If you hadn’t heard, we’re in an El Niño year, which means that Los Angeles is enduring a muggier summer than usual. It’s summers like this that really make you appreciate full, leafy, tree-lined streets that cast plenty of shadow. And in a concrete jungle like LA, the lusher neighborhoods stand a better chance of […]
Featured image credit: Carol M. Highsmith A desert may seem like an unlikely place to plant a golf course, but try telling that to anyone in Palm Springs. Verdant green links pepper the Coachella Valley’s planned communities in the likes of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Cathedral City – you […]
California real estate is undergoing a shift, and it may not be more obvious anywhere else than Los Angeles. An urgent need for housing inventory and loosening restrictions on ADUs is contributing to a rising trend in multiple properties sharing the same lot – and leaving little to no room for a yard. You’ll find […]
Everyone wants to be an influencer. But what does that actually mean, particularly in the context of a real estate career? At JohnHart Real Estate, we encourage our agents to look to their professional sphere of influence (PSOI) to get an idea of the strength and character of their influence. The objective is straightforward: become […]
Featured image credit: Historical Marker Database We’ve spent several blogs covering the mid-century wonders of California, particularly in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, getting to know several of the most prominent architects in the style. But perhaps the most prolific mid-century modern architect hasn’t been mentioned once. We’ll remedy that now. William Krisel left an […]
Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the entertainment industry has heard of a spec script – a script written for a movie or television show without any promise of payment or production. But how many have heard of a spec mansion? Whether or not you’re familiar, it’s a thing in Los Angeles. Developers build […]
We’ll be frank: a starter home in Los Angeles is not the same as a starter home in most of the rest of the country. If you ask LA residents about the average down payment on a house, they’re likely to respond somewhere in the neighborhood of 20%. But this is higher than the national […]
What a difference a single floor can make in Los Angeles real estate. At least that’s the case on the rare occasion that we see a penthouse for sale. It’s simplifying things a bit too much to claim it all just boils down to a superior view. Rather, factors like environmental science, economics, and even […]
Unless you’re a stranger to Beverly Hills real estate, you’ve likely noticed the trend of circular driveways that seem to presage the city’s most luxurious listings. Often, ornate statues, grandiose water fountains, or meticulously manicured gardens punctuate their centers. In a way, the circular driveway has become yet another symbol of stately status among the […]
While so many real estate professionals have been worrying whether AI will take their jobs, JohnHart Real Estate has been considering the most practical ways to use AI to enhance our agents’ careers. And we’ve given a name to everything we’ve learned on this mission. Her name is Jane Hart: an AI coach that actually […]
