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 […]
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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 […]
The Top 25 Agents of Q1 2026
There’s no getting around it. Even in a brokerage as innovative and forward-thinking as JohnHart, there are still agents who just “show up.” But participation is not enough. To succeed in an industry as exacting and unforgiving as real estate, especially in markets as competitive as Southern California, you need consistency, determination, strategy, and execution. […]
How an Evolving Market is Changing the Way We Look at Homes for Sale in Los Angeles
It’s official: the landscape of homes for sale in Los Angeles is changing. And while change in real estate seems to be the only constant, it’s important to analyze not just how things are changing but why they’re changing. Just within the last year, we’ve seen significant evolution in how buyers assess location and cost […]
Waking Up to the Reality of the California Dream For All Program
Originally published on April 25, 2023 Several weeks ago, some of you received an email from your JohnHart agent about a promising new housing loans initiative. Dubbed the California Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan, it sought to level the playing field for disadvantaged Californians with aspirations of homeownership. Yet, less than two weeks later, […]
Vote for JohnHart’s Person of the Year 2025!
The JohnHart Person of the Year isn’t “Agent of the Year: Part 2”. This is a distinct honor that celebrates the individual who most fully embodied the JohnHart principles throughout the year. Nominees didn’t simply learn our values; they lived them. They wove them into their daily actions, their mindset, and the way they show […]
The Top 25 Agents of Q4 2025
We may not have seen it around our own offices, where we fared against the currents of this industry better than most, but 2025 was the type of year that ends careers. Not whims. Not passing interests. Genuine, decades-long careers. Agents had to adapt. Then evolve. Then adapt again. Change was the only constant in […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – November 2025: The Record-Breaker, the Hold-Out, and the Changing Face of Real Estate
At first glance, November looked a lot like any housing market looks as it cools down for the holiday months. Admittedly, the surges and drops in absorption rate weren’t too remarkable. But a closer look reveals a neighborhood dramatically dropping to its lowest absorption rate since we started publishing our numbers. Meanwhile, another city is […]
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 […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – October 2025: The Mask Slips, Revealing the Seller’s Market is Back
Just when you thought it was safe to buy that house in Burbank, October’s absorption rates show us that the seller’s market still has plenty of life in it. It’s almost like the end of a horror movie when it seems like the slasher is finally down for the count, only to rise back up, […]









