We’re almost at the mid-year mark and we’ve already seen the impact of the Fed’s second, of a predicted four, rate hikes of 2017. The new rate brings on a wave of changes including the baseline used to calculate interest rates for credit cards and home loans. For the past 10 years, we’ve seen our […]
Everyone talks about “it”, but very few make an effort to achieve “it”. What’s “it” exactly? You know. That thing we call success. Some days that word gives me chills and plenty of anxiety. It has no clear definition, and no way to measure it to a universal standard. However, regardless of what […]
Finally! The end of 2016 has arrived. Let’s pray 2017 has mercy on our souls. As we come closer to ending this year, we all want to make it a party to remember, but did the holidays leave you a little low on the mulah? And for some unknown reason you volunteered to host […]
And the Oscar goes too…..Leonardo DiCaprio (finally). He may have won an Oscar for his role in “The Revenent,” but he is losing out on his home in Malibu. Dicaprio is price chopping his Malibu Estate by almost $1,000,000. Why is no one purchasing the home? He bought this Malibu Estate back in 1998 for […]
The holidays are here and of course the hardest decisions we’ll make are going to be “Do I really feel like going to the gym?” and “What do I buy my Secret Santa for Christmas?!”. Well, don’t worry, we’ve compiled a little list that won’t strain your brain, or your wallet! Here are Six Stocking […]
2016 has shaped up to be quite an interesting, unique and competitive year for us. And nothing gauges how competitive it is like the list of the 3rd quarter, top 25! I can’t believe we’ve already closed the 3rd quarter, but we have. The question is, how did YOU do? Are you on this list? […]
There are movers, there are shakers, and then there are JohnHart Realtors! Three months ago we decided to publish our Top 25 Real Estate Agents and Brokers list based on their production in Q1 of 2016, and Today we are proud to publish our list for Q2. Now, to gain some perspective on the list […]
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said “Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up”, and we couldn’t agree more! Actually… I take that back, we could agree more if he had mentioned this transplantation taking place over good food and drink. I guess we will just have to be […]
Prior to listing a property on the MLS, get all the information you need that pertains to the homeowners association. Note that it’s not only condominiums that have HOA. A lot of single family residences in PUDs or gated communities have an association as well.
Ask clients to write you testimonials to promote you. A lot of people rely on the word and experience of others to help make decisions, especially on such large transactions. Think of how much you’ve looked at Yelp or reviews of others when you’re looking into a new restaurant or a new product. This is […]
