Some are calling it the future of real estate. Others say it’s just the latest trend, albeit one deserving of serious attention. It’s called iBuying and it’s likely to become a household term over the next decade. Among other benefits, it’s the quickest way to sell a home. But how can you tell whether iBuying […]
Category: Current Real Estate
Las Vegas Home Spotlight: Grab Your Iodine Pills, We’re Going to the Underground House
Located less than three miles from the iconic Las Vegas Strip, but with no traces of its glitter or glamor, stands 3970 Spencer Street. You could easily drive past it without giving it a second glance. But even if you took a long, hard look, you’d only see an unassuming, slightly dilapidated townhouse. Yet, as […]
How Can You Deliver True Value to Your Clients When You Solely Focus on Real Estate Commission Splits?
A lot of companies like to claim that anything less than 100% is unacceptable. But consider what this really means for a moment. It means absolutely no mistakes. Sounds like a pretty tall order, right? But now let’s examine this through the lens of the real estate industry. In real estate, one mistake can cost […]
LA Home Spotlight: Majesty, Mystery and Murder at the Sowden House
Los Angeles is like an architectural exquisite corpse game, where a Victorian Queen Anne can stand proudly beside a kitschy Craftsman facing a rustic Mission Revival home across the street. There’s little rhyme or reason other than a seemingly ever-present row of towering palm trees tying everything together. Unsurprisingly, Los Angeles boasts some of the […]
Monthly Housing Market Update – August 2021
The month of July finished off with some slightly lackluster statistics, surprisingly not only in the condo/townhouse market but also in the Single Family Residence (SFR) market as well. After what can only be described as a two-year crush in SFR listing inventory in Los Angeles County, it appears that we could […]
9 Home Renovations Proven to Skyrocket the Value of Your Home
Everyone wants to sell their home for top dollar, right? Well sometimes, the best way to increase the value of your home is to put in a little work and a little investment to make your property really shine. Whether it’s curb appeal or updating the finishes to your home, these are the 9 home […]
Top 10 Vacation Home Cities in 2021
Vacation homes are a hot commodity right now, and sales of vacation homes have skyrocketed in recent months. With many people now granted the flexibility of working from anywhere, the appeal of owning a vacation property has grown. A report released by the National Association of Realtors shows that in 2020, sales of existing homes […]
The Truth about the Income and Racial Gaps in Black Homeownership
In the land of the free, building wealth is about as American as free speech. But, the reality is that income and racial gaps have prevented an overwhelming number of black families from pursuing homeownership in the United States. The sad truth is that numerous factors contribute to the stark statistical imbalance regarding Black homeownership. […]
JohnHart Real Estate is Crossing State Lines
The City of Lights burns brighter, as JohnHart Real Estate takes our talents to Las Vegas. We have opened our first location in the city that never sleeps. JohnHart Real Estate is expanding, we are crossing state lines for the first time in our history (a second location is under construction, and will open in […]
California Housing Market Carries 2020 Momentum into 2021
California’s housing market began the 2021 year on a positive note. The state’s favorable trends continued from December into January, as we recorded the highest sales level since 2009. January saw a seasonally annualized rate of 484,730 closed escrow sales for existing, single-family detached homes in California (according to the California Association of Realtors, or […]