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What Makes a House a Mansion Anyway?

Living in the entertainment capital of the planet, we have our fair share of mansions in LA. And we mean mansions by every definition. Obviously, the word “mansion” more or less means something. But the details change slightly depending on who you ask. So what makes a house a mansion? Here’s the clearest answer possible… Why Agents Don’t Like to Use t...

  • calendar_month June 12, 2023
The Speed Project Finds Meaning in a Race From LA to Las Vegas

Talk to anyone who’s completed the LA Marathon and you’ll hear about a life-changing experience. It’s not quite hiking Mount Everest, but it’s a feat that commands a fair amount of respect. So, what happens when the participation medals and the t-shirts lose their meaning? What happens if they never had any meaning in the first place? For some elite runners, the Speed Pr...

  • calendar_month June 12, 2023
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Allegations of Unethical House Flippers Prompt Call for Regulations

Nonprofit media organization ProRepublica recently published a piece drawing attention to disturbing allegations against one of the biggest corporate house flippers in the industry. Their journalistic scrutiny brings to light several tales of the unethical, bordering on horror. It’s demanding a distinction between service and abuse; two completely disparate concepts with a surpr...

  • calendar_month June 12, 2023
UNCATEGORIZED In Prioritizing Net Zero Buildings, We See Hope for the Future of the Commercial Real Estate Industry

If you’ve been doom scrolling through news of the commercial real estate industry, you’re not alone. Forecasts have been painting a miserable picture. However, some recent encouragement from Jerome “Jay” Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, may be picking up spirits. For the economy at large, anyway. Things may be a bit more complex for office space investments as build...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
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CicLAvia and Beyond: 7 Groups for Cycling in Los Angeles

Detroit may still hold the title of the Motor City, but it’s hard to imagine a metropolis that loves its cars more than Los Angeles. Maybe “love” isn’t the right word for the kind of codependent relationship the average Angeleno has with their car. After all, the layout of the city makes an automobile all but a necessity. Yet, there’s a steadily growing movement th...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
Los Angeles Architecture 101: Victorian Architecture

Even those with the most casual of interests in architecture will likely recognize the Victorian style. It’s an architecture that takes its name from the era in history that spawned it, which in turn took its name from the reigning monarch crowned in 1837. But the Victorian era is perhaps best remembered for its breakthroughs in mass manufacturing. And you’d likely not recognize whe...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
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What is June Gloom? And, More Importantly, Why Won’t It Leave?

In Los Angeles, we don’t appreciate anyone raining on our parades. Fortunately for us, it only rains an average of 33 days a year here. That being said, we’ve seen dramatically less of the sun this spring. And that trend has been continuing throughout the month thanks to a phenomenon we affectionately refer to as June Gloom. While pretty much every Angeleno is familiar with June Glo...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
16 Ways to Spend Your Time in Little Tokyo Los Angeles

Los Angeles is fortunate to be home to one of only three Japan-towns in the U.S. And with Japan an ocean away, many Angelenos will likely only experience a taste of Japanese culture through our city’s Little Tokyo district. Little Tokyo Los Angeles is a protected National Historic Landmark. In its open-air markets and malls, we’re treated to not just the cultural but the p...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
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The 16 JohnHart Agents Who Made the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Agents List

In market climates like this, a win seems to mean more. And that’s saying a lot when it comes to the prestigious RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals List. This year, we have the privilege to boast that 16 of our agents made the cut. In Some ways, it’s not a surprise. After all, we see the incredible feats our professionals perform on a daily basis.  But...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023
Emporium Thai Brings Southern Thai Spice to LA’s Culinary Melting Pot

Thai Emporium is THE most coveted Thai Restaurant in Los Angeles. With a thriving Thai community gracing the city, Los Angeles enjoys an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Thai cuisine. It renders choosing the best Thai restaurant Los Angeles offers a daunting task verging on the impossible. But many of those who have sampled the Southern Thai stylings of Emporium Thai think the an...

  • calendar_month June 29, 2023