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Rent Control: Los Angeles Emergency Guideline Clarifications Leave Landlords Livid

Rent control in Los Angeles is confusing people; especially with an ongoing state of emergency gripping the city. We witnessed this first hand when we attended the Los Angeles Housing Department’s (LAHD) Wednesday, August 24th webinar. The meeting was primarily packed with landlords as baffled as they were angry. Despite his succinct responses, host Agassi Topchian, a member of the Rent S...

Christmas in LA? You Won’t Believe These Iconic Holiday Scenes Were Filmed in Los Angeles

Christmas in LA? You Won’t Believe These Iconic Holiday Scenes Were Filmed in Los Angeles  RE News  Seth Styles When you think of famous holiday movie settings depicting Christmas in LA, your mind likely drifts to Nakatomi Plaza. Pop culture has celebrated Die Hard as LA’s unofficial Christmas movie in recent years. And we’ll take it because ...

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No Plans for the Holidays? Check Out These 8 Options – Open Christmas Day!

No Plans for the Holidays? Check Out These 8 Options – Open Christmas Day! Los Angeles treasure Sparks wrote the original anti-Christmas carol with “Thank God It’s Not Christmas” as part of their solid 1974 record Kimono My House. During the chorus, Russell Mael gratefully imparts, “Thank God it’s not Christmas when there is only you and nothing e...

8 Reasons Why We Won’t See Home Prices Dropping Anytime Soon

If you’re looking forward to home prices dropping in the near future, you may want to read this. Our CEO, founder, and principal broker Harout Keuroghlian recently made clear his belief that we’re not going to be seeing home prices reduced by much, if any, in the foreseeable future. And when Harout has a “belief”, you can count on it being more of an educated guess. ...

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Absorption Rate Analysis: February 2023 – New Places, Same Housing Market

Credit to JohnHart Real Estate, by Seth Styles After last month’s dramatic (at least at first glance) absorption rates, February’s numbers seemed to move things back to a state of normalcy. Admittedly, “normal” for the Los Angeles housing market would still give a mechanical bull a run for its money. But our agents have learned to ride those bucks and dips wi...

Tips to Win a Bidding War

Credit to: Guaranteed Rate By Craig Wales on 4/21/2023 In a seller’s market, when demand is high and inventory is low, buyers often have to go above and beyond to make sure their offer stands out from the competition. That, unfortunately, is increasingly becoming the case as of late. According to a Redfin survey in January, over 56% of buyers are facing bidding wars ...

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Best Fall Specialty Drinks & Where to Get Them

Credit to: John Hart Real Estate, Lindsey Wallace The fall season comes with a surge of pumpkin, gingerbread, apple crisp, caramel, hot chocolate, and other delicious fall-themed flavored drinks. Here is our list of popular fall drinks and where you can snatch them up for your slurping pleasure. 1) Pumpkin Spice / Pumpkin Fall Specialty Drinks The Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Sp...

Californians Can Buy and Sell ADU Homes Like Condos Thanks to AB 1033

Credit to: Seth Style, JohnHart Real Estate It’s a great time in California to own an ADU. Last year, our government made it easier than ever to build authorized accessory dwelling units (ADUs). But now, thanks to Assemblyman Phil Ting’s (D-San Francisco) recently drafted Assembly Bill 1033, it’s becoming just as easy to sell these units as ADU homes the way o...

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These California beaches named among best in the US

Credit to: KTVU FOX 2 LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Several beaches across California have been recognized among the best beaches in the United States by Travel and Leisure, joining the ranks of popular beaches in Hawaii, Florida and New York. The 25 Best Beaches in the USA list, published earlier this month, names 25 of the best beaches ...