If you’ve stepped away from our absorption rate analysis for a few months, you could easily look at May’s stats and think nothing’s really changed. It’s true, most of our neighborhoods have spent months hovering roughly around the same absorption rate range. Here’s a town hopping up a percentage point or two. There’s a neighborhood […]
It’s amazing what some people will do for an encore. Featured image credit: cultivar413 In 2014, the curtains of the Plaza Theatre Palm Springs closed for what seemed to be the final time. In a city that adores theatre, it was a historic gem that continued to earn its adoration. Regardless, it was also coasting […]
A Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece loved by everyone. Almost everyone. Featured image credit: Codera23 Perched inconspicuously atop the 36-acre hilltop of Barnsdall Art Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is a zenith of Los Angeles architecture. Wright designed the home at the behest of oil heiress Aline Barnsdall with construction beginning in 1921. Following a […]
Could ambitious plans return this ecological disaster to an oasis? Featured image credit: Geographer At 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, the Salton Sea is California’s largest lake. Yet, its problems are much bigger than its 343 square miles could ever hope to contain. We’re talking an environmental disaster of epic proportions, choking people […]
But can the tiny, charming airport keep its big personality? Featured image credit: APK Few airports mirror the essence of their surrounding city quite like Palm Springs International. However, fashion can no longer come at the price of function, as the city plans an aggressive expansion of the airport to the tune of $2.2 billion, […]
Where does your neighborhood stand after a particularly divisive month? Despite national economic concerns, April was a remarkable month at JohnHart Real Estate as our agents doubled down on their determination, selling significantly more homes than in March. And that inexhaustible grind was felt in April’s absorption rates. Following January’s unanimous drop, February’s unanimous surge, […]
A group wants to reintroduce grizzlies to California wildlands. Why? Is there any false advertising quite so beloved as the California state flag? Emblazoned across the banner, a grizzly bear confidently strides across bountiful pastures lit by a single red star. Yet, you’re not likely to find any red stars above the Golden State. And […]
I’m a firm believer that politics has no place in our role as service providers to our community. But when political changes impact our industry, we as professionals can’t simply ignore them. This isn’t a political opinion, nor an attempt to sway political perspectives. It’s a call to do what’s needed to best serve our […]
Crossroads of the World is one of those LA landmarks that everyone recognizes but very few have visited. There’s not really much to see there these days outside of the beautiful architecture. But that wasn’t always the case. In the late 1930s and into the 1940s, this Los Angeles mall redefined how a shopping center […]
It almost feels like March is an apology to the prospective homebuyers of the Greater Los Angeles area for February’s unanimous surge into the seller’s market. It was mostly a kinder month for the buyers, showing drops closer to the buyer’s market in all except four of these communities. And two of those just treaded […]
