“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau Time and again we are asked by Realtors, reporters, and everyone else, what the magic recipe is for success. How our agents find it, and how we as a firm have found it in such a relatively […]
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Rent Prices In LA Continuing To Increase
Is it time to buy? Rental prices in LA rose for the seventh month in a row in August, according to a new report from Apartment List. The increase wasn’t a major one—just .5 percent—but it follows a steady upward climb that’s brought the citywide median price to $1,350 for a one-bedroom apartment and $1,740 for a […]
Airbnb is reportedly launching a luxury tier for mansions and penthouses
Hold onto your Birkin because Airbnb is reportedly planning to launch a new ultra-premium tier called Airbnb Lux. According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, Lux will be for mansions, penthouses, and mega-homes that will be inspected to make sure they meet certain criteria. News recently circulated that Airbnb is planning to launch a new tier called Select, which […]
The Top 25 Realtors for Q2 2017
‘Time and tide wait for no man’, nor apparently does the forward progress of JohnHart Real Estate Agents! As is tradition, at the end of every quarter we publish the list of our Top 25 Realtors in Los Angeles, Valencia, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, Burbank, Palmdale, Long Beach, Beverly Hills, and La Canada! The long list […]
The best time to sell your home
Happy Spring! It’s that time of year again, spring has sprung, flowers are blooming like crazy and people are in full spring cleaning mode. As the renewal period of nature kicks in, more and more people are ready to make changes in their lives as well. For many, spring cleaning means making some moves as […]
The best way to use your tax refund to invest in your home
Now that you’ve utilized the great tax breaks your home has provided, what are you doing with your tax refund? Are you going to splurge on the expensive sunglasses, shoes or bag you’ve been eyeing or will you reinvest it into your home and increase future resale value? I know I know, you REALLY want […]
The Mid-Year Mark In Real Estate
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 […]
Book Request Scam with Zillow and Trulia
Realtors heed our warning, the big bad Hackers, Spammers, Phishers, and all around Scammers, are coming to get you! Last week we saw the massive hack of Docusign.com, which controls most of the electronic signatures for the real estate industry, and if they can be touched anyone can. We’re going to start posting what we […]
JohnHart breaks Top 15 in Los Angeles Business Journal
There’s a drive, a passion, a push, to do more every day, month, and year. It’s in our bones and it can’t be ignored. After all, the defining principle behind JohnHart Real Estate is that the status quo is never good enough! Last year was the first time we made The List. I remember it […]
What if Bill Belichick was a Real Estate Agent?
How do you win the Super Bowl one day and the next day say you’re already FIVE weeks behind other teams for the 2017 season? Seems a bit crazy that instead of celebrating the most record breaking Super Bowl of ALL TIME, Bill Belichick is worried about next season. He not only has FIVE Super […]