speed run through the holidays. Before you even finish reading this blog, your guests will likely be ringing your doorbell. However, if you have an hour or two, decking your halls shouldn’t be […]
Preparing for Holiday Guests When You Have a Small Home in LA
The media might leave you thinking that living in LA means you’re either in a Beverly Hills mansion or a post-apocalyptic hovel, but the reality is that the city offers a diversity of housing options that suit its equally diverse community. This also means that some families are left with the challenge of hosting the […]
Dream of a Green Christmas in LA with 5 Eco-Friendly Holiday Home Decor Ideas
Featured image credit: Envato There are few cities in the United States more attuned to an eco-conscious holiday season than Los Angeles. It’s why Angelenos’ passion for creativity so frequently manifests in eco-friendly holiday home decor. Green (and we don’t necessarily mean the color) home decor combines LA’s progressive culture, innovative ingenuity, and celebratory spirit […]
Use This Year-End Checklist to Go Into 2026 with Optimized Home Value
If you have big real estate plans for 2026 or have even considered a move of some sort in the not-so-distant future, there’s no better time to prepare than now. After all, you’ll want to enter the new year with a confident footing! December offers a fantastic chance for homeowners to reassess their properties, reinforce […]
Must-Have Home Features for Hosting Thanksgiving in LA
When it comes to that unmistakable feeling of “home”, arguably no holiday can compare to Thanksgiving. The distractions of gifts, creepy masks, and egg hunts are nowhere to be found. Instead, we have shorter days, longer (and chillier nights), a spread of delicious food, and, of course, the company of one another all under a […]
Face LA’s Rainy Season with a Home Maintenance Checklist
It rains so seldom in Los Angeles that when it does happen, and we mean when it really rains and not just drizzles, it’s something of an event. And that gives you even more reason to stay up on your home maintenance during LA’s rainy season – late autumn through early spring. Notable storms in […]
Double Duplexes Emerge as Unlikely Champions of LA’s Housing Needs
Amidst the dense housing regulations of Los Angeles, a cozy loophole is creating a clearing of sorts. It’s in this refuge from the tangles of red tape that we find double duplexes, the unlikely champions pushing progress forward in the city’s desperate need for housing. One lot. Two duplexes. And as many as 20 separate […]
Of LA’s Different House Styles, Which Make the Best Investments?
The JohnHart blog has been focusing on location lately because it’s arguably the driving factor in modern real estate development. But it’s not everything. And maybe it’s because we’re jonesing for the Los Angeles Architecture 101 blogs of yore, but we thought it might be time to remind our readers of the importance of architecture […]
The Art of Staging for Beverly Hills Houses and Other Luxury Listings
There’s a delicate art form that goes into home staging. Don’t believe us? Then you’ve clearly never tried to sell houses in Beverly Hills, where staging is amplified to meet its environs. Beverly Hills houses demand more than some simple tidying up. Rather, these properties are stars of the luxury real estate circuit that do […]









