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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 ...

Looking for the Best Japanese Garden Los Angeles Has to Offer? Here Are 8 to Visit!

Looking for the Best Japanese Garden Los Angeles Has to Offer? Here Are 8!  Credit to: Johnhart Real Estate Seth Styles You may not associate Los Angeles with the same kind of hustle culture as cities like New York and Chicago, but it’s still a major city. So, it pays to know where you can escape when the long hours at the office and traffic jams are chipping away at y...

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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...

The Literally Moving Story of Olvera Street

Credit to: Seth Styles JohnHart Real Estate 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 the beginnin...

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Best Pumpkin Patches in Los Angeles

Credit to: Best pumpkin patches in L.A. by Time Out, Edited by Danielle Torres / Contributor Michael Juliano Photograph: Michael Juliano 1. Tanaka Farms If you’re yearning for a full-fledged farm experience, forget the humdrum pumpkin aisle at your local grocery store and head straight to Tanaka Farms. It’s the ultimate haven for all your favorite fa...

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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The news isn't covering this...

Hope you’ve been well! I wanted to write and share with you some exciting news that you likely aren’t seeing in the headlines.  You’ve no doubt heard a lot of talk about a housing market crash on the horizon to rival the events of 2008. It’s all over the news. But it’s also not exactly the story… in fact, it’s not even close.  There wil...

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 ...

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Best Sushi Spots in the San Fernando Valley

Credit to: Viva The Valley, Andy Escobar  There are levels to sushi. Are you a California roll-only type of person? Do you have to have two pieces of salmon belly? Do you prefer fresh rolls to tempura rolls, or baked rolls to hand rolls? Regardless of your preference, there’s something in this list for you. And, let’s be real, there’s tons of go...

Eccentric and iconic cars of LA and the colorful personalities steering them

 Celebrity, Misc. November 11, 2024November 11, 2024   Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Anyone who’s visited Los Angeles knows it’s jam-packed with fascinating characters and some of the most notorious traffic in the country. And what’s an ordinary driver like you and me to do while stuck in grueling bumper-to-bumper congestion? Take in t...