In further proof that LA’s luxury real estate market is evolving, the days of the looming mansion seem to be on the wane. A new trend shows that the city’s wealthiest buyers are turning their attention to the compound house model. Rather than a single decadent home, the compound house stitches together a series of […]
Is anyone really surprised that the LA area has become one of the most popular markets for accessory dwelling units (ADUs)? California started rolling back restrictions on ADU construction and permitting back in 2017. Since then, the City of Los Angeles has issued over 20,000 permits for ADUs; independent living spaces that share a land […]
Who doesn’t love fruit-bearing trees in the backyard? Beyond the immediate benefit of fresh fruit (especially with grocery prices so high), fruit trees are symbolic of bounty and can make for great marketing if you’re listing your home. This goes double when listing Downey homes for sale. That’s because a fruit-bearing tree in a Downey […]
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, “less is more”, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”: today’s topic will either reinforce or contradict these seemingly unrelated sayings. It has to do with a buyer’s psychology, specifically when approaching homes in LA with views, albeit limited ones. We’ve witnessed this strange phenomenon ourselves. Sometimes, […]
You don’t need to be a seasoned real estate agent to see how important an organized, robust network is to success. It’s why JohnHart Real Estate prioritizes efficient contact management. We’ve not only made it easier for our agents to collect, organize, and optimize their contacts as part of our customized real estate CRM, but […]
Featured image credit: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA We’re approaching two years since wildfires levelled huge portions of Altadena real estate. In that time, the area’s median home price has virtually lost all meaning. Long used as a quick, hyperlocal cost estimate for homes, the median home price cuts extremes at both ends to help […]
Closing costs on a house strike fear into even the most gung-ho of buyers. But if you’re expecting closing fees in California to be handled the way they are on reality TV, you may be in for a reality check. And that goes double for house closing costs in Los Angeles. While you may think […]
California real estate is undergoing a shift, and it may not be more obvious anywhere else than Los Angeles. An urgent need for housing inventory and loosening restrictions on ADUs is contributing to a rising trend in multiple properties sharing the same lot – and leaving little to no room for a yard. You’ll find […]
Everyone wants to be an influencer. But what does that actually mean, particularly in the context of a real estate career? At JohnHart Real Estate, we encourage our agents to look to their professional sphere of influence (PSOI) to get an idea of the strength and character of their influence. The objective is straightforward: become […]
Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the entertainment industry has heard of a spec script – a script written for a movie or television show without any promise of payment or production. But how many have heard of a spec mansion? Whether or not you’re familiar, it’s a thing in Los Angeles. Developers build […]
