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 […]
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Your Guide to California Property Tax Deadlines – Did You Already Miss One?
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 […]
Houses for Sale in Lancaster CA Are Earning a New Wave of Interest
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 […]
Get Your Dose of the LA Holiday Season with These Five Scenic Spots
Featured image credit: Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square For a city that more or less holds its enviable climate throughout the year, parts of Los Angeles undergo a radical transformation during the holiday season. These pockets may be devoid of snow, but they fill the space with character (and a heaping helping of Christmas lights). […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – November 2025: The Record-Breaker, the Hold-Out, and the Changing Face of Real Estate
At first glance, November looked a lot like any housing market looks as it cools down for the holiday months. Admittedly, the surges and drops in absorption rate weren’t too remarkable. But a closer look reveals a neighborhood dramatically dropping to its lowest absorption rate since we started publishing our numbers. Meanwhile, another city is […]
These Three Local Charities Are Making It Easy to Give Back This Holiday Season
It may be cliché to point out that real estate is a “people” business, but there’s a solid foundation of truth to the saying. Many of our agents are either loyal contributors or direct volunteers to numerous local charities and non-profit organizations focused on giving back to the LA community. For these agents, it’s not […]
Must-Have Home Features for Hosting Thanksgiving in LA
When it comes to that unmistakable feeling of “home”, arguably no holiday can compare to Thanksgiving. The distractions of gifts, creepy masks, and egg hunts are nowhere to be found. Instead, we have shorter days, longer (and chillier nights), a spread of delicious food, and, of course, the company of one another all under a […]
High Times in High Rises: How to Buy a Condo in Century City
Featured image credit: Basil D Soufi Few areas in the United States so artfully combine urban living with style and sophistication like Century City. It’s like a mini-city within a city; a compact and curated mecca where luxury marries business in mirrored facades of gleaming glory. Life in Century City practically demands high-rise living. And […]
Face LA’s Rainy Season with a Home Maintenance Checklist
It rains so seldom in Los Angeles that when it does happen, and we mean when it really rains and not just drizzles, it’s something of an event. And that gives you even more reason to stay up on your home maintenance during LA’s rainy season – late autumn through early spring. Notable storms in […]
Baldwin Hills and Baldwin Village Are NOT the Same – How to Tell the Difference
Featured image credit: InSapphoWeTrust Baldwin Village and Baldwin Hills are just a hop, skip, and a jump away from one another. But that’s not an invitation to confuse the two distinct communities. Still, two minutes in LA traffic, and you’ll understand this isn’t a city that waits for an invitation. Baldwin Village and Baldwin Hills […]









