Featured image credit: Visitor7 We often talk about the history of Los Angeles on this blog, but today we’re going back to the very beginning. Sort of. Indigenous people lived in the area we call Los Angeles for centuries before the city’s first stone was laid. But if you ask locals to take you to […]
Featured image credit: Ken Lund With a city as sprawling as LA, city planners in days of yore had to get pretty creative when it came to naming Los Angeles area neighborhoods. Sometimes to the point of desperation (we’re looking at you, Beverlywood). All kidding aside, a lot of LA’s neighborhoods have surprising meanings. When […]
At JohnHart, we’ve always recognized that, for any real estate agent, ongoing development is crucial to success. That’s why we’re thrilled whenever we see organizations promoting opportunities for growth within the competitive real estate industry. Such an opportunity is quickly approaching this Thursday evening. The Women’s Council of REALTORS® is hosting their annual Top Producer […]
After a few months of drama, it seems the summer’s absorption rates are going into the fall with a whimper instead of a bang. No record highs for any neighborhoods. No lows either. Compared to previous months, the shifts in position were modest with the exception of one desert community. Can you guess which one? […]
Featured image credit: Jennvirskus When transplants come to Los Angeles with stars in their eyes, community is rarely what they’re after. But some still find it in the city’s dwindling numbers of bungalow courts. These multi-family structures took an already popular design, the California bungalow, and made it more affordable. And, in many cases, more […]
Los Angeles has had more than its fair share of musical magic over the decades. This is the city where Dr. Dre prescribed a heavy dose of lyrical flow to an entire generation. It’s where Bowie succumbed to the pale stain of the Thin White Duke and Brian Wilson dropped acid to dream about California […]
Life in LA. There’s nothing quite like it. Love it or hate it, no other city in the world can match the energy of a town that dreams enough for an entire planet. And sure, there are a few nightmares to balance out those dreams. Over the decades, several writers have found an unlikely muse […]
At the turn of the millennium, a gameshow started to dominate pop culture in the U.S. due to its lofty promises of wild riches. Today, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire could easily be retitled Who Wants to Own a Home in Los Angeles. Sure, it’s not as catchy. But it pretty much equates to […]
With September 11 coming up, our thoughts no doubt return to that fateful day in 2001 that shifted the country if not the world. It was an experience that sent ripples of existential dread and sadness far and wide. While the events of September 11, 2001 happened on the other side of the country from […]
Housing supply, or lack thereof, continues to be a hot topic across the state of California. That’s why a recent story, cracked by Robin Urevich of Capital & Main and Gabriel Sandoval of ProPublica, is so unsettling. It’s compounded by another disturbing story highlighted by C.C. de Vere for Empty Los Angeles. At first, they […]
