Amidst the dense housing regulations of Los Angeles, a cozy loophole is creating a clearing of sorts. It’s in this refuge from the tangles of red tape that we find double duplexes, the unlikely champions pushing progress forward in the city’s desperate need for housing. One lot. Two duplexes. And as many as 20 separate […]
Just when you thought it was safe to buy that house in Burbank, October’s absorption rates show us that the seller’s market still has plenty of life in it. It’s almost like the end of a horror movie when it seems like the slasher is finally down for the count, only to rise back up, […]
A Division Born from Experience and Compassion When you open your front door and invite someone to sit across from you at the kitchen table to talk about what comes next, it takes trust. For many longtime homeowners, especially those 55 and older, that conversation isn’t simply about selling a house; it’s about closing one […]
You think you’ve got a hard day ahead of you? Somewhere, someone in Hollywood is waking up to the colossal task of turning some of the world’s most objectively beautiful celebrities into pop culture’s most hideous monsters. It’s a year-round job for the entertainment industry’s FX makeup artist masters. But as Halloween approaches, their creature […]
Halloween in Los Angeles inspires a unique feeling. Between the industry-level artistry on full display, warmer weather than that customarily associated with the autumn, and the logistics of a busy metropolis with a serious case of urban sprawl, there’s no other nexus of time and space quite like it. But pockets of the LA community […]
Anyone who’s had the bittersweet experience of sweating through the first pumpkin spice latte of the season likely understands Halloween weather in Los Angeles. It’s a region where, like it or not, your Halloween costume is going to be sexy, because the fewer layers, the better. With August and September being the hottest months of […]
According to area real estate schools, more agents in the LA area are turning to online real estate classes for licensing than ever before. But is that necessarily a good thing? Sure, the flexibility can make it an attractive option for the aspiring agent. And the affordability adds further appeal. But do online real estate […]
The JohnHart blog has been focusing on location lately because it’s arguably the driving factor in modern real estate development. But it’s not everything. And maybe it’s because we’re jonesing for the Los Angeles Architecture 101 blogs of yore, but we thought it might be time to remind our readers of the importance of architecture […]
There’s a delicate art form that goes into home staging. Don’t believe us? Then you’ve clearly never tried to sell houses in Beverly Hills, where staging is amplified to meet its environs. Beverly Hills houses demand more than some simple tidying up. Rather, these properties are stars of the luxury real estate circuit that do […]
Featured image credit: Seth Styles The fluttering wings of angels heralding the passing of a life into the great beyond aren’t an idea unique to Burbank, California. But you’ll find a greater depth of meaning in the symbol to longtime residents of the city. It’s not just because of Burbank’s intimate history with the aviation […]
