“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always […]
With the beginning of another week living “Safer at Home”, the California Association of Realtors (“CAR”) released the “Coronavirus Addendum or Amendment” (CVA). This is an update to the Coronavirus Addendum/Amendment released last week. CAR also released a companion document entitled “Notice of Unforeseen Coronavirus Circumstances” (“NUCC”). Recently, we discussed the CVA and addressed its […]
Unless you’ve literally been living under a rock or “off the grid,” you’ve heard about how Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spreading across both the United States and the World. From the stock market crashing and halting all trading for a 15-minute period this morning, to talks in the NBA about playing basketball games without fans […]
Welcome to the Monthly Market Update for January 2020! As you all are aware: the market data for each month is not released until the end of the subsequent month, so here we are taking a look at how the year is starting off – and I’ve got to say things are looking like they will become even […]
Not only is our Top 25 Agents of Q4 2019 significant because it’s the end of the year, but it’s also meaningful because it marks the end of the 2010s decade. The agents in this list have demonstrated time and time again that they belong at the top. This is the cream of the crop, the […]
2019 was a year of firsts for JohnHart Real Estate. In this final year of the 2010s decade, we opened our first office in the South Bay (Long Beach), became one of the first Real Estate brokerages to design + create our own CRM (Swarm), landed a monumental deal with Zillow, and organized our very […]
A Broker’s duty to a buyer was forever changed in 1984 with the case of Easton v. Stassburger, 152 Cal.App.3d 90(1984). The ruling in Easton stated that Brokers had an affirmative duty to conduct a “reasonably competent and diligent inspection of residential real property listed for sale and to disclose to prospective purchasers all facts […]
For most Americans, the largest asset they own is their home. However, the cost of establishing an estate plan can be prohibitive for some. To create an affordable means to transfer real estate and avoid Probate, the California Assembly passed Bill (AB) 139 (codified in California Probate Code Section 5642), which created a deed that […]
We are stepping away from all the home décor talk to introduce 5 breathtaking travel spots to welcome the New Year! Sydney, Australia Want to be the first to greet the New Year? Travel to Sydney, enjoy firework displays at the Sydney Harbour. Imagine having a backdrop of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge…. YES […]
On November 8, 2016, proposition 64 was passed by a majority of California voters, making the recreational use of cannabis, by adults over the age of 21 years, legal in the State of California. Proposition 64 followed proposition 215, which had already made the medicinal use of cannabis legal in 1996. However, the legalization of […]
