When investing, regardless of the investment vehicle, objectivity is key. While this may seem like a “no brainer” when looking at stocks, bonds, CD’s, etc., it is one of the most difficult things to do when referring to what is often the largest investment in an individual’s portfolio: their primary residence. All sorts of emotions […]
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JohnHart Town Hall Hangouts
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 […]
27 Things That Every Dream Home Needs
So, it’s Superbowl Weekend and parties are in full swing; but what if football just isn’t really your “cup of tea”? Well, we are happy to report that we have found something more productive for you to do in lieu of chugging beer and consuming an absurd amount of empty calories: Turn Your Home Into […]
Glendale, CA named Curbed LA’s Neighborhood of the Year for 2013
As is tradition with the real estate & lifestyle website/blog Curbed Los Angeles, every year they choose one neighborhood within the confines of Greater Los Angeles and present it with what they call the “Curbed Cup.” This year the honor was bestowed upon none other than Glendale, CA.
New Day One: Innovation (success recipe series)
New Day One: Drive + Passion + Urgency + INNOVATION + Stamina = Success Happy holidays everyone!! I hope you all had a restful and joyous holiday, but I hope you are all also ready for a successful 2014!! I hope you had the opportunity to read the article on URGENCY I sent out before […]
Downtown Los Angeles Living: Forced To Go Green
If you’re acquainted at all with the real estate market in Los Angeles, or have been to DTLA in the past few years, then it should come as no surprise that the housing market in downtown has experienced quite the resurgence. In fact in just the last 12 months the median sold price in downtown […]
New Day One: DRIVE
New Day One: DRIVE + Passion + Urgency + Innovation + Stamina = Success I hope you all have had a chance to read the New Day One article I posted a few weeks ago (if you haven’t you can visit it by clicking here). The main point that I wanted to convey through that […]
Real Estate Agents: New Day One
Have you ever noticed that when something goes wrong, everything goes wrong? When you have a rough day at work you often end up staying late, and then you get stuck in traffic on your way to dinner, then you get a ticket while speeding to make your reservation, only to find out that the […]
The Home Buyers’ Greatest Challenge: How to get an offer accepted in this market!
We’ve all been hearing it here in the SoCal real estate market for months, whether as a buyer’s agent when asked “How’s business?” or as a home buyer when asked “So how is the house hunting coming along?” Nine times out of ten the answer is usually “There are not enough houses for sale!” Or […]
Update: JohnHart Real Estate Donates 140 “nooks” to City of Hope Teen Cancer Patients!
The hand-off has occurred! As of Friday, 8/2, the Barnes & Noble nooks and the covers have been dropped off at City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital in Duarte, CA!