Photo Credit: Envato Elements Summer is the perfect time to celebrate love, diversity, and community—and Southern California is the place to do it! In this ultimate guide to the best Pride events across the region, you’ll find key details about festivals, parades, concerts, and parties happening from June through September. Whether you’re looking for large-scale […]
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Absorption Rate Analysis – May 2025: Sometimes Stable Terrain Deserves a Closer Look
If you’ve stepped away from our absorption rate analysis for a few months, you could easily look at May’s stats and think nothing’s really changed. It’s true, most of our neighborhoods have spent months hovering roughly around the same absorption rate range. Here’s a town hopping up a percentage point or two. There’s a neighborhood […]
The Ruins of Llano del Rio Tell the Tale of LA’s Short-Lived Socialist Colony
It turns out utopia comes at a pretty steep price. Photo credit: California Historical Landmarks Some might say that planting a seed in the desert isn’t the wisest decision. And the ruins of Llano del Rio underscore this point. It once bore the promise of a functional socialist society. Today, it’s a crumbling stone husk […]
Neighborhood Watch: Get Your Foot in the Valley’s Door with Houses for Sale in Reseda
Why is competition so steep in this cozy Valley enclave? Featured image credit: Eric Shalov This entry in our Neighborhood Watch series will be a bit shorter than previous examples because Reseda isn’t its own city. Rather it’s a neighborhood situated in the San Fernando Valley. That being said, we get so many buyers searching […]
LA Home Spotlight: Hollyhock House
A Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece loved by everyone. Almost everyone. Featured image credit: Codera23 Perched inconspicuously atop the 36-acre hilltop of Barnsdall Art Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is a zenith of Los Angeles architecture. Wright designed the home at the behest of oil heiress Aline Barnsdall with construction beginning in 1921. Following a […]
The Center for Land Use Interpretation Boldly Seeks the Essence of the American Landscape
It seems America’s landscape can’t sit still for a portrait. Featured image credit: The Center for Land Use Interpretation The next time someone tells you they’d “rather watch grass grow”, you’ll know just the place. A bit up the street from the Bhagavad-gita Museum and nestled inconspicuously beside the Museum of Jurassic Technology, you’ll find […]
In Search of a Speakeasy Los Angeles Nightlifers Endorse? We’ve Got 21 of Them
A speakeasy for each year of the legal drinking age! Featured image credit: Employees Only When prohibition ended in the United States toward the conclusion of 1933, bootleggers likely wished they’d never see the inside of another speakeasy for as long as they lived. But here in Los Angeles, nearly a century after Americans were […]
Absorption Rate Analysis – April 2025: A Busy Month Influences a Divided Housing Market
Where does your neighborhood stand after a particularly divisive month? Despite national economic concerns, April was a remarkable month at JohnHart Real Estate as our agents doubled down on their determination, selling significantly more homes than in March. And that inexhaustible grind was felt in April’s absorption rates. Following January’s unanimous drop, February’s unanimous surge, […]
Could We See the Return of Grizzly Bears in California? A New Report Reveals the Possibility
A group wants to reintroduce grizzlies to California wildlands. Why? Is there any false advertising quite so beloved as the California state flag? Emblazoned across the banner, a grizzly bear confidently strides across bountiful pastures lit by a single red star. Yet, you’re not likely to find any red stars above the Golden State. And […]
Neighborhood Watch: The Reasons Why Sherman Oaks Houses for Sale Stir Up So Much Competition
Featured image credit: Los Angeles If you’re curious about Sherman Oaks houses for sale, get in line. This is one of the most coveted neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. Just don’t remind them that they’re in the Valley. They famously tried to secede from it in 2002. Sherman Oaks is beloved for its serene […]