The legality of referral fees in California is a tricky issue and one that can frequently trip up agents and brokers. This is because of the difference between federal and state law. The California Attorney General’s office has written a detailed opinion stating that a real estate broker can pay a referral fee to an […]
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How to Protect Yourself from Procuring Cause Claims
Overview The law as to who is the “procuring cause” of a real estate sale is one of the most complicated and common legal issues impacting both real estate agents and their clients. The purpose of procuring cause law is to reward an agent who initiated an uninterrupted chain of events that lead to a […]
REAL Trends Names JohnHart Real Estate Top 0.1% of Real Estate Companies in the Nation
Letter from the CEO “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” – Winston Churchill Before I embarked on the journey we know now as JohnHart, I had a vision – an idea that wouldn’t leave my mind – a problem that needed to be solved. Fast forward […]
Is The Housing Market Crashing?
EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!!! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!! REAL ESTATE MARKET SET TO CRASH!!!!! WORST STATE FOR REAL ESTATE SINCE 2008!!!!! This is the message quickly spreading, whether true or not, and it is raising fear in potential buyers and agents alike. Which leads me to wonder: Is there really something to worry about in the next […]
JohnHart Real Estate Opens 9th Location in Northridge
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (October 16, 2018) — JohnHart Real Estate, an independently owned, Southern California residential and commercial real estate brokerage, is excited to announce the opening of their 9th office in Northridge located at 19524 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91324. The 4,200 sqft. space will be home to a massive all-glass “floating” conference room, a […]
The Top 25 Realtors for Q3 2018
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” — Travis Bradberry You all know it, the real estate profession is a long-term game, which means you need […]
JohnHart Real Estate Announces Plans for Commercial Division
JohnHart Real Estate Announces Plans for Commercial Division LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (August 23, 2018) — JohnHart Real Estate, a Southern California real estate brokerage, announced plans to launch JohnHart Commercial Real Estate, the firm’s commercial division this fall. “Our goal is to further expand the business we have built over the last six years in […]
The Top 25 Realtors for Q2 2018
Wow, wow, wow, what a quarter this has been. If you’re just tuning in, at the end of every quarter we release our list of the Top 25 Realtors at JohnHart Real Estate and this quarter was tight! The competition is always stiff, but this time around we went “high stakes”. At the start of […]
Baby boomers and how they are shaping the real estate market
Baby boomers aren’t helping the real estate boom! Thanks to their sheer numbers, the baby boomers have shaped society, driving social change and the economic expansion since the 1970s. But now they’re influencing society in a new way — by holding onto their homes. The oldest baby boomers are now in their early 70s, an […]
1,000 True Fans: Success in Real Estate
When it comes to achieving success in the real estate industry, there isn’t just one “right way”. There’s no measured-out recipe that yields the exact same results for each and every person – and if you come across an ad trying to sell you that, you might as well burn your money because ‘it ain’t […]