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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...

History’s Alive With These 5 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve Los Angeles-Style

History’s Alive With These 5 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve Los Angeles-Style If you’re looking for a traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, it’s tough to beat Times Square in New York.  And Las Vegas is also always a great time. That being said, New Year’s Eve Los Angeles-style is a completely different animal. And while New Year&rsq...

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5 Things Every Wife Desires and Deserves

5 Things Every Wife Desires and Deserves By Dave Willis, XO Marriage Husbands, let’s rise to these challenges and love our wives well! Your marriage not only impacts your wife but your children and future generations. By how you love your wife, you are teaching your sons how to treat women and you are teaching your daughters what they should expect from men. Let’s commit t...

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...

Everything You Need to Know About the Rose Bowl Flea Market

Credit to: Seth Styles, JohnHart Real Estate Featured image credit: R.G. Canning Attractions The people of the Greater Los Angeles area love their flea markets. From the Melrose Trading Post to the Santa Fe Swap Meet, Angelenos brave heat, crowds, and their bank accounts in search of deals and hidden treasures. But on the second Sunday of every month, the mother of all flea ...