To Get the Truth About Home Listings, You Have to Look Beyond the Photos

Featured image credit: Envato We’re a long way from grainy photos of the latest home listings in the Sunday newspaper. But no matter how professional the technique, how wide the angle, how high the resolution, or how careful the staging, there are still certain elements of the immersive experience that don’t translate into a listing’s […]

Homes for Sale in Apple Valley CA Are Attracting the “Drive Until You Qualify” Crowd

Featured image credit: Z3lvs When the dream of homeownership starts to feel impossible, it may be time for a shift in perspective. Or maybe just a long drive. Enter the “drive until you qualify” philosophy. It’s a rising movement in Southern California’s metropolitan areas in which buyers committed to their dreams of homeownership simply keep […]

The Biggest Real Estate Companies in the Country Struggle with These Nuances of the LA Market

The biggest real estate companies in America need little introduction. After all, they dominate the majority of the country’s transactions, sometimes even branching out into international markets with their hundreds of thousands of agents and offices in almost any American city you can name. That’s not a compliment or a criticism; it’s a fact. But […]

Which is Better for Generating Income from a Suburban House: Duplex or ADU?

Featured image credit: Alfred Twu In Southern California’s competitive market, a home is rarely just a home. It’s an elevator to wealth generation. Therefore, when someone purchases a suburban house in the Los Angeles area, it’s beneficial to consider how it can produce income, even while remaining a primary residence. Two of the most popular […]

Now You Can See Pre-Market Listings Too! JohnHart Partners with Zillow on Zillow Preview℠

At JohnHart, we’ve done everything within our power to give our clients a heads up about any inventory coming to the market. We know those early days are crucial to buyers for setting a plan, just as they’re integral for sellers in building interest in their listings. We’re happy to announce that, by partnering with […]

How Shrinking Family Houses in Los Angeles Might Be Leading to Bigger Smiles

We make no secret of the fact that JohnHart’s clients overwhelmingly show interest in family houses as opposed to townhomes or condominiums. But the single-family home as we know it is going through an evolution. The all-purpose rooms of old are being replaced with intentional space. And with that efficiency comes a less-is-more approach that […]

Choosing Neighborhood Over Home is More Crucial Than Any Other Tips for First-Time Homebuyers

Featured image credit: Alaiben We discuss a lot of tips for first-time homebuyers on this blog, but today we’re focusing on a single tip that’s highly relevant to Los Angeles: the neighborhood matters as much, if not more, than the home itself. This tip is further emphasized by LA’s network of interconnected micro-communities, rather than […]