Featured image credit: Amé Kali LA’s transition into a winter wonderland is subtle when compared to a lot of other U.S. cities. Maybe it’s all that year-round California sunshine. Sure, we have the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, falling on the first Sunday after Thanksgiving since 1928. Then there’s the more recent tradition of the Pershing […]
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The Last Bookstore Provides a Reading Refuge for Its LA Community
Featured image credit: vagueonthehow “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” No, that’s not exactly right. “We were somewhere around LA on the edge of downtown when the drugs began to take hold.” Interesting, but no – still not it. “The man in black fled across the city, and the […]
When Will We See Interest Rates Dropping Again? Probably Soon. But There’s More to the Story.
It’s still one of the hottest questions in the real estate industry: when will we see interest rates dropping again? Short answer: probably on December 18. The Federal Reserve will be gathering for the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and I am confident that they will announce a modest policy rate reduction to close out […]
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Revives “Lost” Nature Dioramas… and Adds Some New Ones
Featured image credit: Maarten Heerlien The next time you visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, keep in mind that some of those taxidermied animals behind the glass are over a century old. That’s right, the museum’s nature dioramas just turned a century old. And to commemorate the milestone, the museum re-opened a dormant […]
LA Home Spotlight: Hollyhock House
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 tense couple of years of design and construction, Barnsdall expressed […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – November 2024: Four Neighborhoods Start a Significant Trend… Will They Keep It Going?
After October’s near-unanimous surge deeper into the seller’s good graces, it’s no surprise that November offered more divisive absorption rates as neighborhoods evened out. Sure, four neighborhoods started a streak of two consecutive months marching further into seller territory. But we saw seven communities rise higher in the seller’s favor and five drop closer to […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – October 2024: Welcome to the Season of the Sellers
In the realm of real estate absorption rates, it seems that what goes down must come up. At least in the competitive housing market of the Greater Los Angeles area. As we head deeper into the autumn, the sun that shined so brightly on prospective home buyers is slipping behind the clouds, returning favor to […]
Entering the Historic Harris House is Easy. But Leaving? That’s Another Story.
In our line of service, we meet people every day chasing their dreams of homeownership. And often, those dreams aren’t very exacting. A surprising amount of people are in the market for four walls and a roof… anything else is icing on the cake. And there’s nothing wrong with that! But Glendale’s historic Harris House, […]
Here’s Why JohnHart Real Estate is a Hard “No” on California Rent Control Measure Proposition 33
We want to make it abundantly clear. JohnHart Real Estate is a hard “no” on California rent control measure Proposition 33. If you missed our CEO and principal broker’s powerful message on this decision, allow this blog to elaborate on why we so passionately oppose this deceptive measure. California Rent Control as It Currently Stands […]
Putting Down the Los Feliz Murder House
Featured image credit: Netflix For being such a gorgeous, in-demand neighborhood, Los Feliz sure has its shadows. We examined the Sowden House, rumored to be the actual site of the notorious Black Dahlia murders. We explored the ancient curse allegedly levied against Griffith Park. But we’ve yet to discuss the Los Feliz murder house. We […]