As technology-based as our industry can be, it’s no wonder we found a way to hop on the artificial intelligence craze. But could AI feasibly replace flesh-and-blood real estate agents? It’s a question you may want to pose to Luxora. That’s the name Las Vegas’s Luxury Realty Group gave one of its newest recruits: a […]
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Tourist Alleges a Bark Scorpion Got Him By the Nethers at a Luxury Las Vegas Hotel
Going nuts is all part of the Las Vegas experience, but one bark scorpion seems to have taken that message literally. It’s a nightmare that, at least until last December, was likely too wild for imagination. A scorpion finding its way into a lofty Vegas Strip resort with a different kind of jackpot in mind. […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – February 2024: Not the Expected Slingshot Into Seller’s Territory
February’s come and gone and we have to say it wasn’t quite the expected mad dash deeper into seller’s territory. Typically, when we see a nearly unanimous drop toward the buyer’s favor like what we witnessed in January, it’s just the beginning of the slingshot being pulled back. The next month is almost always a […]
Measure HLA May Be the Most Divisive Vote on March’s Ballot
Featured image credit: Adam Dubrowa Los Angeles is undoubtedly a “car city”, but does it need to be? It’s a question that’s picked up considerable heat as traffic becomes more congested and traffic-related injuries continue to rise. The introduction of Measure HLA has left Angelenos wondering what can be done to knock the city’s traffic […]
Legendary Sunset Sound Recording Studio Fears Homeless Driving Off Business
Featured image credit: Sunset Sound Sunset Sound may as well be hallowed ground in Hollywood. After all, it’s where Eddie Van Halen first laid down the brown sound in the opening riffs of “Runnin’ With the Devil” introducing legions of rockers to Pasadena’s best-kept secret. In Prince’s pre-Paisley Park days, he trusted Sunset Sound when […]
Las Vegas Home Spotlight: The Shared Dream of the Lonnie Hammargren House
Featured image credit: Casino.org Collectors share a similar compulsion. Yet, the subjects of their obsessions can be radically diverse. Some might collect I Love Lucy memorabilia. Others might collect the dried husks of dead butterflies. Big ticket collectors might boast garages full of classic cars. Broke collectors might write down in a tattered notebook a collection […]
Oceanwide Plaza is Art Imitating Life in LA, Like It or Not
It’s one thing to get facetime on The Grammys. But when you get a shoutout on Foos Gone Wild? That’s when you know you’ve made it in LA. Such is the riches-to-rags-to-tags tale of Oceanwide Plaza, a stagnant development that has been unofficially reclaimed by LA’s art community. Once a trio of towers on their […]
Absorption Rate Analysis: January 2024 Brings a Late Holiday Gift for Buyers
We’ve come to expect lower absorption rates in January, but January 2024 more than understood the assignment. All except one neighborhood dropped further into the buyer’s favor. One dropped further toward the buyer’s favor than we’ve ever seen in a single month. Another has officially camped out at the threshold of the universally accepted buyer’s […]
Modernism Week Returns to Palm Springs on February 15
It’s already that time again. Hordes of architectural aficionados are descending on Palm Springs for 11 days of talks, tours, and revelry all centered around the unifying theme of modernist design. Yes, Thursday, February 15 kicks off Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Where else can you look at the past and dream of the future […]
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, […]