Can you buy a house without a REALTOR® in California? Technically, yes. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. You could also survive jumping out of a plane without a parachute. But, like your prospect of successfully buying a home without a REALTOR®, the odds aren’t exactly in your favor. Jumping into a […]
Featured image credit: Eric T. Gunther Jagged, snow-ravaged peaks scrape frosty clouds; a steel gray contrast overpowering blue skies. Blankets of deceptively powdery snow, punctuated by puma prints, blanket thick, unyielding slabs of ice. Silence is broken by the cascading rustle of falling ice shards and frozen boulders gaining shudder-inducing inertia. No, we’re not in […]
Few housing markets around the U.S. can match Los Angeles for luxury. But in recent years, a new value has entered the market with an equitable defining essence: sustainability. Naturally, area real estate brokerages are noticing. Luxury mansions in the Hollywood Hills are adorned with energy-harnessing solar panels, new construction in Culver City is prioritizing […]
For most Americans, the week after Christmas is a relaxed time to catch their breath after the holiday bustle and before the New Year’s revelry. But for the house-hunting insiders, Christmas is like a red-and-green checkered flag waving over the track to homeownership. While most of the country is distracted by new gadgets or wallowing […]
We know it’s a cliche, but where did this year go? It seems that Halloween was yesterday, and now we’re in a speed run through the holidays. Before you even finish reading this blog, your guests will likely be ringing your doorbell. However, if you have an hour or two, decking your halls shouldn’t be […]
A staggering number of permanent Los Angeles residents are “transplants”, a term indicating that they were not born in California. Therefore, when the holiday season comes along, we witness a mass exodus from the city the likes of which we won’t see again until the first weekend of Coachella. Those anchored to LA may enjoy […]
The media might leave you thinking that living in LA means you’re either in a Beverly Hills mansion or a post-apocalyptic hovel, but the reality is that the city offers a diversity of housing options that suit its equally diverse community. This also means that some families are left with the challenge of hosting the […]
Featured image credit: Envato There are few cities in the United States more attuned to an eco-conscious holiday season than Los Angeles. It’s why Angelenos’ passion for creativity so frequently manifests in eco-friendly holiday home decor. Green (and we don’t necessarily mean the color) home decor combines LA’s progressive culture, innovative ingenuity, and celebratory spirit […]
As a homeowner heading into 2026, it can be beneficial to your budget (and peace of mind) to keep aware of when your California property tax is due. Across most California counties (Los Angeles included), officials split these annual tax payments into two installments. Dividing the payments makes it easier for some residents to afford […]
Featured image credit: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency As the competitiveness of the Greater Los Angeles area’s housing markets intensifies, Angelenos seem to be reassessing their perspective on houses for sale in Lancaster CA. The desert community is nearly 70 miles from Downtown LA, which at one time made it too far out of bounds to consider a […]
